The Parents Guide to Play: 170 Activities to Stimulate Imaginations, Expand Vocabularies, Build Skills and More!: 170+ Activities to Stimulate Imaginations, ... Skills and More!

by Wendy S. Masi, Roni Cohen Leiderman

170 Gymboree activities that help parents discover new ways to play with their babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Gymboree -- The Parent's Guide to Play combines the best baby and toddler activities into one book that offers hours of fun for parents and their little ones. These kid-tested activities also provide children with a solid foundation for the skills they will need in preschool. With activities designed to stimulate imagination, expand vocabulary and build skills, the book Skill Spotlights, describing each activity's benefits Parental Tips and Research Reports, explaining how a child develops Tips for using materials at home Words and clapping rhythms to songs. Organized by age, activities range from quiet observation and singing to boisterous climbing games and music-making. From interacting with a newborn, to engaging a toddler, to exploring the world with a preschooler, this book makes excellent use of the experience, wisdom and imagination that have made Gymboree a famous brand name around the world.

Genres: Parenting

304 pages, Paperback

First published August 14, 2006

Reviews

[Robyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gives parents ideas of how to play with their babies, from birth to two years. Although it does have some good ideas, and some fun songs to sing, a lot of the ideas are common sense, and we seemed to do most of them naturally with our son.

[Agnes · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is so much better than the other book I read with ideas for games to play with babies. There are lots of good activities for 3-6 months and 6+ months. I'll need to get it again from the library when Max gets older

[Kippy Day · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute book, it is really for first time parents, as by the time your second child comes along you will know what to do and you will not need a book to tell you; however, it has some cute games and activities in the book that are fun for new parents.

[Amber]

1 copy