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Good Night, Baby
Gather two dolls or stuffed animals, two boxes or doll beds, and two small
blankets.
Give a doll, bed, and blanket to your child and keep a set for yourself.
Tell her that the babies want to go “night, night” and show her how to put the
doll in the bed and cover it up. Play quiet music if that is your sleep time routine.
When it is nap or night time, ask your child to show you where she will go to
sleep. Encourage her to walk or point to her crib.
Healthy Snacks
Let your child help make some simple healthy snacks. Here are a few ideas:
Pizza Bites
• Spread pizza sauce on whole wheat muffin halves. Add shredded mozzarella
cheese.
• Let your child shake some parmesan cheese on top.
• Bake in the oven at 400 degrees until the cheese melts, about 8 minutes.
• Cut the pizzas into small pieces for your child to enjoy!
Shapely Quesadillas
• Let your child help put a slice of cheese on a small flour tortilla and then put
another tortilla on top.
• Put the quesadilla into a heated, covered frying pan that has been sprayed
with cooking spray (adult only) or wrap them in foil and put them in a preheated
oven at 350 degrees. Cook until the cheese is melted. You can also
put it in a microwave for about 35 seconds.
• Cool slightly and let your child help use a cookie cutter to press out some
shapely quesadillas. Cut them into smaller pieces if your child does not have
many teeth.
• Delicioso!
Fruity Yogurt
• Cut fresh fruit such as strawberries, cantaloupe, or bananas into small pieces.
• Put some vanilla yogurt into small bowls or cups and add some of the fruit.
• Let your child try to stir and eat it with a spoon. Help as needed.
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Although this is messy, it is a good introduction to eating with a spoon!
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