1. Kim and Carrots: Young children, even babies, thrive on pretend play. Make-believe lets children experiment with new skills while giving them a way to re-create satisfying experiences. As children pretend, they build valuable literacy skills, including the ability to understand simple story lines and figure out the difference between real and make-believe. A toddler only needs a single item of dress-up clothing to pretend to be someone else. In this story, Kim, wearing a homemade paper crown, becomes royalty.
2. Lavender’s Blue: For clapping, tapping, or bouncing, traditional Mother Goose rhymes are hard to beat. Try chanting this one while you play a gentle knee-bouncing game with your baby, or join your toddler in a lively dance around the room.
3. Hide and Peek: Play a fun hiding game…
