1 TO 1 1/2 YEARS
What Children Are Like
- Imitate adult actions
- Speak and understand more words and ideas
- Enjoy stories
- Experiment with objects
- Walk steadily, climb stairs
- Assert independence, but strongly prefer familiar people
- Recognize ownership of objects
- Develop friendships, but also play alone
- Are beginning to understand what adults want them to do, but do not yet have the ability to control themselves
Types Of Good Toys And Worthwhile Activities
- All toys from younger categories
- Surprise or music box
- Puzzles, 2 to 6 large pieces with knobs
- Books/recordings with songs, rhymes, simple stories, & pictures
- Wide watercolor markers, nontoxic fat crayons, large blank paper
- Geometric, unit, or cardboard blocks
- People and animals, vehicles: wood or rubber
- Pounding bench
- Sand & water play: plastic measuring cups, boats, containers, washable doll
- Large cardboard box to crawl in
- Toys that jingle or move when used
- Kitchen cupboard of safe pots, pans, lids, and utensils
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