This healthy snack is perfect for hot summer days
What You Need:
- 1 tray of blueberries
- 1 tray of raspberries
- 1 ½ cups vanilla Greek yogurt
What To Do:
- Have your child arrange 12 cupcake liners in a muffin tin.
- Together, put two tablespoons of yogurt into the bottom of each liner.
- Encourage your child to top yogurt with blueberries and raspberries.
- Freeze for at least two hours. Talk about how the yogurt will get cold and solid.
- Discover how the mixture has changed. Enjoy!
Adapted from: https://tasty.co/recipe/froyo-fruit-cups
Make your own book about a special day or person.
What You Need:
• Photos or pictures from magazine
• Glue or tape
• Paper
• Scissors( for adult use only)
What To Do:
1. Use photos of an outing such as a trip to the beach or Popo’s (Grandma’s) house. Or cut out pictures from old magazines of common objects your child likes.
2. Glue or tape the pictures onto sheets of paper.
3. Staple or punch holes on ones side of the pages and tie them together to make a book.
4. Print the names of each picture.
5. Look at the book together. Name an object in a picture and ask your child to point to it: “I see the blue ocean. Where is the blue ocean?”
6. Point to each picture and ask your child who or what it is. “Is this Popo?”
7. Describe the objects or make up simple stories about them.
8. Before you turn the page, ask him what he thinks is on the next page.
Safety Alert: Scissors should be used by adults and kept out of reach of young children. Toddlers do not yet have the coordination to use adult scissors. When your child gets older (three of four years old), use blunt child-sized scissors to let him practice cutting.
Use cup phones to teach your child about communication.
What You Need:
• 2 disposable cups (paper, plastic, or foam)
• String (about 3-4 feet)
• 2 toothpicks
What To Do:
1. Make a small hole in the bottom of each cup.
2. Thread one end of the string through the hole in one of the cups, from the outside in.
3. Tie the end of the string around a toothpick to keep it anchored inside of the cup. Place a piece of tape over the toothpick to secure it to the bottom of the cup.
4. Repeat with the second cup, connecting it to the other end of the string.
5. Have your child hold up one cup to her ear.
6. Speak into the other cup, standing far enough away so that the string does not sag.
7. Ask your child to speak into her cup to tell you what she heard or to answer a question you asked, while you listen with your cup.
Help your infant's physical development by incorporating this tummy time activity to her daily routine.
What You Need:
What To Do:
- If your baby is only a few weeks old, start with your baby lying face-downward on your chest as you recline on a sofa, bed, or comfortable chair. Sing or talk with your baby so she wants to lift her head to look at you.
- Progress to placing your baby on her stomach on a blanket or play mat. Get down on the floor with her so she has the incentive to lift her head and look at you as you sing or talk.
- Never leave your baby unsupervised during tummy time, and be ready to move your baby or finish this portion of tummy time if she begins to complain and becomes frustrated.
- Your baby should have short periods of tummy time spread throughout each day.
