What should I play with my 12-month-old baby to make him smarter?

Since I started writing about babies\’ \”Smart Games\” topic, I have received a lot of questions. Everyone thinks that I am writing too slowly. The baby is more than ten months old. When can we wait? I am as considerate as an orange, and today I will launch a special topic on smart games for children over 12 months old! Babies and toddlers go hand in hand! There are also three games every week, I hope you all like it! The reason why I only write three games a week is because I hope mommies can actually use these games to interact with their babies instead of just collecting them. Today we start with 12-month-old babies: 1. Baby driving. 12-month-old babies have gradually gotten rid of the ignorance of babies, become more and more self-aware, and have begun to gradually develop their imagination. They will be very eager to integrate into the world of adults, become curious about what adults do, and gradually learn to imitate. At this time, you can introduce various \”pretend games\” to your baby, which your baby will like very much. Driving is a pretend plot that babies like very much. Both boys and girls will be interested in cars. They will be very happy to play a pretend game of \”driving a car\” and it will also exercise their balance ability! Applicable age: 12 months – until it is too heavy for you to lift it. Development skills: imagination, social skills, balance. Items needed: a box that can put the baby in, a large box that is strong enough, maybe a laundry basket , cartons, storage boxes, etc. A rope that is strong enough to be tied to the box, or a long piece of fabric like a scarf, can be used as the rope. Tie the box down with string. If it\’s a cardboard box, you may need to poke two holes in the box. Make sure the connection is strong enough! Then invite the baby: Baby, do you want to drive? Many babies happily sit in it, but some babies are more sensitive and don\’t want to go in. You can find some plush toys, put them in the basket and pretend to run them around twice. I believe the baby will soon start making noises and also go in. Once your baby is seated in the basket, you can “drive” it! Start slowly and then increase the speed once you see your baby can maintain balance. It seems like a physical job of running around dragging a baby in a basket, but you have to come up with something new and lively, don’t talk idle, and keep talking to the baby: 1. You can say, \”Che\” The sound of the horn, the sound of the car engine, this is the most basic. 2. You can tell your baby from time to time: The light is red, stop, the light is green, let’s go! 3. You can pretend that this car is your private car, park it in a place, pretend to buy something, then get a few toys and put them in the car, then park in another place, pick up a few more things, and then drive back. \”Home\”, move all the things you bought back to your \”home\”. 4. You can also pretend that this car is a bus, put several toy animals at different \”stops\”, and then drive past them one by one, telling your baby: The living room station is here! At this stop, the little rabbit is waiting to get on the bus, and the little pig is about to get off. It would be great if your baby can know which \”little piggy\” is and cooperate with your instructions. 5. You can also pretend that this car is a firetruck and givePut a long object (stick, pipe, etc.) in the baby\’s arms, pretend it is a sprinkler, and pull him to a certain place to \”put out a fire\”. You can simulate the sound of a fire truck\’s siren, the sound of water spray, etc. You can also imitate ambulances, excavators, trucks, etc. It depends on your imagination. My experience is that after playing until the end of the day when all the energy is exhausted, the child will be unsatisfied and unwilling to come down! 2. Come to the kitchen and play with bottles and cans. For a one-year-old child, the most mysterious and attractive place is the kitchen. Mom is always doing some interesting things there, but why don’t you let me go into the kitchen? Why? Are you not allowed to touch those things in the kitchen that look so interesting? This game is very suitable for you and your baby to play in the kitchen, but please pay attention to safety! Applicable age: around 12 months, older children will also like to develop skills: independent play, fine motor skills, imitation Items needed: 1. Some kitchen containers of various sizes, be careful not to break them, such as plastic cups , plastic bowls, plastic lunch boxes, stainless steel containers, etc. 2. Some gadgets that can be put into the container can of course be toys, but things in the kitchen that children do not often come into contact with will be more attractive to them. Small vegetables and fruits can also be used to play with. Be careful that the things are not too small to prevent children from accidentally eating them. swallow. Create a relatively safe and clean place for the baby, let him sit down, and then spread out the small containers and items you prepared in front of the baby. Demonstrate to your baby: how to put things into containers, how to put small containers into large containers, and how to put large containers into larger containers. You can also put a small object in a container and cover it, and let the baby find it. In which bowl is that object? Then you will find that as you demonstrate, your baby will start to play on his own. He will imitate your example, trying it out again and again, pretending to be there, and even completely ignoring your existence. When you find that your baby has gotten better and started playing, you can quietly leave his sight for a while, encourage him to play by himself for a while, and then appear again when he calls you. Having fun, dispelling boredom, and also an emotional adaptability, this game is very suitable for children to practice playing on their own. 3. Blanket hide-and-seek is a timeless and interesting game, and it can teach children the concept of \”objects last forever\” (invisibility does not mean disappearing) and relieve separation anxiety. This game has different ways of playing for different ages. It is suitable for children For a baby, if you hide it too well, he will not know how to find you and will be afraid. So how to play the \”hide\” game with a baby over one year old? Applicable age: 12 months and above, of course older children will also like to develop skills: the concept of object permanence Items needed: a slightly larger blanket, or a bath towel can also clear a tidy place, it is best not to have it next to it There are toys and other things that interfere with the baby\’s attention. Have your baby sit in front of you, making sure to cover himself with the blanket when he sees you. Then you can ask the baby under the blanket: Baby, where is mommy? You can move around, or put a hand from deep under the blanket, and say hello to remind the baby that mommy is here.Your baby will definitely explore the \”blanket mountain\” in front of him with his hands and touch you through the blanket. When he touches your head, quickly lift off the blanket so he can see your face and say loudly, \”Mommy is here!\” Then enjoy your baby\’s laughter and get ready to play again. Play the game 800 times. You can also switch roles and cover the baby with a blanket, then pretend to say in a very confused voice, \”Huh? Where did the baby go? Why can\’t I find him? Where is the baby?\” Pretend to look for a few seconds. , and then you \”suddenly\” discover one of his arms or legs, and then you can be \”surprised\” and say: \”Oh, isn\’t this the baby\’s foot? Is the baby here?\” Then you can follow the foot Touch up and say: \”Oh, these are the baby\’s legs, this is the baby\’s belly, these are the baby\’s shoulders, what are these, this is the baby\’s head!\” When he touches the head, he immediately lifts the blanket. , said loudly \”Oh, the baby is hiding here!!\” and then gave him a big kiss and hug. Then enjoy your baby\’s laughter and get ready to play this game 1000 times again! It is really a game that I never tire of playing. Guoguo still likes to put a blanket on her head and let me find her!