Games Babies Play: From Birth to Twelve Months

by Vicki Lansky

Book Overview

Games Babies Play is a collection of activities that keep pace with baby s changing abilities. Each section includes developmental information, fun routines, songs, and rhymes."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0916773582
• ISBN13: 9780916773588
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Book Peddlers
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 6.4"
• Age Range: 2 years and under

Customer Reviews

Great little book

I originally had this book on loan from the library when my baby was 7 weeks- about the time you start to wonder how you are supposed to fill the hours with your curious little bundle. Anyway, after having used the book so much I went ahead and purchased a copy. Love how it's a small book and the ideas (games/rhymes, etc) are sectioned out by age. Some of the rhymes or activities seem a little odd and ancient, and I wonder about their origin, but I've used enough of the material to make it a worthwhile and recommended purchase for new parents.

Let's Have some Fun!!

Here we have a book for the new parent(s), with a collection of games and activities to keep pace with your baby's changing abilities during the first year of life. The author provides a guide to play that will ultimately capture and hold (she says so) your baby's attention. There are traditional and contemporary suggestions suited to tailor-make your changing infant with helpful developmental information in 3 month increments, so you can track those milestones for the memory books.There are games like bed bouncing (our girls' favorite) to playback, to puppet play and rattles. Then as you move on to airplane baby, clap hands, fancy feet, roll over, peek-a-boo, and all the other neat stuff, plus some really cute words to sleep by and lullabies, and others. A wealth of information for all of us. This author is the best!!!

Great book for new parents

This book has loads of games that parents can use to play with their newborns. Some games are for use during certain practical activities such as a song you can sing while bathing your baby, and pointing out the different parts of the body. There are also games for simply passing the time. Parents usually have time to spend with their young ones and it might as well be entertaining for all! I buy this book for every expecting parent I know!

Indispensable book for parents!

When it's 3 AM and you're plumb out of ideas on what todo with a fussy 2-month-old who will not sleep (AUGH!) ... open thisbook and get to work. This is one of my absolute favorite help books for parents ... both new and experienced! It has become a mandatory baby shower gift from me, along with Meditations for New Mothers and Pat the Bunny. And aside from giving the parents new ideas on how to entertain their infant, it stimulates the baby, aiding in the learning and developmental processes. Teach your other children as well, as interaction with their new sibling will only help in their bonding experience. ENJOY!

If You're Happy & You Know It Kick Your Legs

This is just one of the suggested activities in Games Babies Play. I like this book because it has a lot of suggestions for each age group the book covers: 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, and 9-12 months. Many other activiy book short change newborns, which is probably when you're most out of ideas. (After you've said, "Who loves you?" 100 times, you need to add some variety.)