Play Ball: An Eyes and Body Game
Purpose: Teaches your baby to crawl to get things and to find out about them.
How to Play: Take a ball that your baby likes and roll it toward, away from, and then to the left and right of your baby. Say, “Look at the ball. Go get the ball.” Your baby will try to get the ball by crawling after it.
Another Eyes-and-Body Game How to Play: Move things away from and back to your baby while he watches. This helps your baby see that distance may affect how things look, but it doesn’t change their size. Be a consultant. Stay close and watch your child throughout the day. Let her come to you to share her excitement, frustrations and need for comfort. But don’t jump in at the first sign of a challenge. Let her solve problems for herself as much as she can. That’s how she learns.
