Games You Can Play

• Peek-a-boo

  Put a blanket or soft sheet over your child’s face and ask “Where’s (name)?”

  Then quickly pull the blanket away and say “There s/he is!” or “peek-a-boo!”

• Tickle game

  Hold out your hands, look expectantly and say “tickles!” before tickling your child.

  Leave your hands out a little longer each time to encourage them to wait and anticipate what is coming.

• Bubbles

  Blow some bubbles up in to the air then hold out the bubble wand and wait for your child to look or show they want some more.

  Wait a little longer each time before blowing the bubbles to encourage longer attention.

• Wind up toys

  Wind up the toy, hold it out and wait for your child to look or show you they want the toy to go. Wait a little longer each time you play.

  If your child is really motivated, only wind the toy a small amount then wait to see if they will ask you to wind more.

  This also works well with squeeze toys, jack in the box or spinning tops.

• Balloons

  Blow up a balloon, hold it out and wait for your child to look before letting it go. Wait a little longer each time to encourage attention.

  If your child is very motivated when you blow up the balloon, blow in a small amount of air only and ask “More?”. Wait for your child signal ‘more’ before carrying on.