https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu en-us 2020-01-29 15:09:15 UTC 2023-02-08 21:14:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446015980 Where's my toy?
Age range- 4months too 1 year
Put a toy in a box and put the box in bigger boxes, then ask if they toys in the box and open them until you get to the smalless box
Learn- object permanence]]> 2023-01-16 20:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446015980 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446016140 Tug-a-lug
Things needed: dish towel, small piece of cloth or soft toy.
6-10 months
Develops gross motor skills
Let baby hold soft toy. Then grab the other end of toy and softly tug and test their strength. Builds upper body strength. ]]> 2023-01-16 20:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446016140 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446016616 Look Who's Here!
Age range - 3 months to 1 year
Hide or duck behind or below something and come back up with different facial expressions to get their reaction
Learn - sense of cause and effect]]> 2023-01-16 20:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446016616 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446018285 Intellectual
Let's Play! Flower Power & Bike Ride
Flower Power: Appropriate for 4 weeks to 1 year
Tools: flower
Skills Development: Olfactory
What to do: Hold the baby's head and carefully bring it up to the flower and watch her smell the sweet smell. ]]> 2023-01-16 20:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446018285 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446018630 Pedal Pushing
Age range- Newborn to 10 months
Lay them on a table and move there's legs around in a circular motion, arms sing the Y-M-C-A and sing along.
Learn- Gross Motor]]> 2023-01-16 20:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446018630 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446018736 Roller Coaster
Age Range: 3-6 months
Things needed: Yoga Ball
Blow up yoga ball most of the way but not all the way so it still has a soft spot. Roll your baby back and forth. 
Learn: how to miniplate upper body for figuring out how to roll over, stand, and walk. 
Skill- Gross Motor ]]> 2023-01-16 20:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446018736 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446019070 Climb Every Cushion
Age range - 9 to 18 months
You'll need - lots of pillows and furniture
Use stable pillows and stack them up, while holding your baby steadily to help them climb up the mountain and stand up on top. Or use a stair structure and help them go up the stairs.
Learn - Gross Motor Skills]]> 2023-01-16 20:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446019070 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446019926 Pop! Song
2-7 months
Skill develops verbal, and sense of cause and effect
Sing "Pop! Goes the Weasel" but highlight element of surprise with sound effects and actions. Such as starting off the song softly and slowly and when you get to the "pop" part raise your voice. Or clapping your hands]]> 2023-01-16 20:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446019926 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446020006 Bike Ride
Age: 3 months
Tools: nothing
Skills development: Gross motor, auditory
What to do: When your baby is laying on the floor or couch, grab their ankles gently and move their legs slowly in a circle. ]]> 2023-01-16 20:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446020006 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446020082 Diaper Dolly 
Age range - 11 months to 2 years
Put diaper on doll or stuffed animal then help her change dolly's diaper. Hand her a wipe to clean Dolly up, help her fasten the new diaper.
Learn- fine motor, and nurturing ]]> 2023-01-16 20:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446020082 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446022697 Telephone Talk
Age range- 3-9 months
You get 2 telephones and they hear you say things and they try to repeat them back hopefully
learning- How to talk by hearing others and blabbering back]]> 2023-01-16 20:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446022697 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446023733 Recording star
5 months to 3 years
The first time a baby hears his own voice is a moment to remember. He may not even realize it's his for a while. Any device like a tape recorder or voice recorder. Set up the recording device near your baby and then encourage him to start babbling.]]> 2023-01-16 20:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446023733 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446024153 Sound Off
Age range - 4 to 8 months
You'll need - various kitchen utensils and tools
Fill a clear cup with water and blow bubbles into it with a straw so the baby will be intrigued by what's happening and also the sound.
Learn - Cause and Effect & Auditory]]> 2023-01-16 20:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446024153 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446024177 Let's Play! Happy Talk
Age: 4 months
Tools: nothing but your voice and imagination
Skills Development: Readiness for speech
What to do: Help her find what fun sounds she can make with her mouth, show her how to make a kissy face, put your finger up to your lips and wiggle your finger so your mouth makes the b-b-b noise and your baby should copy you.

]]> 2023-01-16 20:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446024177 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446024446 Happy Talk
Things needed: nothing
Age: Newborn-4 months
Help your baby figure out all the sounds they can make like wait for them to say things like "ahh" and then repeat it back to them. Then you make a noise and see if they will say it back. 
Learn- Readiness for speech, aduitory. ]]> 2023-01-16 20:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446024446 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446024596 Finger Puppet Parade
newborn to 4 months
skills developed visual stimulations, and interactivity
tools needed: simple set of finger puppets

Use the finger puppets to have a one sided conversation with your baby. This skill is social b/c it shows how a conversation works.]]> 2023-01-16 20:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446024596 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446024702 Telephone Talk
Age range: 3-9 months
Give yourself and your baby a phone and start a conversation or ask questions and wait for them to respond.
speech practice]]> 2023-01-16 20:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446024702 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446028625 Pass the Hat
Things needed- hat with brim
Age: 4 months to 1 year
Put the hat on you and lean close to your baby so they take it off and then they may put the hat back on you. Then try and grab their nose and scrunch your nose and then they will try and take off your nose and then realize that your nose can't come off like the hat. 
Skills developed: Cause and effect ]]> 2023-01-16 20:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446028625 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446028941 Look whos here
age range - 3 months to 1 year 
learn - Sense of cause and effect, object permanence
While baby is in crib duck down then pop up with a smile or round-eyed "surprise face" and see if u get a giggle.]]> 2023-01-16 20:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2446028941 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2448945516 Pop! song 
2 to 7 months sing pop goes the weasel and  emphasize the pop part 
teaches cause and effect]]> 2023-01-18 20:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2448945516 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2448949714 Newborn to 10 months 
 When your baby is lying on their back on a changing table or pad hold their legs and give them a little workout.  Raise their knees up and give each leg a high kick.]]> 2023-01-18 20:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2448949714 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2448953342 Newborn to 4 months
Make your baby natural attempts at call-and-response into a game by helping it figure out how to make sounds with their mouth]]> 2023-01-18 20:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2448953342 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2474118216 Tug-a-lug
Age range: 6-10 months
Find something like a blanket and pull on one side softly and let your baby pull on the other side.
gross motors


]]> 2023-02-08 21:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2474118216 https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2474120333 Look whos here
Age range: 3 months- 1 year
When baby is in crib surprise them with a smile and see if they laugh.
object permanence]]> 2023-02-08 21:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_kriz/wqtzl8gm2cmu/wish/2474120333