Take Hat Off

Materials You Need: Various hats of different sizes or shapes; one chair.

What You Can Do Together: Place your little one sitting on a chair or a comfortable surface. He/she can be sitting on the floor, sit in front of him/her and start the activity.

Put on your hat first and tell her/him: “look at Mommy with the hat!”. This is a hat, followed by that instruction, take off your hat and tell him/her: “now it's your turn”.

Place the hat on your little one's head and tell him/her: now take it off yourself, and you can mimic how the hat should be removed. At this age, you must celebrate his triumphs. When he/she takes off his hat, you can applaud or say: “very well done!”. Another method would be for you and your little one to have a hat and for both of you to take it off at the same time, or for him/her to take it from you and you from him/her.

What Your Child is Learning: This activity will help your little one to strengthen motor movements, develop social interaction and language skills. Your child learns to sit without any support.