Read the book "Good Night Seet
Butterfly."

Who's Here Today?
(to the tune of Farmer in the Dell, sing
while lifting and bouncing.)
_____'s here today,
_____'s here today,
I'm so glad you're here today,
I think I'll shout Hurray! (shout Hurray!)


Butterfly Wings
Butterfly wings go fluttering by,
Down to the flowers and up to the
sky,
Butterfly wings tickle your toes,
(tickle baby's toes)
Butterfly wings land right on your
nose. (kiss nose)

Flying Butterfly
Cut out a butterfly from construction
paper and fly your butterfly around to
cheery music (or help your child fly
the butterfly around). Repeat the
phrase "butterfly flutters in the sky!"

Baby Go Up
(tune to Loop D' Loo)
Up in the air to right,
Up in the air to left,
Wiggle baby up like this,
And now give a butterfly kiss!

Butterfly Catch
Use a sheet of tissue paper (or
toilet paper) and flutter it in front
of your child, inviting him to try
to "catch the butterfly" with his
hands. Be sure to allow him to
"catch" the paper a few times!


Enjoy some music whiling
playing with dancing scarves.


Play Peek-a-Book with your
child.


Pat A Cake
(This is a weekly must for most
babies!)

Pat a cake, Pat a cake
Baker's Man,
Roll him and roll him
and THROW him in the pan!

Point out to your child all the
butterflies you can find
around the house (clothing,
pictures, blankets, diapers)
and be sure to let him touch
each one.

Butterflies are easy to spot
at outdoor flower nurseries.
See if you can track down a
live butterfly for your child to
see.

Give your child a roll of toilet
tissue or a box of tissue
paper to play with. (Watch
him carefully that it doesn't
go straight to his mouth.)
Your child will enjoy either
unrolling the toilet tissue or
pulling the tissue papers out
of the  box, whichever you
give.

Face to Face Interaction:

Recite the nursery rhyme
"Pease Porridge Hot" to your
child:

Pease porridge hot!
Pease porridge cold!
Pease porridge in the pot
Nine days old.

Some like it hot,
Some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot
Nine days old!

You can add the following
variation to the words: "Baby
likes it hot, Mama likes it cold,
Daddy likes it in the pot nine
days old," etc. Make
conversation with your child
after reciting this rhyme, such
as "Nine days old! That's an
awfully long time! Yucky! Does
(child's name) like it nine days
old?"