YALA Baby Artsplay! at Home: Getting to Know You

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My Five Senses

Sensory Play

Sensory play includes any activity that stimulates your young child's senses: touch, smell, taste, sight and hearing. Spending time stimulating their senses helps children develop cognitively, linguistically, socially and emotionally, physically and creatively.

 
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Baby Says…

Early Language

As babies try out new sounds, caregivers can join the fun and help babies begin their lifelong relationship with language.

 
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My Body

Learning Body Parts

Learning about their world includes learning about themselves. Teach your child to identify body parts through music and movement.

 
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Let’s Move!

Movement

Through gross motor experiences, toddlers can explore their surroundings and gain confidence in moving their bodies through space. Gain some tips to help them release some of their energy.

 
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Up, Down & All Around

Spatial Awareness

Spatial awareness is the ability to be aware of oneself in space. It is an organized knowledge of objects in relation to oneself in that given space.

 
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Get Your Motor Running

Motor Skills

A baby’s first steps are just the beginning of a complex motor skill that continues to develop throughout the second year of life. Learn how to improve coordination, strengthen muscles and improve balance.