Animal Story (10 Minutes)
Materials: Black marker and paper
Instructions:
1. Fold a couple pieces of paper in half. Using the marker, draw a few animals using the marker.
2. Sit your baby in your lap facing away from you.
3. Make up a story for the animals, saying where they're going, eating, and saying with alot of body language and enthusiasm.
Ready: Sing, Stop, Go! (5 Minutes)
Materials: None Instructions: 1. Hold your baby so that they are facing you.
2. Begin to sing your favorite kid song. 3. Then shortly after, take their hand and cover your mouth as you stop singing. 4. Remove their hand and start singing again. 5. Repeat the process until the song is done.
Balloon Feet (15 Minutes)
Materials: 2 helium balloons Instructions: 1. Place your baby on their back and loosely tie the balloons onto each of their ankles. 2. Encourage them to kick their feet saying "oooooo" and "aaahhh" as they swish them around.
Old MacDonald (5 Minutes)
Materials: Animal pictures or toys
Instructions:
1. Lay your baby on their back, with you kneeling at their feet.
2. Sing "Old MacDonald" and incorporate the animals into it.
"Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm he had a _____ (whatever animal you have), E-I-E-I-O
With a (animal noise) here, a (animal noise) there,
Here a (animal noise), there a (animal noise), everywhere a (animal noise)."
Tips: Choose animals with vowel noises in their sounds and say the "E-I-E-I-O" part slow.
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