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Brain Builders
Stimulating Activities for Your 4-month-old Baby
By Tammy Morey
Say the rhyme as you slide your index finger down the inside of Baby's thumb and up his index finger, down the index finger and up his middle finger, and so on until you reach his pinky finger. Tap the tip of his pinky finger with your index finger on the last "whoop."
Brain building skills: Language development, tactile stimulation, anticipation and excitement.
Muscles exercised: Neck, upper body, upper and lower back, arms and legs, and core muscles.
Dance Your Blanket (Sung to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell)
Dance your blanket up(Hold the blanket high up in the air between you and Baby.)
And dance your blanket down.
(Bring the blanket down.)
Dance your blanket from side to side,
(Move the blanket from side to side in front of Baby.)
And dance it all around.
(Make a circular motion in the air with the blanket.)
Now dance it on your head,
(Gently touch Baby's head with the blanket.)
And dance it on your shoulders,
(Gently touch Baby's shoulders with the blanket.)
Dance on your tummy,
(Tickle Baby's tummy with your hand inside the blanket.)
And put the Baby to bed.
Peek-a-boo!
(Cover Baby's face with the blanket and then remove.)
This exercise can be done with Baby sitting in front of you so that he faces you or lying on his back.
Brain building skills: Body awareness, tactile stimulation, anticipation, excitement and object permanence.
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Brain Builders: 4-month-old by Anonymous on 02/10/2010 06:25AM
you should add a game in this site or you should add any thing for people to make thier babies start playing games