Ideas of fun games/songs/activities for a 16-month old?

Question

I am starting a job nannying for a 16-month old little boy, and I want to go in with some great ideas as to how to engage him in acitivities. So, what are some good games, songs, and activities for this age? I hope to work on his language and his fine motor skills, if that helps to narrow it down.

Answer 1

Coloring with fat crayons
Painting with non toxic paints
singing
reading
finger plays
go outdise and collect pretty leaves
make pudding
follow mommy(like simon says)
Crawl after him in a game of chase
Puzzles(age appropriate)
Building block towers to knock down
Homemade playdough and plastic cookie cutters(it's edible, tastes icky though)
Shape sorter


All of these things will help with his language, fine motor and gross motor skills!

Here is a ling to a good site for kids songs:
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/musicchild.htm

Answer 2

Dont' make a giant deal, and are not making distinctive foods for her. At sixteen months she must be capable to consume so much grownup meals. So, get ready foods for the household with a fair type of healthful offerings. Let her consume what she wishes from the desk. If she chooses to replenish at the fowl and go away the peas and rice, that is high-quality. Maybe the following day she'll consume the carrots and potatoes and go away the fowl. (If you're making some thing that you simply KNOW she hates, then as soon as in a at the same time you might absolutely present her some thing exceptional -- yogurt or a bowl of healthful dry cereal or toast or the like. But are not making a addiction of getting ready distinctive foods.) Toddlers speedily gain knowledge of to yank their father or mother's chains in the case of consuming disorders. If you do not permit your self be yanked, she is going to quit making an attempt. So do not drive her to consume, and are not making distinctive foods for her. If she's hungry, she'll consume. If she is not, she wont'.

Answer 3

Keep a journal: Today I ate..., I did...., I felt...., and comment at the bottom...at the end of each week do a report. Done..forcast events...comments to the parent.

Beans in a container. In a large storage container...fill with dry beans. Add a few containers of various colors and sizes. This is great for motor skills.

Percussions. (beans in a jar) Mini bongo set, etc.

Glitter wands: make these w/non disolving objects that shine (glitter...beads, etc) glue the top

Trips to the library. Not too young. They have sing along books w/ music to check out. (saves money)

Outdoor discovery. Daily outdoor walks...discuss colors, objects, persons, cold, hot, wind, with great enthusiasm.
Collecting leaves, flowers and pressing them for a keepsake later for mom n dad (place pressed ontop of artwork in $1frame from local dollar store...great gift ideas for parents birthdays and holidays. Making the wrapping paper out of brown paper is fun, too.

Fingerpaint in a cheap swimming pool. Clean up is easy...Just hose and wipe the pool.

Filling an inflatable pool with balloons is fun. A childs own mini playground. Re-usable.

Favorite song..." If your happy and you know it"...never seems to fail!

Enjoy the ideas.

Answer 4

My daughter is this age and here are a few things we do.

Crayons and paper scribble with him.
Washable markers and paper...scribble with him

Anytime he touches his eyes, ears, hair, etc....Say 'Adam, you're touching your hair. That's your hair' etc...

Walk around the house with him and touch various things and say 'Adam, what is this? The door. This is a door.' do this for everything toilet, painting, light swich, floor, ceiling, close the door open the door, etc.

I do the itsy bitsy spider and I crawl my hands up her leg, put my hands in the air and sprinkle down with my fingers, my hands held together up in the air ......the motions for the itsy bitsy spider. Now when I say "where is the spider' she'll crawl her hands up her leg.

Buy a nursery rhyme book from the bargin book shelf at borders. Buy a nursery rhyme cd from wal-mart. There is one that I got from there for about $10 and it has 100 songs.

Answer 5

At this age peek a boo is a great game. Also the barney song is very good to sing to them. Anything where you are interacting with them is wonderful.

Answer 6

you can get these large beads and have him string beads, but they are large so he can't choke. shape sorters, and stacking blocks are good motor skill activities too. i have this video called, "play with me" look it up on ebay , i love it! also watching baby einstein video's with him will be great, but don't just stick him in front of the tv. tell him what he is seeing and make the animal sounds of the animals that he is seeing!