By this month, the child's hand movement becomes more flexible when he can pick up small objects with his thumb and index finger in a pincer style. The game dropping the ball into the “tunnel” will help children practice a new skill, and learn a lesson about cause and effect.
Suitable age: 8 months - 1 year old
Development skills : This game for children from 8 months old will help your baby develop fine motor and sense of cause and effect.
Need to prepare: Some cardboard tubes, small balls
With simple and easy-to-find materials, mothers can still make fun games for their babies
How to play:
Sit with your baby on the floor, take a ball and show your baby how you put it on one end of the tube. Slightly tilt your hand so your baby sees the ball running towards the other end of the tube and rolling out. Surely your baby will be very excited and excited! Note that you should support one end of the tube high and the other end (where the ball is rolling) lower. Once your baby has seen your action, let him put the ball directly into the tube and help him tilt the tube more or less to make the ball roll faster or slower.
Once your baby gets used to the game, you and your baby can play a game to see which ball is rolling farthest away. You pitch the tube harder and show your baby how quickly the ball will roll away. Or keep the tilt of the same tube and try different balls to see the difference in distance of the balls as they roll out ...
To make the game more interesting, mom cut the pipes vertically to make a chute. This way, your baby can see the ball as it is rolling down.
Safety Note : Do not use too small balls that the baby can put into the mouth.
Games for babies from 8 months old: Art in the dining chairs There will be days when your baby insists on playing with their food. Instead of being annoyed with this child's action, why don't you help your baby to "enjoy" the new game with the food tray itself. Please join your child in the "art class on the dining chair", mom!
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