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Tara Kay
I need some ideas for Gross/fine motor activities for infants. I also need ideas for sensory play for infant. I good site would be great too.
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It really depends on the age of your infant. My son is 8 months now and here are some activities I do with him:
Gross Motor:
*Sing "The Wheels on the Bus" and do action with him --In particular "the people on the bus go up & down" --I stand him up and put him down.
*Let him sit and play (develops balance & back muscles)
*Let him have tummy time (pre-crawling exercises and develops back & neck muscles)
*Hold his hands or waist and let him stand (Develop leg muscles and balance)
*Stand him up against the couch (for balance and leg strength)
Fine motor:
*Let him play with/eat cheerios or gerber graduates puffs (develops pincher grasp)
*Sing "Itsy Bisty Spider" with actions
*Sing "Patty Cake" with actions
*SIng "Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes" with actions
*Give him many shapes, sizes, and textures of toys to play with & explore while he is sitting or having tummy time (blocks, stuffed animals, measuring cups, balls, sippy cup, tummy time mat, etc, etc, etc)
Good luck & Have fun.
Also, don't forget to read to your baby!! Babies looooove books
It really depends on the age of your infant. My son is 8 months now and here are some activities I do with him:
Gross Motor:
*Sing "The Wheels on the Bus" and do action with him --In particular "the people on the bus go up & down" --I stand him up and put him down.
*Let him sit and play (develops balance & back muscles)
*Let him have tummy time (pre-crawling exercises and develops back & neck muscles)
*Hold his hands or waist and let him stand (Develop leg muscles and balance)
*Stand him up against the couch (for balance and leg strength)
Fine motor:
*Let him play with/eat cheerios or gerber graduates puffs (develops pincher grasp)
*Sing "Itsy Bisty Spider" with actions
*Sing "Patty Cake" with actions
*SIng "Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes" with actions
*Give him many shapes, sizes, and textures of toys to play with & explore while he is sitting or having tummy time (blocks, stuffed animals, measuring cups, balls, sippy cup, tummy time mat, etc, etc, etc)
Good luck & Have fun.
Also, don't forget to read to your baby!! Babies looooove books
What age did you move your kiddo from the baby bath to the real bath?
Rose Arizo
My 16-month old still uses the infant-toddler bath, and I like it because it contains him a little better, it's cleaner, and doesn't use as much water. He seems like he's getting a little cramped though, so I'm just wondering at what age others transfer to the big tub for baths.
Answer
This is a preference thing much more than anything else. As soon as you or he is ready, go for it! And at 16 months he can sit up, and should be walking so no fear of him sliding into the water readily. If he and you are ready switch, and if you're worried that he may not like it, let him splash more with the bubbles, maybe try a new boat toy. Something new that he can associate with switching to the bigger bath, to make it more fun and an easier switch.
Myself, I never used a baby bath, just the bath tub itself, I started out climbing in with my daughter and holding her while i bathed her and let her kick and splash and it became easier when she could sit up and play more. Then at a year we introduced the shower-head for more fun! And it's worked great, my daughter takes both baths and showers since the age of 3, now at 5 she cleans better than my husband some days :)
{Try the tub-stickers, the ones you put on the bottom of the shower to give more grib when you stand. They even come in cute fishy designs, so slipping is less of a worry as well. They should give you more confidence in letting him sit up and play in the big tub.}
Good luck!
This is a preference thing much more than anything else. As soon as you or he is ready, go for it! And at 16 months he can sit up, and should be walking so no fear of him sliding into the water readily. If he and you are ready switch, and if you're worried that he may not like it, let him splash more with the bubbles, maybe try a new boat toy. Something new that he can associate with switching to the bigger bath, to make it more fun and an easier switch.
Myself, I never used a baby bath, just the bath tub itself, I started out climbing in with my daughter and holding her while i bathed her and let her kick and splash and it became easier when she could sit up and play more. Then at a year we introduced the shower-head for more fun! And it's worked great, my daughter takes both baths and showers since the age of 3, now at 5 she cleans better than my husband some days :)
{Try the tub-stickers, the ones you put on the bottom of the shower to give more grib when you stand. They even come in cute fishy designs, so slipping is less of a worry as well. They should give you more confidence in letting him sit up and play in the big tub.}
Good luck!
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