Baby Activities That Promote Growth

Every child should be encouraged to be active, as a development and growth process. Selecting certain specific activities can help you build a strong bond with your child. And with each stage of development, this bond will certainly become stronger. The development of each child will vary from the other and hence each child will be able to perform a certain task only in his or her time frame. Though as parents, most of us love to watch our children grow quickly, we should never make the mistake of pushing them too hard instead of encouraging them gently.

Most children tend to learn and develop new skills very fast. But, if they are not properly guided and remain without proper activities, they may start developing problems with their motor, hearing or speech skills. They should be prompted regularly to learn new skills and by blending education with entertainment is an ideal method to hold the interest of your child, as otherwise he or she may get bored and lose interest.

Many parents have a wrong notion that it is adequate if they care about feeding, bathing or changing nappies of their children, in the first few months. Instead, they should realize that a child’s growth and development starts right from day one and should spend quality time playing with them.

One of the best method of connecting with your child is by playing finger puppets. As newborn babies have limited eyesight, bringing your fingers close enough will stimulate the child to focus on the object and follow its movements. The child will soon be able to visually recognize the object that was displayed in front of the eyes. This will also help develop the interactivity skills.

Finger puppets need not be toys bought from expensive stores and instead can be home made easily with a dew colored pens and art paper. The simplest way to play this game is by painting different animal faces on each of your fingers and introducing each of them to the child. Very soon, the child will be able to identify each character and become familiar with all the colors.

Your hand movement from side to side will prompt the child to move the eyes accordingly. While playing the game, it is very important that you keep conversing with the child, introducing the different characters that you have painted and their colors. Without you realizing, babies tend to absorb all the details and remember them.

Newborn babies, often, learn a lot about their new surroundings with the help of free activities like a Baby Blanket, which could be both fun and educative. Also, with their nurseries filled with baby clothing, toys and other gifts that they received when they were born, children tend to develop awareness to their new surroundings.

Babies always will try and reach out for whatever they can grab and it would be great to allow them have a feel of their soft dresses. Apart from feeling the texture of the cloth, they will also start to identify their dress by its color.

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Safety 1st Sound ‘n Lights Activity Walker in Lil’ Safari $29.99 The Safety 1st Sound ‘n Lights Activity Walker features a removable activity tray and adjustable seat height. Five playful toys and twelve songs, sounds and lights entertain your baby.

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Baby Trend Kiku Activity Walker with Toys $45.99 With this Baby Trend Kiku Trend Walker, your baby can develop the muscles necessary for walking on their own. With a wide base for stability and a large surround tray for food and toys, this walker will keep your baby occupied while you multi-task.

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Evenflo ExerSaucer Double Fun Active Learning Center $54.99 The Evenflo Exersaucer Double Fun offers parents a safe alternative to walkers. With a variety of age-appropriate toys, this Exersaucer will help your baby achieve important developmental milestones.

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Springfield Collection Ruffled Top and Pants Doll Clothes $8.09 These doll clothes from the Springfield Collection are for dolls that measure 18 inches tall. This package contains one pink ruffled shirt and green pants.

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Springfield Collection Pink Doll Shoes $6.79 The Springfield Collection doll clothes have been designed for 18-inch dolls. This package contains one pair of pink tennis shoes.

Tiny Love Gymini Deluxe Lights/ Music Activity Gym $49.99 Your baby will never get bored with this Lights and Music Gymini activity gymPlaymat offers a multi-sensory play experienceCreate an amusing environment for your baby with this multi-colored activity mat

Tiny Love Tiny Princess Touch & Discover Book $18.49 The Touch & Discover electronic play book enables parent and baby to enjoy a world of shared communication with a unique touch and response electronic friend that encourages motor skills, understanding cause and effect, language development and more.

Evenflo Jump & Go Doorway Jumper in Pink Tea $31.99 Bounce and learn with this Jump & Go jumper by Evenflo. This doorway jumper is compact for easy storage and travel and features a removable electronic learn and play toy pod.

Disney Music and Lights Walker in Happily Ever After $46.99 Keep your child happy and upright with this Disney music and lights walker. This walker features a machine washable seat and swing open activity trays.

Safety 1st Disney Music & Lights Walker $50.39 The Disney Music & Lights Walker offers hours of fun for your little one. The oversized snack/play tray features the Disney characters and conveniently swings open for snack time or to accommodate other toys.

Cosco Play Around Walker in Fruity Jungle $38.99 With a variety of toys to entertain, the Cosco Play Around Walker offers hours of fun for your little one. The play center is removable, creating space for additional play or for enjoying snacks.

Tiny Love Follow Me Fiona $22.49 Encourage your baby to crawl with this Follow Me Fiona toy dog that barks and plays musical tunes when moving. This Tiny Love toy is a motorized, self-rolling puppy that engages baby and stimulates physical movement and interaction.

Tummy Time Fun ‘Lady Bug’ Playmat $28.93 Fun playmat from Tiny Love encourages extended tummy time for your babyPortable activity gear includes a comfortable padded mat, cushioned pillow and mirrorSupportive pillow on playmat helps baby stay in tummy time for longer durations

Sassy Count N Spell Appliques in Rainbow $6.49 Letters A-Z and numbers 0-9 help develop early reading and language skillsClings to tile and bath surfaces when wetSoft durable foam and large size are easy for child to grasp

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Tiny Love Tiny Smarts Jittering Jay $9.29 This very portable, and quite adorable caterpillar is easy to grasp and baby will find the fun sounds quite engaging. A gentle tug makes the caterpillar jitter and rattle.