PAT MAT
Materials:- Ziploc bag
- water
- food coloring
- sponges
- scissors
- duct tape
Directions:
Cut sponges into various shapes. Put sponges in Ziploc bag and add water and food coloring. Tape the bag closed.
Ideas for Play:
Encourage Baby to use hands to explore. Make the sounds "ooo" and "ahh" as Baby moves the sponges inside.
PUSH AND PULL TOY
Materials:- small sturdy cardboard box
- stickers
- magazine pictures
- photographs
- clear contact paper
- ribbon or cording
- scissors
Directions:
Decorate the box with pictures or photographs. Cover the pictures with clear contact paper. Poke a hole through one side of the box and thread the ribbon or cord through the hole.
Ideas for Play:
Encourage in and out play. Make car sounds, "beep, beep," as Baby pulls the toy.
JUICE LID MOBILE
Materials:- four metal juice lids
- stickers
- contact paper
- ribbon
- nail
- hammer
Directions:
Cover both sides of the metal lids with stickers and contact paper. Make a hole in each lid with the nail and hammer. Hammer the sharp edges down. Poke a ribbon through the holes of two lids and knot the ends of the ribbon. Repeat for the second set of lids.. Hang the ribbons together.
Ideas for Play:
Encourage young babies to bat with their hands or kick with their feet to make the mobile move.
MICROPHONE TUBE
Materials:- sturdy cardboard tube
- contact paper
- yarn
- scissors
Directions:
Put contact paper around the tube.. Wrap and tie short pieces of yarn around the tube.
Ideas for Play:
Make sounds through the tube, such as "bbb". Encourage Baby to use hands to swipe at the ribbons.
