Difficulty: 4/5
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: This game trains delicate movements, and baby’s fingers and wrist. Baby can also develop his music tempo ability.
Personality Goal: EQ plays an important role in baby’s growing up process. Baby is able to have better concentration and hence, higher learning ability.
Preparation: A rattle
How to play: Shake rattle to catch baby’s attention, say “Rattle rattle dong dong dong, Baby baby smile smile smile!” While saying the first part, shake the rattle. As baby’s eardrums are still weak, be sure not to shake too loudly. While saying the second part, look at baby and smile. Babies’ hearing develop faster than sight, therefore hearing training is more important at this time.
You can also: Try to shake the rattle in different locations and let him find the sound. As he search for the sounds, his hearing gets more sensitive.
