I Can Use Objects

Materials You Need: Toothbrush, hair comb, telephone, spoon, or any object of daily use.

What You Can Do Together: Before starting, you should prepare the place where you will carry out the activity, but you can also do it within your daily routines. Place your little one on a rug or soft surface in front of the mirror in a room without distractions so that your baby can focus on doing the activity.

Place your baby in front of the mirror so she can see herself reflected.

Take the first object, it can be the comb, and use it as you usually would. Comb your hair and give the comb to your little one to try to do it too.

Continue with the other objects you chose, and you can alternate the activity. You can include one thing each day.

A variation is that you ask your little one to help you do the actions, for example, "please comb my hair", and allow him to use the comb to comb your hair.

What Your Child is Learning: This activity will help your little one to begin to understand that each object has a use, stimulating the capacity for imitation and recognising her reflection in the mirror. Your child also learns to use her hands to hold and manipulate different objects.