# Activities 1

#### AGEYEAR

##### HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN AND GROW!

Try these fun and easy activities with your 1-year-old—a great way to have fun together and support your child’s social-emotional development.

### Routines

Keep a home routine for eating, sleeping, diapering, and playtime. Talk to your baby about routines and what will be next. This will help them feel secure. **Materials Needed: None**

### Choices to Make

Let your baby have as many choices as possible about foods, clothing, toys, and events. They will enjoy making choices. **Materials Needed: None**

### Play Ball

Sit on the floor with your baby and roll a ball back and forth. Clap your hands when your baby pushes the ball or “catches” the ball with their hands. **Materials Needed: Small ball**

**NOTES:**

Excerpted from ASQ®:SE-2 User’s Guide by Jane Squires, Ph.D., Diane Bricker, Ph.D., & Elizabeth Twombly, M.S. ©2015 Brookes Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

### Little Helper

Your baby can “help” you while you are making dinner. Have a drawer or cupboard that is full of safe kitchen items, such as measuring cups and big spoons, that they can empty. **Materials Needed: Measuring cups, spoons, and other safe kitchen items**

### Shared Reading Time

Read together with your baby. Before naptime and bedtime are great times to read together. Let your baby choose the book and snuggle up! **Materials Needed: Age-appropriate books**

### Magic Mirror

Play with child-safe mirrors with your baby. Make silly expressions and talk to your baby about what they’re seeing in the reflection. **Materials Needed: Child-safe mirror** *Be sure to review safety guidelines with your health care provider*

##### Want to learn about developmental milestones for your 1-year-old?

## Visit [https://bpub.fyi/CDC1year](https://bpub.fyi/CDC1year)

Excerpted from ASQ®:SE-2 User’s Guide by Jane Squires, Ph.D., Diane Bricker, Ph.D., & Elizabeth Twombly, M.S. ©2015 Brookes Publishing. All Rights Reserved.