Days out & activities with your baby, toddler or pre-schooler
ll babies and toddlers love to go out and it’s good for you too! Why not schedule in a regular daily walk to the park and perhaps arrange to meet some other mums there too? It won’t be long before your baby will enjoy being pushed in a baby swing or helped down a little slide. If there is a river or pond in your park, they will also enjoy watching or feeding the ducks.
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Older toddlers can leap around and explore the bigger space of the park and burn off some of their seemingly boundless energy! If the weather is nice, why not take a snack or picnic?
For more information on local parks visit:
www.peterborough.gov.uk and search on ‘Parks’.
Young babies love baby yoga & massage as well as swimming and from the age of approximately 3 - 6 months, most babies also enjoy, baby gym and music & movement classes. Older children will enjoy junior sporting, dance & drama activities and it’s a great way to tire them out!
Why not also make a regular expedition to your local children’s farm, woodland or country park? All children love the BIG outdoors and most venues also include toddler friendly, fun activities and cafes for mums!
Or, if it’s a cold and rainy day, why not visit a child friendly museum or art gallery or do some home baking with your little one (see page 15 for an idea!).
Playing with Treasure Baskets I
n a world of commercial, plastic, noisy toys, which children get bought an abundance of, the Treasure Basket is a real joy like no other item your child will have. It's like the cardboard box as opposed to the contents - children will play with a box for far longer than they will the toy inside which I expect you have seen before!
Babies can explore treasure baskets from the time when they can first sit up, propped by cushions for steadiness. At this stage babies are "rooted to the spot" and often get frustrated by their inability to reach the things they see. They are learning fast and need to be stimulated. Once you see a baby engrossed in a Treasure Basket, you will realise the power the activity has. Small Steps 12
Treasure Baskets for babies can contain collections of objects that are usually natural or made from natural materials, such as rolling pins, fir cones, feathers and fruit.
Babies learn initially through their senses and giving them a wide variety of items to feel, suck, see, listen to and smell helps their brains to make the necessary connections and offers intense but flexible opportunities to learn.
ALWAYS supervise Treasure Basket play and never leave a baby or young child alone with the contents. Feathers and pine cones, being in their natural state, can break off and choke a child if not supervised closely.
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