The baby is one year old! What do we do next?

How to play with a one-year-old child?

Games for 1-year-old babies have the main goal of teaching babies basic concepts, actions, and strengthening emotional ties with close adults. The child gets acquainted with the world around him, learns to speak, making all kinds of sounds, he wants to know as much as possible, touch, feel and sometimes even taste everything.

When organizing educational games for a one-year-old child, follow the following rules:

1. The game should not last too long. Stop the gameplay as soon as you notice that the child begins to lose interest in what is happening.

2. Educational games for a 1-year-old child should not include many objects, as this will only distract his attention.

3. Playing with small objects is great for developing hand motor skills, but poses a serious danger, since children of this age love to put everything in their mouth. Keep a close eye on your child if you use small objects for play!

4. Don't underestimate a small child. If his coordination of movements is not yet sufficiently developed, this does not mean that he cannot understand what is happening around him and is not able to learn simple actions.

Child development at 1 year

Attentive parents monitor the development and growth of their baby from birth. The doctor weighed the baby every month and measured his height. When everything corresponds to the norms, it means that development is proceeding correctly. And so the little one celebrated his first name day. How much should a child weigh at 1 year is one of the first questions that worries most parents.

Height and weight of a child at 1 year

There is an opinion that by this time the initial weight should increase 3 times. But children are all different, some of them are larger, others, on the contrary, are smaller. And that's okay. There are standards developed by WHO. According to them, a girl should weigh from 7 to 11.5 kg. And the boy’s weight should be 7.7-12 kg. The next important indicator is the child’s growth at 1 year. The range of values ​​for boys is 71-80.5 cm, and for girls 69-80 cm. In this case, a deviation of 6-7% in both directions may be acceptable.

What can a 1 year old child do?

During the first year of his life, the baby turned from a small lump into a real person with his own characteristics and character. When a child is 1 year old, he can:

• stand;
• walk independently or by hand;
• actively crawl;
• squat, stand up;
• rejoice at the arrival of loved ones;
• “dance” to your favorite music;
• play “okay”, do “bye-bye”;
• respond when his name is called.

This is how much the baby can already do, but many mothers are worried about the question of what to teach a child at 1 year old. Now there is an active development of speech. The task of parents is to facilitate this: you need to read fairy tales as much as possible, talk to him. It is very important to promote the development of motor skills in a 1-year-old child. At this stage of life, the baby tries to eat and drink on his own. Therefore, it is worth encouraging him in this. Don't scold him when he spills compote or gets dirty with porridge. This is the only way the little one will learn to do everything on his own.

Games with a one-year-old child at home

To organize educational games a year, there is no need to run to the store for expensive game sets. You probably already have many useful toys, such as blocks, balls, pyramids, at home. Use them to organize your child's play activities. Also, many mothers make educational games for 1-year-old children with their own hands from scrap materials.

• Ball games

The ball is one of the best toys, using which you can organize a variety of outdoor games for children from 1 year old. Kids really like them and bring a lot of benefits. When a child catches or rolls a ball, attention is developed as well as hand-eye coordination.

1. "Bowling". The meaning of this game is clear from its name. Bowling pins (if you don't have them, you can use regular plastic bottles) are placed in one row. The kid is given a ball and given the task of knocking down all the objects with it.

1. "Rolling the ball." You simply show your child how to roll the ball, and then roll the ball towards him. The child may push the ball in a completely different direction to see how you return it to its place. Ask your child to return the ball himself and push it in your direction. Thus, the child will gain the skill of active play.

1. "Labyrinth". You should create a small improvised tunnel from available pieces of furniture (for example, chairs). Give the child a ball and ask him to roll it into this maze.

• Hide and seek games

1. The baby is seated on a high chair (for feeding), and the mother begins to pretend that she has lost him and cannot find him. She loudly calls his name, looks around, looks into cabinets, behind doors, under the table. After these simple manipulations, you should “accidentally discover” the baby and show your joy and surprise at his discovery.

1. You need to choose some beautiful toy and tie a bright ribbon or rope to it. After this, the toy is hidden, but not far away, so that the child can see the tape. When he finds the ribbon and pulls it, a toy tied to it will appear after it. This simple game will help your little one understand how cause-and-effect relationships are established.

• Games with cereals and small objects

1. At this age, children love to throw things and watch you pick them up and give them back to them. However, you can encourage your child to pick up the dropped item himself. This will teach him causes (fall) and effects (rise). Teaching a child to pick up a fallen object also teaches responsibility.

Place a wide-necked jar, such as a coffee or food container, in front of your child and encourage him to throw various small objects into the jar and then take it back out. This will also help develop fine motor skills. Items can be very different: beans or other cereals, small toys, buttons, pebbles, clothespins, etc.

Be careful that small objects do not get into the child’s respiratory tract!

1. A blanket or rug is spread on the floor and the baby sits on it. Various vessels and containers should be placed nearby, and then pour out the selected material (cereals, buttons, small pebbles). The baby must learn to fill containers with bulk material and pour it out of them. This children's entertainment has a positive effect on the fine motor skills of the baby's hands. It should be remembered that you need to supervise your child very carefully while he is playing with small objects!

1. "Sandbox". A certain amount of semolina is poured into a large wide container, and some very small toy is hidden inside. The baby is invited to dig deep into the cereal and find what is hidden there.

Educational games for children from 1 year old: sensory box

• Color games

1. For the next game you need to prepare several small multi-colored plates, as well as a small mosaic of the same colors. The child needs to be shown how to place a mosaic of the corresponding color in each plate.

1. "In pairs." Take several pairs of colorful socks in bright colors, mix them together and lay them out in front of the child. Then explain to the child how to combine these socks in pairs of the same color.

1. "Pyramid". For this game you will need to buy a multi-colored pyramid consisting of several rings. All rings should be removed from the base and laid out in front of the baby. The child should touch the rings, hold them in their hands, and try to put them on the base. In this case, the mother needs to tell the baby what color each ring is.

• Games with boxes and bags

1. "In search of treasures." You need to take a fairly large bag or sack and fill it with all kinds of toys. Next, teach the baby to put his hand in the bag and find toys there. You can comment on what is happening with the following questions and suggestions: “Who is hiding there?”, “Look for the bear,” “Find something soft,” etc.

1. "Pouch." Several small toys are placed in a small bag, and then the child is asked to put his hand in it and determine which toy he just touched.

1. "Boxes". For this educational game you will need a variety of boxes (from clothes, shoes, household appliances). The essence of the game is to help the child learn the relationships between different quantities and sizes. The child should be shown that some boxes are larger or smaller than others, and that smaller boxes fit easily into larger ones.

• Theater games

1. "Magnets". Mom will need to purchase a set of magnets with fairy-tale characters, with the help of which she can perform an interesting performance in front of her child.

1. "Finger Theater" For this game, mothers only need colored markers and their own hands. Using a felt-tip pen (marker), we draw cute and funny faces on the fingertips, after which you can perform an impromptu performance about the life of little finger people in front of the child. When the baby understands the essence of what is happening, you should include his fingers in the performance game.

3 educational games for children up to 1.5 years old

• Other educational games for children from one year old at home

1. "Ribbons". The simplest game for which you only need a few multi-colored ribbons. The child needs to be shown and explained how to toss the ribbons so that they wriggle into beautiful “snakes.”

1. "A storm in a teacup." Little children love playing with water. Here is one of them. For this children's fun you will need a regular glass and a plastic straw. Fill a glass with water and put a straw in it, then blow into it to create a lot of bubbles. This game is very entertaining for children and will appeal to every child.

1. "Singing". The ability to make various sounds is the first step towards speech. Singing stimulates a child better than simply pronouncing individual sounds. It also helps to acquire a sense of rhythm. Sing along to the music and encourage your child if he starts to sing along as well as he can. Get him interested, make him dance and clap his hands. At this age, the child should not pronounce words or hit notes, the main thing is that he learns to pronounce more and more new sounds in different ways.

1. "Fun account." It is much easier to teach a child to count when he sees the connection between the number “7” and the word “seven”. To play, you can use various objects with numbers written on them. In each game, focus the child's attention on a certain number, in the end he will remember what it is called. When he can correctly name most of the numbers, invite him to choose from the objects the number that you named.

What can a toddler do at 13 months?

Features in the development of children

After a year, the child strives for independence, he shows greater activity. Many children begin to walk during this period. They are interested in exploring the territory of the apartment. They show their curiosity by trying to open the closet, get things off the shelf, and try everything out.

During this period, parents need to be careful and make sure that there are no sharp or small objects within the baby’s reach that pose a danger to the little one.

A 13 month old baby can:

• sit at the table yourself and make your first attempts to eat with a spoon;
• fulfill a simple request, bring something;
• form phrases from repeated words;
• hide, grab, pull and take objects;
• make your first attempts to communicate with children;
• independently turn pages in a book;
• build a tower from cubes;
• What can a 13 month old baby do?

  collect a pyramid;

• pick up and throw a toy;
• play independently;
• laugh at funny things;
• show a request with gestures;
• drink from a mug;
• enjoy your reflection in the mirror;
• stand confidently and crawl quickly;
• hold a toy with one hand and play with the other.

Even a baby at this age bends down to pick up a fallen object, puts toys in and out of the box, and, at the request of an adult, shows his nose or eyes.

Also, a baby at 13 months already shows emotions and listens to prohibitions.

At this age, the baby loves to imitate adults. If you show him how to put sweets in a vase, he will be happy to repeat after you.

It is very important at this age to stimulate fine motor skills. Invite your baby to play with small cubes, show him how to use a pencil. Play different games with him.

Games with a one-year-old child in the bath

Before we talk about what games you can play with your one-year-old child in the bathroom, let us remind you of the need to follow safety rules. Never neglect them to avoid disaster.

1. Under no circumstances should a child be left alone in the bathroom. Even if you step away for just a few seconds, disaster can happen during that time. For example, a child will want to get up and out of the bathtub, and since the bathtub is slippery, the baby may slip and fall. This could cause serious injury.

2. Always remember that a child can choke even in a bathtub that contains only a small amount of water.

3. The temperature of the water in the bath is no less important. Before putting your child in the water, be sure to check that it is not too cold or hot. It is advisable to purchase a thermometer for this purpose. The water temperature should not exceed 38 degrees.

4. Also, for the safety of the child, it is worth purchasing a mat with suction cups, which should be placed on the bottom of the bathtub. It will protect the child from slipping and falling.

If you follow all these safety rules, bathing will bring you and your child exceptional joy. And now about what to play with your child in the bathroom.

1. One of the most affordable ways to have fun in the bathroom is to add bubble bath to the water. It is worth buying only children's bubble baths, as they do not irritate the mucous membrane of the eyes. Another advantage of baby foam is the pleasant fruity smell that babies like. Children love to play with foam, because it is so beautiful, soft, and also smells delicious! But if your child tries to taste everything, make sure that he does not get full of foam. In addition to foam, you can use various baby shampoos, which also smell very tasty. Shampoos, of course, should also be bought for children, marked “tear-free.”

1. Babies love to play with rubber toys while bathing. Their selection is very large - from animal figurines to cartoon characters. With the help of such figures you can teach animals, remember the sounds they make, and act out small scenes.

1. If after a trip to the sea you still have sea pebbles and shells, you can also use them. But before giving your child pebbles, make sure that they are not sharp and cannot harm the baby.

1. In addition to pebbles, shells and rubber toys, you can use plastic toys such as scoops, buckets, and molds. The list is very large, in general, everything that children play with in the sandbox will do. Naturally, if the toys were covered in sand, they must be washed first.

1. A budget option for rubber and plastic toys are hand-made figurines. In order to make such toys, you will need dish sponges, scissors and imagination. You can cut out stars, hearts and other simple shapes from the sponge. Your child will definitely like this way to have fun.

How to develop a baby at the age of 13 months

After a year we continue to develop the baby physically. The child’s muscle mass has increased and he no longer has enough simple physical exercise. To strengthen your muscles, you need to do exercises with a hoop and a ball every day. You can perform short hangs on the bar, but only with an adult harness.

At this age, the baby must learn to walk on different surfaces. It is imperative for the child to develop coordination of movements and strengthen the abdominal muscles.

Among water procedures, at the age of 13 months, the baby should be accustomed to washing and brushing his teeth. After a year, you need to allow your baby to bathe on his own, but be sure to be present and not leave him alone in the bathroom.

Educational games for a 13 month old baby

Children at 13 months love outdoor games. You can play these while walking in the park. Let your baby climb a slide or climb stairs.

If a child tries to pick up a glass or a cigarette butt, this action must be prevented immediately. However, this should not be done by shouting, but simply by distracting the baby by drawing his attention to something interesting.

If your child has climbed to a height, teach him to descend on his own. However, accompany this action with the word “no”.

When working with a baby at the age of 13 months, offer him to play:

• various books with bright and clear pictures;
• large musical toys that he can throw;
• all kinds of gurneys that can be pushed.

How to develop a baby physically?

At this age, the baby will be interested in the sorter. This is a cube with slots in the form of different animals or geometric shapes; the child pushes the shapes into the corresponding holes.

Sound games are also useful; babies love to shake the toy and make sounds. Children need to be entertained with these types of games every day.

You can hide the toy so that the baby can see it, and ask him to look for it. When he finds the toy, praise him and clap your hands together.

Develop your sense of color. This can be done by playing with a pyramid. When stringing rings onto a stick, pronounce the color, and then tell the child the color of the ring and let him find it himself and string it on the stick. First, name the colors in a row to collect the pyramid, and then confuse the baby and name them randomly.

Examples of games for the development of a baby at 13 months

Children after one year will benefit from games to develop attention, thinking and creativity. Give your child finger paints, show him how to dip his finger in the paint and let him smear himself and the paper.

Children after one year love to play with dishes and clothes, so give them this opportunity. Children also enjoy playing with loose cereals. Give them a tray and pour different cereals into it, let them explore with their fingers what the cereal feels like, and also show them how they can draw different designs from the cereal with their fingers.

When working with cereal, the mother needs to make sure that the baby does not put it in his mouth or put it in his nose, this can be dangerous.

Play the train ride game. Taking the baby on your lap, imitate the whistle of the locomotive “Tu-Tu”, move your arms and stomp your feet. At the signal “We have arrived”, we clap our hands.

Finger games for a one-year-old child

Finger games require absolutely no financial costs and, as a rule, children really like them. The essence of finger games is that you take your baby’s palm and bend your fingers one by one, saying some appropriate rhyme. For example, this finger went into the forest (bend one finger on the baby’s palm), this finger cooked soup (bend the second finger) and so on.

Here's another example:

Visiting the thumb (the thumb is bent, the rest are clenched into a fist)

They came straight to the house:

Index and middle, (in accordance with the text, straighten your fingers alternately)

Nameless and last.

Little finger himself

He knocked on the threshold.

Together your fingers are friends, (clench your fingers into a fist and unclench them)

They cannot live without each other.

Games with a one-year-old child on the street

It’s not difficult to come up with outdoor activities for your baby. There are educational games for 1 year that can only be used at certain times of the year, and there are games that can be played in any season.

1. If we talk about seasonal games, then in the fall you can invite your child to collect a small bouquet of fallen leaves together. At this time of year, the leaves are bright and colorful, they attract the attention of little ones, so most children will enjoy this activity.

1. In winter, children really enjoy sledding. You can try to find at least a small hill nearby and ride it.

1. In the spring, the snow melts, streams flow... These are the streams that should be used for games: make a paper boat and send it sailing.

1. The best time for walks is summer. Now you don’t even have to think about what to do with your baby! A ball, colored chalk for drawing on the asphalt, a sandbox, slides, swings and a bunch of other entertainment!

But you can feed the birds bread at any time of the year in any nearby park.

Ideas for educational games with children 1-2 years old

Mental development

The mental development of a child at 1 year is reflected in the first age crisis. This is due to the fact that the baby begins to realize that he and his mother are two completely different creatures, which only intensifies his desire to understand the world around him and become independent.

When trying to master any skill, the baby will naturally make mistakes, but the help of adults can provoke attacks of irritability and even hysterics. This happens because the baby can categorically reject ideas if they do not come from him. And parents sometimes need to show all their patience in order to help their child calm down.

It is extremely important for children at this age to know that, despite mistakes and whims, they are accepted for who they are. They become affectionate and often run up to their parents, expecting them to hug them, reassure them, help them reach an object of interest, quench their thirst or hunger, change a diaper, or simply indicate their presence.

What can parents do for the psychological development of a child at 1 year old? You must try to follow the rules:

• Don't distance yourself from your baby, even if you have important things to do. By participating in the daily events of the family, the child learns about how this world works. You are a model for him. Your actions let him know that the world around him is reliable, safe, and can be safely explored on his own.
• Respond to the child’s call; it is important for him to know that his person is valuable to you. However, you don’t have to do this right away. Sometimes it is enough to say: “Now I will solve my problem and will definitely help you.”

Games with a one-year-old child on the road

It often happens that you need to go somewhere with your child, and the road promises to be long. But the baby does not want to sit still for a minute, the baby wants to explore the world and discover something new, so he begins to be capricious. A few tips and interesting educational games for 1-year-old children, easy to organize, will help you avoid tantrums on the road.

1. Take a few of your baby's favorite toys with you on the road, and when the child starts to act up, give him these toys and play together.

1. Another option is to look at pictures in a book. Color illustrations will attract the child's attention, calm him down, and help him remember the names of objects. Ask your child to point to a specific object in a children's book or magazine. This will teach the child to associate the appearance of an object with its name, and will also contribute to the development of observation skills.

1. If a sudden trip takes you by surprise and you have no toys or books with you, then finger games for 1-year-old children, which were previously described in this article, are perfect.

1. An important component in a child's development is knowledge of his own body parts. You show your baby a certain part of the body, for example, the nose, and name it. You can point to both your own nose and the child’s nose. After some time, the baby himself will be able to point to both his and your nose. The benefit of this game for 1-year-old children is that it does not require any game material, but it perfectly develops coordination and allows the child to understand the boundaries of his own body.

1. Cheerful music from children's cartoons will defuse the situation and cheer up the child. Tip: Create a playlist with children's music on your phone and turn it on when you don't know what to do with your baby. You can also download ready-made playlists or applications on the Internet.

Agree, we have presented educational games for 1-year-old children in quite a large number. With their help, you can easily engage in the diversified development of your child. We are sure that now you will always know what to do with your baby and will not let him get bored.

I advise experienced mothers to make the following educational games for 1-year-old babies with their own hands: