Diwali, a five-day festival of lights, celebrates a number of themes, including joy, forgiveness, knowledge, the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, and the legend of Rama and Sita. Put simply, the festival represents ...

Babies love this game because of the element of anticipation and surprise – but be warned, it can go on for a very long time! Lots of people can play this game with your child and as your baby grows and get ...

Here’s how to play the Traffic Lights game with your child. First, cut three large circles out of paper or card and colour one red, one orange and one green. Use them to play the traffic lights game. Ho...

Babies can hear from the moment of birth – even before birth they are aware of sound vibration from both inside and outside their mother. In using gentle pats on the back to soothe a baby, we are recalling t...

Playing bubble games with babies gives them lots of opportunities to respond with their mouths, eyes, fingers toes and whole bodes. Watch out for their many responses. The games help you baby to use their sense...

Counting shapes You can use blocks with your child and sort the blocks by colour or shape.  For example, place all the blue blocks in one pile and the red ones in another. After a time, your child will start t...

One Potato, Two Potato Game Playing “One potato, two potato” helps children to: Count slowly and carefully Understand how we use numbers and what they mean Enjoy helping to prepare and eat food H...

  When babies are very small, they often make funny little sounds: shrieks, babbles and whoops. This is all part of them trying out their voices and having fun with sounds. Singing short bursts of tu...

Using my Senses! (Hearing) What you’ll need; Boiled Rice Rice Cereal Milk or Water 2 Large Bowls/ A Tray Method This is a baby friendly edible sensory activity so babies can learn about dif...