Baby's First Games

This CELLcast has many delightful ideas for games that help your infant learn to play with others.

Infant Finger Drawing

This CELLcast has fun and interesting ideas on how to develop your infant’s pre-writing skills through finger painting and drawing.

Scribble, Scribble

Is your infant beginning to feed herself with a spoon? If she is, then it’s time to introduce her to crayons and other writing materials. Ideas can be found here!

Oohs and Aahs

Cooing and babbling is the beginning of your infant’s language development. The Oohs and Aahs CELLcast includes fun-filled ideas to increase your baby’s vocalizations.

Diaper Ch-Ch-Changes

Changing a baby’s diaper isn’t necessarily enjoyable, is it? Why not make this routine a fun-filled activity to help your child learn communication skills? Try out some of these ideas to make diapering a fun early literacy activity.

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Give Me, Give Me

Infants often use gestures to indicate what they want. Learning new gestures and movements helps your child ask for what he wants or needs.

The Right Touch

Infants love to reach and grab anything they can get their hands on! Touch-and-feel books are a fun way to involve your infant in exploring books.

Baby’s First Picture Books

Can your baby sit on your lap and reach for things in front of her? Wonderful! She’s ready for looking at picture books. Fun and interesting ideas found here!

Sights and Sounds

The more sounds an infant hears, the better she will be able to notice differences. This delightful CELLcast provides ways to expose your infant to new sights and sounds.

Homespun Fun

Literacy-rich home experiences occur many times throughout the day; like when an infant is snuggling in an adult’s lap as they look at a picture book or play peek-a-boo together; or when an infant in a highchair listens to her older brothers talk about their day at school. These are just a few of the many literacy-rich experiences you can provide your child in your home.

World of Words

Most any place in a young child’s neighborhood and community is alive with words. The world all around us is rich in sights and sounds. They will capture a baby’s interest in listening and talking. When you involve your child in activities outside your home, you show him a world of words. Getting to read, talk, write, and more are what we call literacy-rich activities.