Peek-A-Boo!

Peek-a-Boo is a great way to help your little one for so many reasons:
-       Object permanence: understanding that just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. This helps with separation anxiety.
-       Predictability and patterns. Children grow to understand the growing anticipation before BOO!
-       Language development. Repetition of phrases such as “Where is daddy?” and “Here I am”
-       Emotional development through the element of surprise
-       Social development through turn taking
-       Gross motor development: Reaching for little ones, as well as walking/crawling/scooting motivation for older ones

 Some tips:
-       Start with a see-through material to help reduce any anxiety. You can move to other materials and objects as your little one’s familiarity grows
-       Change it up! Cover teddy’s face
-       Follow their lead: A lot of little ones will start to transfer the game to other settings – be ready to engage with curtains, doors, furniture, toys and humans
-       A Jack in the Box can be a fantastic next step, too. The predictability of the music is fantastic – you can also experiment with fast/slow

 Add some singing!
I’ve attached 3 different recordings for you that you can sing while you play Peek-a-Boo!

-       ‘Peek-a-boo’ by Lynne Kleiner

-       ‘Peek-a-boo’ from the Play School New Useful Book

-       ‘Jack in the Box’ from World’s Best Kids Song - Juice Music

I hope you enjoy lots of giggles and cackles as you have a go!