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Baby Games
Activities to Promote Motor and Cognitive Development
By Rae Pica
To provide opportunities for kicking, place a stuffed animal or a small pillow by your baby's feet, close enough to touch, and encourage her to kick away. In addition, give her plenty of soft objects to throw, retrieving them for her as long as she stays interested. Once Baby can walk, you can place an empty laundry basket on the floor and suggest she toss soft balls, rolled-up socks or similar items into the basket.
Imitation
Babies are great at mimicking, and at about 10 months of age they have a greater understanding of what they're doing and really enjoy it. Play the mirror game with your baby while sitting and facing each other. Stick out your tongue, wiggle your fingers in your ears and wave your arms up and down while you encourage Baby to do likewise. When your baby is ready to figure out how the game is played, encourage him to lead while you imitate.
Later, when Baby is mobile, Follow the Leader is a wonderful game to play. It will encourage imitation while providing practice with walking.
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