Activities for a year old kid

Activity 1: Collect and Put

Step 1: Collect balls of three different colors(preferably red , blue , yellow) in a bag.( 4 balls each color)

Step 2: Let the child empty the bag.

Step 3 : Introduce the baby to the three colors.

Step 3 : Put three baskets in front of the baby.

Step 4: Tell him to put the particular collect a particular color ball and put it in a basket.

This develops:

a.  hand-eye co-ordination

b. Listening abilities

c. Grasping capabilities

d. Motor skills

e. Color identification

If possible do this activity with a group of children by increasing the number of balls. This will increase competitive spirit in the child.

Activity 2: Bang the drum

Step 1: Get a drum with 2 sticks.

Step 2: Instruct the kid to drum it.

You can add this activity along with activity 1 or you can have this activity individually.

You can enhance the game by taking one stick your self and giving the other stick to the child.

You can also enhance the activity by drumming with 1...5 fingers while counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. First with a single hand then with both the hands.

After some time you can start singing a song..or a rhyme.

The drum can be replaced with a infant milk powder container tin , colors with various colors and stick can be replaced by wrapping pencils in colorful papers.

This develops:

a. Sense of music

b. hand-eye coordination

c. Left and Right hand dexterity

d. Harmony when you are playing with the kid

e. Rhymes and Rhythms

Activity 3 : Build and Break

Step 1: Collect lot of empty non-breakable and non-injurious containers from Kitchen. The containers should be of different size.

Step 2: With the kid stack the containers one over the other.

Step 3 : Once you have build the tower together, allow the child to break it. ( Watch the joy.)

Step 4 : Tell the child to gather all the containers/blocks.

Step 5 : Repeat building and breaking.

This develops:

a. Cognitive skills

b.Hand-Eye Coordination

c. Grasping skills

d. Fine motors