A Look at 3 Games that Make Babies Smarter

One of the greatest joys we get when we have a child is watching them grow up and develop into little people. One way to help with that development and encourage them to learn is by practicing little games with them. Here is a look at three games you can play with your baby that actually make them smarter and encourage them to grow.

The first game involves things of a different size. There are actual stacking cups designed just for babies in the toy department of most stores that can help with this or you can actually do it with simple things around the house. For example if you have some plastic cups of different sizes you can get those down or some different sized decorative boxes that can fit into each other. To show them this game get on floor level with them and show them how to stack them. At first they may simply try and chew on the items but eventually you will start to see them try stacking them on their own. Be sure to encourage each step they do.

Clapping is actually a very simple game you can practice with your baby. Besides helping them with their muscle coordination and teaching them how to be responsive when it is combined with music it teaches them new concepts such as how to find rhythms and how to develop patterns. You can turn on some good music and start clapping away. Babies are usually very enthusiastic about clapping and love to try it on their own. Be sure to "clap" when you see them do it for the first time. You will eventually start to see them do this at appropriate time such as when they are happy or when music comes on. These are signs that he or she is connecting the two activities together.

Lastly you can teach them about shapes with a number of different things. One way to do this is with a shape sorter you can find in the baby section of many different stores. It comes with not only different shaped items but different sized items that they have to try and put in the correct hole. Just as the above mentioned game that involves learning about sizes you can do this with things at home. If you are playing with a box you can repeat it is a square over and over to them. For small items such as Cheerios you can point out that they are circles and do things such as put the cheerios into the box while saying "We are putting the circle in the square". As you continue with this game you can start to ask which is the circle and you may be very surprised when you start to see your little one pick up the cheerio for the first time!

Babies are very receptive and within the first five years of their life can soak up a number of different things. By practicing these games you are not only teaching them how to use their imagination but you are taking time out to bond with your baby which will only increase their learning ability.