January Babytime Recap

Babytime is Tuesdays at 9:30am in the Storytime Room.

In January we emphasized Colors.  While learning the colors will be an ongoing process for many years, using as lots of descriptive words while talking to your baby helps improve their vocabulary.  As you get in the habit of pointing out objects and describing them,

When your baby begins to say a few words, repeat what she says and add to it.  For example, if your baby says “dog,” respond with “Yes, that is a really big, brown dog.” 

Books read this month:
Brown Bear Brown Bear what do you see? by Bill Martin
Colors by Roger Pare (E535.6 Pare)
Go!Go! Bobo: Colors by Simon Basher
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Cat's Colors by Jane Cabrera
Flappy waggy wiggly  by Amanda Leslie (Storyhour Book)

Favorite Song: Baa Baa Black/White Sheep

What (usually) Happens in Babytime:
Start with our Welcome Song: The More We Get Together
Sing a nursery rhyme or other songs
Read a book
Do movement songs or action rhymes
Read a book or pass out a board book to each family.  This time allows the parent to read with their child on their lap and create a safe and familiar space for the baby to explore a book such as holding it and turning pages.
Pass out scarves to play peek a boo
Repeat our welcome song
Bring out the bin of toys to play.

Parent Tip: http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/play/playing-with-babies.html