Playing with water is a baby's nature. Even if parents don't teach, babies will play with water consciously or unconsciously when they come into contact with it. Some babies like to hold water while washing their hands, while others like to splash water with their hands. Water has no fixed shape and can be played freely as you want, which can have unlimited creativity and naturally never gets bored.
1、Floating and Sinking Game
You can put various textured objects in the water, so that the baby understands which textured objects float on the surface of the water and which sink. Place an empty container and a full water container in the water respectively to see how the objects float or sink. This allows the baby to have a sensory understanding of buoyancy and the weight of objects and water.
2、Water Absorption Game
Prepare sponges, flannel, metal blocks, plastic blocks, etc., and let the child guess which things will absorb water and which cannot. Then let the child experiment.
3、Bubble Game
Blow bubbles with soapy water, or submerge an empty bottle completely in the water to make it bubble. You can also use a small tube, insert one end into the water, and blow air from the other end to make bubbles in the water.
There are automatic bubble machines available on the market, as well as fun-shaped bubble-blowing toys. You can also make your own bubble-blowing tools and a small amount of soap solution at home. Do not prepare too much, just enough for the day. Be sure to prevent the baby from accidentally swallowing.
4、Color Game
Add different colors to the water, and the color will gradually spread in the water and eventually change the color of the water. This is very interesting and strange for young children. Colorful water can increase the fun of playing with water and stimulate the baby's vision.
Pour different colored juices into transparent cups respectively, which is a good prop for casual color practice! Kiwi juice is green; orange juice is yellow; grape juice is purple; tomato juice is red... It looks good and tastes good, really interesting!
5、Housework Game
Let the child wash the clothes of dolls, teacups, plastic toys, handkerchiefs, etc.
6、Tasting Game
Let the baby taste the flavors of different waters. The water that can usually be drunk can be tasted by him. Adults can provide several powders or crystalline substances to the child, such as baking soda, sugar, salt, flour, fruit essence, coffee, etc. Let the child dissolve these things in water one by one, observe the dissolution process, and then taste the flavor of the water.
7、Scooping Water Game
Use various sizes and different shaped utensils to let the baby scoop water and hold water.
8、Sound Game
Put water in various containers and then strike the containers to see how the sound changes with different amounts of water in the same container, and how the sound changes with different containers. Can you create an increasing or decreasing scale?
This is a hearing training exercise for the baby. You can also put water in a capped bottle, tighten the cap, shake the bottle, and let the baby hear it, telling the baby that this is the sound of moving water. Then, pour out the water, tighten the cap again, and let the baby listen to see if there is any sound.
9、Distinguishing Water Temperature
The water in the cup can have different temperatures: hot, warm, cold. Let the baby touch the cup with his hands and feel the different temperatures. However, be careful that the hot water in the cup should not be too scalding!
10、Small Experiment
Parents fill a cup with water, then cover the full cup of water with a piece of hard paper, leaving no air. Hold the paper and the cup upside down with your hand, release your hand, and the baby will surprisingly find that the water is held by the hard paper and does not flow out. After the parents demonstrate, the baby can follow along. Babies with some understanding, parents can tell them the principle why the water does not flow down.
11、Pouring Water Game
When pouring water into a cup, you can pour it twice at different speeds, and let the baby listen to which time takes longer and which time is shorter.
12、Simulating Pipes
Parents can simulate pipes using two basins, one filled with water placed at a higher position, and another empty basin placed at a lower position. Connect the two basins with a hose, suck on the bottom of the hose, and the water will continuously flow from the high basin through the hose to the low basin, just like a pipe. The baby can play with various things in the flowing water.
Go out and look around, where does the water flow downward? For example, when the faucet at home is turned on; when watering flowers with a watering can; when streams flow down the mountain... Cultivate the baby to have eyes that are good at observing life.
13、Water Gun
Perhaps all babies like to play with water guns. Water can be shot far in the direction they want, which is very interesting. Playing with water guns is best outdoors, away from crowded places.
Other water games include: letting the baby soak in water themselves, the water temperature should be appropriate, and the water temperature can be appropriately changed to let the baby feel. Put some toys in the water, the baby will definitely be very happy; if the baby knows how to swim, going to the swimming pool can let him play freely in the water; put some pebbles in a container filled with water, making the water level rise, while telling the baby the story of the crow drinking water; let young children notice that a long stick changes shape in a glass of water (refraction); fill a bottle with water, then turn it over to let the water flow out, let the young children hear the interesting "plop" sound; use a flexible tube, use the siphon method to transfer water from one container to another; use a U-shaped glass tube, pour water into it without filling it up, then tilt or move the glass tube and let the child observe the changes in the water level on both sides of the tube; pour water into a narrow-necked bottle, one method uses a funnel, the other does not use a funnel, first ask the child which method is easier, then let him try it himself; use a straw to drink colored drinks, which is the most interesting and proud thing for children.
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