Learning Games
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Activities with building blocks
Encourage hand/eye coordination with basic building games.
Age: toddler Duration: any
Skills: Muscle builder, Hand/eye coordination, Mind builder
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Baby Ball
Playing ball isn’t just for older kids. Balls and babies go very well together for fun and fitness!
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Muscle builder, Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun, Mind builder
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Baby Stacks
You probably have noticed that Baby reaches for objects, and although he may miss his target, he continues to explore and try. This is where finger play activities become important.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Mind builder, Hand/eye coordination, Muscle builder, Just for fun
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Elephant toilet roll character
Make an elephant character using simple craft supplies. Then you can have lots of ‘Jungle Fun’.
Age: toddler, child Duration: any
Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun, Mind Builder
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Feed the monkey game
A fun activity for kids of all ages that will help to build key skills like hand-eye coordination.
Age: toddler, child Duration: any
Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Mind builder, Muscle Builder
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Giraffe toilet roll character
Make a giraffe character using simple craft supplies. Then you can have lots of ‘Jungle Fun’.
Age: toddler, child Duration: any
Skills: Hand/eye co-ordination, Just for fun, Mind Builder
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Zebra toilet roll character
With imagination, glue and paint, you can create a zebra to play with. Then you can have lots of ‘Jungle Fun’.
Age: toddler, child Duration: any
Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun, Mind Builder
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Alphabet flash cards
Play off your computer this interactive set of alphabet flash cards for your child. You can also print your own set and follow our ideas on how to use them for your childs learning.
Age: toddler, child, parent Duration: short
Skills: Mind Builder
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A Roll of the Dice
It’s never too early to introduce children to math skills. Dice and cards are fun ways to encourage a love of numbers.
Age: toddler, child, parent Duration: any
Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Mind builder
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Count the Chicks
Hatch your child’s love of math with help from some fuzzy friends.
Age: toddler, child, parent Duration: any
Skills: Mind builder
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Language games
Introduce new language to your child while playing this fun game.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Mind builder
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Let's Talk!
Talking to Baby is the best way to encourage his emerging vocabulary, which is now disguised as babble.
Age: baby, toddler, parent Duration: any
Skills: Mind builder
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Letter Hunt
An active way to teach the alphabet.
Age: toddler, child Duration: any
Skills: Mind builder, Muscle builder, Hand/eye coordination, Parties and Celebrations
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Messy Writing
Pre-writing skills are worked on in preschool, but parents can turn everyday fun into learning experiences. One way only requires a can of whipped cream!
Age: toddler, child Duration: any
Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun, Mind builder
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Number flash cards
Play off your computer this interactive set of number flash cards. You can also print your own set and follow our ideas on how to use them for your childs learning.
Age: toddler, child, parent Duration: short
Skills: Mind Builder
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Polly Parrot
Let Baby flex his newfound verbal skills with this fun activity!
Age: baby, toddler, parent Duration: any
Skills: Mind Builder
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Reading Rocks!
Reading to your baby is an activity that serves several purposes. First of all, it’s fun! But the benefits beyond that lead to a lifetime of discovery.
Age: baby, toddler, parent Duration: any
Skills: Mind builder
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Signing for Small Ones
Help your baby communicate her needs before she is able to talk.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Mind builder
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Story Tellers
Creating stories with your child is a great way to reinforce a love of reading, encourage creativity and foster a world of discovery.
Age: toddler, child, parent Duration: any
Skills: Mind builder
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Words Around the House
Prepare your child for reading with this entertaining and educational activity.
Age: toddler, child, parent Duration: any
Skills: Mind Builder
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Baby Shell Game
A new twist on an old guessing game.
Age: baby, toddler, parent Duration: any
Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Mind Builder
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Baby Touch
The power of touch makes Baby feel safe and secure, and can help build muscles, too.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Muscle Builder, Just for fun
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Bonding Baby Massage
Bonding Baby Massage Pamper your prince or princess with a relaxing rub-down.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Muscle Builder, Just for fun
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Bottle Chase
Who needs expensive toys when an empty water bottle is all you need to keep your little one occupied?
Age: baby Duration: any
Skills: Muscle Builder, Just for fun
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Buh Bye Baby
For infants, out of sight means the object or person does not exist. As Baby begins to grasp the concept of object permanence, that the object out of view is still there, this fun game can be played to reinforce this skill and also help her recognize the names of familiar objects.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Just for fun, Mind Builder
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Cause and Effect
This Little Baby is a fun, mind-stimulating poem that aids in various areas of development, including cause and effect.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Just for fun, Mind Builder
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Creative Crawling
Crawling is a much anticipated milestone. You can help your little one achieve this goal with an interactive exercise.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Muscle Builder, Mind Builder
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Exploring Intuition
Children are intuitive by nature. Explore and encourage intuition with simple, fun activities.
Age: toddler, child, parent Duration: any
Skills: Mind Builder
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Face Finder
Play “monkey see, monkey do” using an entertaining game to teach your baby all about the parts of the face.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Just for fun, Mind Builder
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Fun with a parachute
Stimulate your bubs senses using colour and movement.
Age: toddler, child, parent Duration: any
Skills: Muscle builder, Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun, Mind builder
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Hiding Hands
A hide-and-go-seek game for hands!
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Just for fun, Mind Builder
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Huggies and Playgroup
Find out how Huggies sponsors Playgroup Australia.
Age: baby, toddler, child, parent Duration: any
Skills: Just for fun
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Memory games
Help develop your child’s memory with this simple game.
Age: child, parent Duration: any
Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Mind builder
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Help Baby make friends with his or her reflection for some fun with a purpose.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Just for fun, Mind Builder
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Mummy Comes Back
A gentle activity for easing your child’s fears of separation.
Age: baby, child Duration: any
Skills: Mind Builder
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My Kind of Town
While many look to other locations for fun activities, your hometown can house many interesting, fun places your child will love to explore.
Age: toddler, child Duration: any
Skills: Just for fun, Mind Builder
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On a Roll
A visually stimulating toy that is sure to become one of your baby’s favorites.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Muscle Builder, Mind Builder
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Peek-a-Blue!
A vibrant version of peek-a-boo geared to introduce your child to a rainbow of colors.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Mind Builder
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Peek a boo
Different ways to play this well known kids game.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Just for fun, Mind builder
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Pillow Playground
Create a soft and safe indoor play space that’s perfect for crawlers and beginning walkers.
Age: baby, toddler Duration: any
Skills: Muscle Builder, Mind Builder
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Play dough fun
Make your own play dough with the kids and enjoy hours of fun.
Age: toddler, child, parent Duration: any
Skills: Muscle builder, Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun, Mind builder
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Quiet Time
A special way to teach your child about the four different times of the year.
Age: baby, toddler, child, parent Duration: any
Skills: Mind Builder
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Roly Poly
A gently rolling game for newborn bubs.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Muscle Builder, Mind Builder
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Silly Face Peek-a-Boo
A game to surprise your child using different facial expressions.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Just for fun, Mind Builder
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Sniff a Whiff
Household items offer a world of different smells to stimulate Baby and introduce him to the world around us.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Just for fun, Mind Builder
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Stimulating massage
Play gentle massage games to relax or stimulate your baby.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Muscle Builder, Just for fun
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Swing, Batta Batta!
Give your baby “batting” practice by dangling toys above her and encouraging her to take a swing. Older siblings will love to pinch-hit for mom, too!
Age: baby Duration: any
Skills: Muscle Builder, Mind Builder
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Switcheroo!
A game to help baby develop her fine motor skills.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Muscle Builder, Mind Builder
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Texture play
Gather items from around the house and play.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Muscle builder, Hand/eye coordination, Mind Builder
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Tickle Time
Do you know your baby’s ticklish spots? Now’s a great time to find out!
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Just for fun, Mind Builder
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Weather Bear
Children learn what to wear for different temperatures and weather conditions with some help from a fuzzy little fellow.
Age: toddler, child Duration: any
Skills: Hand/eye coordination, Mind Builder
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Where's Baby's Body?
Babies learn about different parts of the body with a fun version of peek-a-boo.
Age: baby, parent Duration: any
Skills: Mind Builder