50 Fantastic Things to Do with Babies

by Sally Featherstone, Phill Featherstone

Explore, inquire, and experiment alongside young learners using the 50 simple ideas offered in this engaging series. Written specifically for parents, the activities in the books will lead to infectious excitement and enthusiasm for learning. Each activity features easy-to-follow instructions with plenty of tips and suggestions for extending the learning.   Using objects easily found in most homes, this collection of purposeful play experiences will help babies to develop key skills at their own pace and to make unhurried, important discoveries. Activities include baby massage, basic exploration, and hide-and-seek.

Genres: Nonfiction, Parenting

80 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2010

Reviews

[Spook Sulek · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not what I was looking for. However, if I were a robot and needed a book about how to play with babies, this would be a good starting point.

[Minna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a touch puerile, in my opinion. I don't particularly need instructions on how to talk or look at my baby. Many of the "games" or activities were repetitive, with only very slight variation.

There were a couple of ideas I had not thought of, and the baby pictures were cute, so I rounded up from my 2 1/2 star rating to 3. For the thousandth time I wished that GR allowed half-star increments in ratings. Oh well.

[Carolyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gives you a list of ideas what and how to do. Would be better with ages.

[Nancy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not so fantastic but, I did appreciate the developmental milestone mentioned in the "Did you know?" sections.