Games with adults are simply necessary for the baby for harmonious development. In addition to the mass of positive emotions and strengthening the relationship between the baby and the parents, the games help the child learn new words, learn knowledge about the world, train finger dexterity and much more. This collection contains the 10 best games for children under 1 year old. All games have passed the test of time and will certainly be interesting to your crumbs.
- 1. Okay
Absolutely everyone knows this game, and you don’t even need to memorize the text of the folk tune; we remember it from birth.
Okay, okay
Where were you? By Grandma.
What did you eat? - Porridge.
What did you drink? - Yogurt.
We drank and ate
Flew home (wave hands like wings).
... And flew, flew, flew.
They sat on my head
They sang a song (hold hands for the head).
When reciting this poem, the adult claps his hands rhythmically, you can also shake his head and shoulders to the beat. Over time, the baby will begin to repeat your movements. To make it easier for him to master claps, you can take children's hands in your own, and thus clap together.
- 2. Forty
This is also a well-known and beloved finger game for kids. Take the crumbs palm in your hand, and, outlining the circle with your index finger on the children's palm, say:
Magpie,
Where was
Long away!
And then, pinching each finger:
Wore water!
I chopped wood!
Heated the stove!
I cooked porridge!
Kids fed!
Switch to the other handle and pinch each finger in the same way:
Gave it, it gave ...We reach the last finger: But she didn’t. He didn’t carry water, he didn’t chop wood, he didn’t heat the stove, and he didn’t cook porridge.
- 3. Fingers
If playing in Magpie, we nibbled and kneaded our fingers, then in this game we will bend them. For each phrase, we bend the baby one finger:
This finger is grandpa
This finger is grandma
This finger is daddy
This finger is mommy
This one is my baby.
That's my whole family!
Speaking the last phrase, you can tightly grab the fist of the child with your palms.
You can play a similar game with your baby before going to bed:
This finger wants to sleep
This finger went to bed
This finger took a nap
This finger has already fallen asleep
This finger is fast asleep
And he tells you to sleep.
- 4. A bag with a surprise
In a small opaque bag, put together various little things that differ in shape and texture. The items in the bag should be sized so that the child holds them with a pen, but cannot inhale or swallow them. For example, it can be: a teaspoon, a large part of the designer, a walnut, a piece of faux fur, a belt buckle, etc. We give out the “treasury” to the baby and observe with what curiosity and surprise he takes out the bag and examines the gizmos.
- 5. Hide and Seek
There are a lot of options for this game: you can just cover your face with your hands, and then open it, you can hide behind a door, curtain. You can hide the baby himself, covering it with a diaper for a few seconds.Such hide and seek must be accompanied by the words: “Where is mom? There she is! Where is Vanya? Where did he hide? Here he is!". Or you can just meet your baby’s eyes and talk "Cuckoo".
- 6. “Flew, flew”
All kids love to fly under the ceiling, but physically for mom this game will be difficult, therefore it is better to bring dad to it. You can lift the baby by the armpits and swing in different directions, or you can play “airplane”: the child lies on the forearm of the adult’s tummy, dad holds him with one hand under the breast, and the other holds the back and lifts up. To complete the effect, you need to turn on the “soundtrack” and depict the sound of a flying airplane.
- 7. Roll the ball
For the game you will need a small ball. We sit the child on the floor and sit opposite him. Gently push the ball to the baby and show what the child should do in response. Very soon, the baby will figure out how to act. You can diversify the game by including several balls of different sizes in the process: here it rolled large, smaller, but very small.
- 8. Who is there in the mirror?
Closer to the year, children are very fond of looking at their reflection in the mirror. “A friend from the looking glass” becomes a real discovery for them. You can sit with the baby in front of a large mirror, stock up with different hats, hats, panamas, scarves and try on them in turn, watching how the image of a little man changes in reflection (By the way, there is a superstitious “prohibition” that a child under one year old cannot be looked in the mirror, all this is fiction. At the end of the article you can read about superstitions).
- 9. Show me where?
With great interest, kids examine parts of their body and learn to show them. For this game you can use toys (dolls, soft toys), but you can only play together. The essence of the game is that mom asks the baby to show where he has ears, where he wears, and where is his mouth? You can call parts of the face and body with your favorite soft teddy bear or doll, and then show them also on your mother.
- ten . Mosquitoes
Another great game to remember parts of the body. Connect the index finger and thumb on both hands - it turns out a "sting" of a mosquito. First we sing a song, “dancing” with our hands to the beat:
Dariki Dariki
Mosquitoes flew.
Curled, curled ...(“Curl” with arms around the baby)
They grabbed the leg!(lightly pinch with index and thumb, as if a mosquito had stung).
Instead of legs in a song, there may be cheeks, pens, a tummy, and other parts of the body.
You might be interested in:
- Raising a child up to a year: tips for parents, games and toys.
- The meaning of the game in a child’s life.
Most of these games do not require a special setting and “props”, so you can play them in the yard, and waiting in line, and on the road. Despite the outward primitiveness, such games give a lot to the baby for comprehensive development. Having mastered the "classics" of games with kids, parents can come up with their own options - this is only welcome.
Video: Educational games from 0 to 12 months
By the way, these games really help a growing child to develop. My daughter, most of all loves frogs and magpies)) At first she didn’t even understand what they wanted from her, but now she herself needs to play around))
Great article! Indeed, entertaining games - any kid will definitely like it! By the way, you can add games to your piggy bank that will help the little man speak faster))