Game 1: Catching Bubbles
Age- 20 months and up
Materials- bubble mixture, wand
Concept/Skills: Develops ability to observe and describe
Develops fine motor movements of mixing and blowing
Develops eye hand coordination
Objective: The child will be able to catch bubbles in motion.
Procedure:
1. Show your child how we can blow air out
of our mouths.
2. Let them blow against their hands, feather,
paper etc.
3. With the wand, make bubbles for the
children to catch.
4. Reverse roles.
Game 2: Animal Sounds
Age- 18-22 months and up
Materials- toy animals
Concept/Skills: Match sounds to animals
Objective: The child will be able to associate familiar animal sounds with the correct animal.
Procedure:
The parent will use this opportunity to label
animals and the sounds they make. The parent can use books with pictures,
stuffed or plastic animals or sing songs such as "Old McDonald".
The parent will play alongside their child naming the animal and modeling
the sound the animal makes. Start off with 2 animals and then move
up. The child should start mimicking your play and learn the different
sounds the animals make. After consistent modeling and playing, your
child should be able to identify the animals and the sounds they make spontaneously.
Game 3: Read a story to your
child
Age- 14-15 months and up 
Materials- books
Concept/Skills: help turn pages of a book
Objective: The child will be able to help turn pages of a book after the adult has separated and lifted the page.
Procedure:
The parent will offer the child a small picture
book that has thick or thin pages. Observe to see if he/she tries
to open the book or help him/her if he/she shows interest. As you
point to and label the pictures, invite him/her to help turn the page to
find the next picture. Help him/her as needed by lifting and separating
the pages. If the child does not appear interested in the book, this
is not a valid observation situation and the skill can be reassessed later
or with a different book.