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Looking for ideas for 10 month old granddaughter
« on: October 08, 2016, 11:46:41 AM »
I almost posted this in the Parenting forum, but decided that wasn't quite right - hopefully this forum is.

I've made one of those quilted fabric advent calendars for my granddaughter's first Christmas (she will be 10 months old then) and would like to put daily "gifts" in each of the little pockets before I pack it up to send. She lives in California with my daughter and son-in-law, and, of course, I am here in the UK, so I don't want to end up spending a fortune on shipping.  As she's too young for sweets, I thought putting a slip of paper in each pocket with a fun activity for the day might work well. 

So far I've come up with things like...
Tummy tickles
Hide (steal?) her nose
Flying angel (Do other families do this - baby lays on shins while adult "flys" her around?  Best not done right after eating.....  :P )
Playing little piggy, patty cake and such

The idea is to make it fun and easy for my daughter and something my granddaughter might catch on as connected with a daily visit to the advent calendar to see what Grammie "gave" that day.  Not sure if she'll catch on or not, but as she is the most brilliant child ever born... I wouldn't be at all surprised.   ;D

Now, I need ideas from all you current and recent parents who can tell me what might be fun for my daughter to "give" in my name and what would be a burden for her (want to avoid those!). Hopefully my question makes sense, and I'm really looking forward to getting your feedback!  :)
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Re: Looking for ideas for 10 month old granddaughter
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2016, 01:45:29 PM »
Nose boops
Raspberry on the belly or arm
Kisses!
Horsey ride (mom on all fours, kid laying on her back)

I'll keep thinking.  What a lovely gift!


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Re: Looking for ideas for 10 month old granddaughter
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2016, 03:53:47 PM »
Nose boops
Raspberry on the belly or arm
Kisses!
Horsey ride (mom on all fours, kid laying on her back)

I'll keep thinking.  What a lovely gift!

Thanks!  Great ideas  - definitely kisses and raspberrys, but what is a nose boop - nose to nose? 

And what kid doesn't love horsey rides.... I still remember how sad I was when I got too big for those and piggy back rides.   ;)
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Re: Looking for ideas for 10 month old granddaughter
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2016, 04:01:28 PM »
Press your finger on the baby's nose and say, "Boooooooop."  At 2.5 my daughter does it to us all the time and asks us for nose boops.

Yes, nose to nose kisses too!  Eskimo kisses and butterfly kisses.   ;D


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Re: Looking for ideas for 10 month old granddaughter
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2016, 04:07:15 PM »
Of course!  Silly me....  these are great ideas KFdancer, and exactly the type of thing I'm looking for - 25 of them!  :D
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Re: Looking for ideas for 10 month old granddaughter
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2016, 05:05:49 PM »
Has peek a boo been mentioned yet?

I think this is such a cute idea by the way :-)


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Re: Looking for ideas for 10 month old granddaughter
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2016, 05:13:12 PM »
Has peek a boo been mentioned yet?

I think this is such a cute idea by the way :-)

No it hasn't, and that's a great one to include - thanks!

Thank you, I really hope it gives her some fun this year and good memories in future years.  :)
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Re: Looking for ideas for 10 month old granddaughter
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2016, 02:44:39 PM »
Pull my finger?


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Re: Looking for ideas for 10 month old granddaughter
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2016, 03:25:45 PM »
Pull my finger?
I'll admit it. I laughed. haha.
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Re: Looking for ideas for 10 month old granddaughter
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2016, 03:36:29 PM »
Pull my finger?

Haha.... I think I'll let her granddads or uncles handle that particular game.  ::)

*snicker*  As I remember you only fall for that one once.   ;)
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Re: Looking for ideas for 10 month old granddaughter
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2016, 05:14:47 PM »
So cute!!! 
There's probably a regional variation of this everywhere, but my nieces and nephews always enjoyed Trut Trut
 Basically bounce them on your knee and sing the song and then dip them at the end.   

Alternate lyrics being "Baby (name) on the railroad, picking up the coal, along came the choo choo train and knocked her down the hole"
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Re: Looking for ideas for 10 month old granddaughter
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2016, 07:36:50 PM »
So cute!!! 
There's probably a regional variation of this everywhere, but my nieces and nephews always enjoyed Trut Trut
 Basically bounce them on your knee and sing the song and then dip them at the end.   

Alternate lyrics being "Baby (name) on the railroad, picking up the coal, along came the choo choo train and knocked her down the hole"

I know the bounce and dip play you mean, but I don't recall ever hearing it called anything specific.  Something closer to 'ride a horsey to town....' is what I've done with my kids when they were little.  Thanks for the reminder, that's a good one!

Interesting how many of these little nursery rhyme ditty things are about falling down.....  kinda violent really.   ;)
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Re: Looking for ideas for 10 month old granddaughter
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2016, 09:11:17 PM »
Was yours like this one?

Three different iterations:

Slowly bounced as if on a walking horse
'This is the way the ladies ride
the ladies ride, the ladies ride
this is the way the ladies ride all through the town.'

Bounced more at a trotting pace
'This is the way the gentlemen ride,
the gentlemen ride, the gentlemen ride
This is the way the gentlemen ride all through the town'

Bounced as if on a bucking bronco
'This is the way the cowboys ride,
the cowboys ride, the cowboys ride.
This is the way the cowboys ride all through the town.'

I know I loved it as a kid and my nephew would be shrieking with laughter at the cowboy's ride when he was little. haha.
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Re: Looking for ideas for 10 month old granddaughter
« Reply #13 on: October 13, 2016, 11:27:30 AM »
Was yours like this one?
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I know I loved it as a kid and my nephew would be shrieking with laughter at the cowboy's ride when he was little. haha.

That sounds familiar, but I'm not sure from where.  Actually, I think the one most used in my family is some version of this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride_a_cock_horse_to_Banbury_Cross

Starting the 'horsey' out slow then getting faster is something most small children love and my granddaughter absolutely loves to bounce.  I'm not sure how to explain it on a card that fits in an advent calendar pocket, but it must be included!  :D

Thanks for all the ideas everyone! 
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Re: Looking for ideas for 10 month old granddaughter
« Reply #14 on: October 13, 2016, 02:24:15 PM »
You could always Roll the Bobbin Up.  I know it's just a song but if you do the hand motions it's more of an event .


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