1, 2, 3
1, 2, 3
Count with me.

4,5,6
We'll play no tricks.

7,8,9
You're doing fine.

Look, here's 10.
Let's start again!


Once I Caught a Fish
One, two, three, four five,
Once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let him go again.


I Have Two Eyes!
I have two eyes,
One, Two (point to each eye)
And they're both the same size,
One, Two (point to each eye),
I have two eyes
And they're both the same size.

(Repeat using ears, hands, elbows,
and feet.)

Ten Little Babies
(tune to "Ten Little Indians")
One little, two little,
three little babies,
Four little, five little,
six little babies,
Seven little, eight little,
nine little babies,
Ten little babies
bouncing on a knee!

How Many
Count with your baby! Count his
toes, his fingers, and then kiss
him all over and count each
kiss, finally landing with a big
raspberry on his belly!

One and Two Kisses
With your baby on your lap
facing you, ask her to "Give me
one kiss", then kiss him one
time. Then ask "Give me two
kisses", and kiss him twice.
Keep alternating between one
kiss and two kisses until your
baby starts to catch on.

Hide and Seek Bears
Hide five of your baby's stuffed
animals throughout the room
and go on a hunt to find each
one. When hiding the bears,
place some inside baskets,
under a blanket, on top of
another toy, etc. When hunting,
use these prepositions "under,
over, inside..." (Ex: "Could the
bear be under the bed?")

Handprint Art
Help your child make hand
prints and fingerpaint art with
chocolate pudding and
applesauce.

Numbers
What better time than
the present for your
baby to start looking at
numbers and
recognizing their
shape? Give your baby
an assortment of large
wooden numbers (or
soft toy numbers) to
play with. Name the
numbers as he picks
up each one, but don't
worry so much about
"teaching" him what
each number is. The
point is for him to gain
the visual recognition of
the numbers while
having fun.

Face to Face Interaction:

Sing to your baby during his
bath time:

Splishy, Splashy
Splishy, splashy
In the tub,
Wet the soap,
Then scrub, scrub, scrub.

This is how
The washing goes:
Start at the head,
Then go down to the toes.

Wash the shoulders,
The belly, the knees.
When you get to the feet,
No tickling, please!