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| Baby in a 'tent' |
Dens
Probably the most obvious game we can
play and as you know our Shuktara blanket comes into it's own for
making dens. The light dapples through the patchworked colours making
lovely dark and light contrasts that you can spot through the
patterns. We LOVE the way it drapes, better than any synthetic
parachute that we've played with at toddler groups.
Hide and Seek
A firm favourite as long as Kathryn is
the one to hide, although don't take too long finding her as 'chase
me' is also a good game as you run back to your hiding place. A quick
dash around the side of the larder or open door, a little face
peeking around at you for the 'peekaboo!'. So much giggling...
Make a rainbow
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| Colour me beautiful?! |
Out comes the art mat, a plain canvass
mat that's waterproof on one side and an empty canvass on the other.
It's time to put Mummy's art supplies to good use... I can recommend
pastels for those under 2, as long as you don't mind the mess. We
mixed colours on the paper with our hands and then looked at our
hands to see the result! Such a pretty mixture of colours, our own
private rainbows.
Baking
Well, mixing cornflour and water
together. If you get it just right then you have a watery paste that
will pour but will not be pushed. Drop a few pieces of food dye on to
it and watch the colours swirl. Try to mix it together and it
crumbles?! A hard one for an adult to understand and magic to the
baby.
Bubbles
Washing up has never been so fun! A
sink full of bubbles, a saucepan that needs cleaning... around and
around with the bubbly brimful of soap suds. Messy work, as both
Mummy and baby will be damp but the washing up gets done.
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| Egg hole can also be peeked through |
What noise does this make?
Our knitted friends and breakfast
boards have come in to their own. Into a box they go, baby picks one
out and Mummy says 'It's a bunny, bunny goes hop hop!' or “It's a
chicken, chicken's go cluck cluck”. The knitted animals are soft to
the touch and usually come out of the box first but Kathryn loves to
peek through the 'eye' on the breakfast board and tries to say 'Meow'
with me.
Twist vs Pull
A collection of old bottles washed
clean and ready for recycling are all that's needed for this game.
Some twist but some pull, which is it? Try them both and watch the
squeals of delight when the top finally comes off... 'POP' shout
Mummy and baby when the cap is finally released. Same game in reverse
to put the top back on (Twist or Push!).
Slow boat to China
Is your Summer holiday suitcase still
waiting to be put away? Well for someone small it can become a boat
to an adventure. Quick put in some T-Shirts and other essentials
(anything baby wants to put in) and climb on in. Most suitcases can
be pushed forwards and backwards like they're on a rocky sea. Don't
forget to sing those sea shanties... “A sailor went to sea, sea,
sea to see what he could see see see but all that he could see see
see was the bottom of the deep blue sea sea sea”.
Enjoy your time indoors!
Thank you to all the Mummies that contacted us with helpful
information and support. Very very appreciated]
