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Fill it Up!
Get a small plastic bucket and three or four small toys.
Sit with your infant on the floor.
Take one of the toys and put it in the bucket.
Hand the baby another toy and say,“Nikki, can you put it in? Can you fill
the bucket?”
Take turns filling up the bucket with the toys.
When the last toy goes in, turn the bucket over and dump the toys out.
Say, “All gone!” as you show your baby the empty bucket.
Let her practice repeating these simple actions that show cause and effect.
Shake and Sniff
Get three small containers with plastics lids such as yogurt containers or round
potato chip cans.
Clean the cans and lids thoroughly.
Put different materials in each can to make a sound when shaken, for example,
paper clips, stones, and pennies.
Put a different scent from your kitchen on three cotton balls and place one in
each can, for example, oil of peppermint, lemon extract, and cinnamon.
When filled, put the lid on and seal the can with glue or tape. Punch two small
holes in the lid to allow scent to come through.
Sit with your infant on the floor and invite her to reach and pick up one of the
cans and explore it with her eyes, ears and nose.
Say for example, “You picked up the bright red can! Can you shake it? Listen
to the sound! What else is special about the can? Can you put it to your nose?
What do you smell? Does it smell like brother’s candy?”