Water play is fun for children, especially when there’s the potential for small (or big) splashes! Squeeze Play, one of Playful Bee’s activities for 18 to 24-month-old babies, takes advantage this. Your baby will love playing with water while developing her fine motor muscles.

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Materials:

• Sponges and squirting bath toys (e.g. rubber ducks)
• Dishpan or bathtub

Directions:

1. Prepare for water play. Fill the dishpan or bathtub with water, sponges, and bath toys.
2. Demonstrate. Show your baby how to fill the sponge and toys with water and then squeeze or squirt them out.
3. Explore. Hand the sponges and toys to Babee and let her explore or play on her own.

Developmental Milestones:

Has your child achieved the following developmental milestones yet as demonstrated in this activity? If yes, check off all the skill(s) she has already mastered to date using Playful Bee’s developmental milestones tracker. It’s absolutely FREE and so easy to use, just click HERE!

• Explores objects in different ways (e.g. banging, shaking, and throwing objects).

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Playful Bee is an e-Preschool that delivers inquiry-based preschool learning from the classroom to your home. Our preschool curriculum was created by our talented team of rock star teachers. With years of hands-on preschool and Kindergarten teaching experience, they've developed a high-quality preschool experience that is convenient-to-use and easy-to-teach by you, grandparents, or your nanny at home.

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