Activities Infants Can Do Pertaining to Blue
- Many blue-colored toys display several shades of the color.toy blue giraffe image by Alexander Maksimov from Fotolia.com
Items like blocks, teething rings and plastic chains for babies comes in solid colors like blue. Remove all the blue items from her toy bin and set them out for the infant to play with. Repeatedly say something is blue. Incorporate the blue toys into as many activities as possible. For example, if you have a mat from the baby to lay on their stomach that dangles toys, only use the blue toys. Use the blue toys to build items, shake or for general play. - Various companies sell non-toxic, kid-safe paint.blue image by Sirena Designs from Fotolia.com
Infants can use nontoxic paint and ink with supervision. By simply painting an infant's hand or foot with paint or dipping it in ink, you can make a variety of pictures. Some pictures you can make are clouds, people, butterflies and cars. The infants can also finger paint with the blue paint. Set the infant in a highchair with some paint and paper. Show them how to pat the paper with paint colored hands. Because infants put items in their mouth, it is vital that you do not take your eyes off them and clean their hands immediately. - Create a puppet from a blue sock to tell the stories.baby boy socks image by nextrecord from Fotolia.com
Read or tell a story featuring blue to an infant. Various books exist that feature the color. You can also point out to the blue items in books, like books about the ocean. To tell a story featuring the color blue, use finger puppets, sock puppets or paper signs. You could also act out a story with stuffed animals or other toys. - When using blue bathwater, empty the colored water before washing the baby.Baby in Bath image by Diane Stamatelatos from Fotolia.com
Use bath time as an opportunity to use the color blue. Use baby safe, hypoallergenic bubble bath to dye the water blue. Store the bath products in blue containers and use blue wash cloths. When your infant grows old enough to hold a large crayon, introduce blue bath crayons. You can also use blue bath paints. Because an infant should sit in a baby tub inside of a larger bathtub, turn the seat close to the wall, or hold out a board for her to draw on.