Games for Babies

You may think that your infant does not have much interest in doing anything other than sleeping, eating, and playing with a few toys. The fact is that babies learn more than you think and you can play some fun games for babies with them. With any luck you will have smiling and giggling at you in no time. These games are often simple and work with how a baby sees and learns. The same games will not thrill a toddler too much, so enjoy these while your baby is still small enough to be amazed by just about everything that you do.

Babies are easy to please when it comes to entertainment. Everything is new to them so very simple games for babies are going to be just what your baby will love. One thing that babies seem to love is to see someone make a face. You can make a game out of this any way that you wish. Remember that they are learning about emotion from your facial expressions and tone of voice. This means that if you hit yourself over the head with a pillow and make a funny face, they are going to respond with laughter if you show happiness. This a game some never tire of playing.

Babies also have no idea that something that disappears has no really gone forever. They do not know object permanence. If something is out of eye sight it no longer exists. This is where some fun games for babies come from. If you hold up something and then it disappears, they will not expect it to reappear. You can then hold it up again so that they can see it. They will think that you are doing some type of magic. They would love this game when they are infants and may grow out of it when the realize that things and people come back.

Some games for babies do not have to be games. If you want them to like something, this is a good time to get them interested. Babies that play with books are more likely to read them and enjoy stories when they get older. It is never too early to start playing with books with them and reading to them. They may not pay much attention, but you should do it anyway. Give them books they can chew on and you will (or should) have a good reader that loves stories and books when they get older.

Quite honestly, you can make games for babies out of just about anything. Babies are clean slates and they are going to learn from you quickly. You can show them colors and letters and numbers if you wish. Don't expect them to read back to you at this age, but they are going to be more comfortable with letters and numbers when they get older. They also learn a lot just from what you say, as they are learning words, language skills, and sounds each time you speak.