Pre-Toddler Activity #10: Musical Hide and Go Seek

This is another activity I must give credit to my mother in law.  She was babysitting one day while I was working.  When I came home, B kept handing me his giraffe that is a musical wind up toy.  I quickly realized he wanted me to hide it.....GENIUS! She had been using it to play hide and seek with him.

Musical Hide and Go Seek is excellent for young children who have yet to understand the concept of hiding, then seeking, due to their short attention span.

You will need one stuffed wind up musical toy or any musical toy for that matter.

Here is how to play:

• Wind up the toy
• Hide it somewhere easy
• Encourage your child to listen for the music, then go and find it

You may have to help him/her the first few times, but it won't take long before they will begin listening, seeking, and finding.

Tip # 7: Pay attention to the characters in the books you read to your children, then look at his/her toys.  Do you have any toys that go along with the characters?  If so, show them to your child while reading the story.  For example, we have several plastic farm animals that we use while reading Big Red Barn.
View Other 12+ Month Activities:

• Pre-Toddler Activity #1: Activity Box
• Pre-Toddler Activity #2:  Alphabet Box
• Pre-Toddler Activity #3:  Puzzle Search
• Pre-Toddler Activity #4:  Texture Soup
• Pre-Toddler Activity #5:  What to do with Play-Doh?
• Pre-Toddler Activity #6:  Pull Out Your Boxes
• Pre-Toddler Activity #7:  Muffin Pan Surprise
• Pre-Toddler Activity #8:  Make Your Own Personalized Board Book
• Pre-Toddler Activity #9:  Shape Sorting....with a TWIST!

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