INFANT AND TODDLER PROGRAM

SCRAPBOOK
FOR
ACTIVITIES
Submitted by: Jeacel Avila-Juguilon
 (for cognitive, social, and spiritual)

What: Outside walk. Take the infant outdoors.

Walk around your backyard, parks, or garden.
Explain what you see, feel, and hear.
Afterward, talk about how God is wonderful for
creating such a beautiful environment.

Where : Parks, backyard, garden

 (for cognitive, social, and spiritual)

Why: This will help the baby understand the

world and appreciate the beauty of God’s
creation.
When: Every morning, when the sun is still not
scorching.
Materials:
Stroller/ baby carrier
 (for cognitive)

What: Hanging mobiles

Where: Baby’s crib
Why : According to Piaget’s cognitive
development, infants learn through their
senses. In this activity, the baby’s sense of sight
is stimulated. In addition, it also helps baby to
develop vision skills.
 (for cognitive)

When : All the time, hang on the baby’s crib the

hanging mobiles
 (for physical and emotional)

What :While laying down, hold the baby’s

hands and gently move it for a clap while
singing “When you’re happy and you know it
clap your hands”

Where : Infants’ crib or bed

 (for physical and emotional)

Why :To help the baby in his/her physical

development and learn emotions, especially
happy emotions.
When : During playtime.
Materials:
Mat
 4-6 Months
(for emotional and social)

What :Have a skin-to-skin

contact such as carrying the
baby, holding the baby, and
placing the baby in your chest

Where : In the living area, in the

baby’s room, in the baby’s play
area, anywhere.
 4-6 Months
(for emotional and social)

Why :This will help the baby to

feel safe and feel that they are
loved. In addition, according to
Erik Erikson’s theory, babies
should develop trust. This is
crucial for their social and
emotional development.
 4-6 Months
(for physical, emotional and
social)

What : Come to mommy/daddy.

Sit a little far from the baby
and encourage the baby to
crawl or walk towards you.
Claps your hands while calling
the baby’s name.

Where : Play area

 4-6 Months
(for emotional and spiritual)

Why: To help the baby in

his/her physical development.
According to the book
“Everyday I learn through play”
as early as this age, infants can
now respond to their own
name. Make use of this for them
to also develop self awareness.
 4-6 Months
(for emotional and spiritual)

When: During playtime

Material:
Mat
 4-6 Months
(for cognitive and spiritual)

What : Reading aloud Bible

stories

Where : Infants’ crib

 4-6 Months
(for cognitive and spiritual)

Why : For the infant to know

Jesus and to develop reading
skills as well as language.

When : Bed time

Material:
Bible story books (picture
books)
 7-11 Months
(for cognitive and physical)

What: Simon says flashcards. Print an

image with basic commands like clap,
roll, crawl, sit, etc. As you show the
picture, demonstrate the picture and
encourage your baby to imitate it.

Where: Infant’s room or play area

 7-11 Months
(for cognitive and physical)

Why: For physical development and it

can also enhance cognitive because the
baby’s brain will connect what he/she
hears to what he/she sees. It also
teaches the baby vocabulary.
When: During their playtime.
Where: Infant’s room or play area
 7-11 Months
(for cognitive and physical)

Why: For physical development and it

can also enhance cognitive because the
baby’s brain will connect what he/she
hears to what he/she sees. It also
teaches the baby vocabulary.
7-11 Months
(for cognitive and physical)

When: During their playtime.

Where: Infant’s room or play area

Materials:
Simon says flashcards
Mat
 7-11 Months
(for cognitive, spiritual, emotional, and
social)

What :Put a mirror in front of the baby

where he/she can see him/herself.
Point out the baby’s nose, eyes, mouth,
hands, etc. While pointing at the body
parts, say “Jesus gave [baby’s name]
beautiful eyes”
 7-11 Months
(for cognitive, spiritual, emotional, and
social)

Where : Infant’s play area

Material:
Mirror
 7-11 Months
(for cognitive, spiritual, emotional, and
social)

Why : Help to develop self-awareness,

have prior knowledge about parts of
the body, and appreciation of oneself

When : During playtime

 7-11 Months
(for physical and social)

What : Left and right. Put two boxes on

the baby’s left side. Put a pile of toys on
the baby’s right side. Demonstrate
picking the toys with the right hand
and passing them to the left hand and
into the box. Do this until all the toys
are in the box.
7-11 Months
(for physical and social)

Where : Play area

Materials:
Two boxes
Toys
Mat
 7-11 Months
(for cognitive, spiritual, emotional, and
social)
Why : According to the book “Every day
I learn through play” Babies can now
grasp objects and pass them from one
hand to another. Take advantage of
this to develop fine motor skills like
grasping. This activity will also teach
the baby to clean the toys and put them
on its place.
 7-11 Months
(for cognitive, spiritual, emotional, and
social)

When : During play time.

Materials:
Two boxes
Toys
Mat
 (for physical and emotional)

What : Stop dance. Play Christian songs or Sunday school songs

and dance with your child. Shout the word “Stop”. Stop the
music and stop moving. The child will imitate you and will stop
moving too.
Where : Play area
Materials:
Speaker
Mat
 (for physical and emotional)

Why : For toddlers to know Jesus through music and for them
to move their muscles. In addition, the child will learn self-
control.

When : Play time

 (for cognitive, emotional, and social)

What : Market play. Set up a mini market at your child’s play

area. Buy a toy cart and play with money. Pretend to play that
you are in the market. Display toys and actual foods in the play
area. And let the child go around and put things he/she wants
in the cart.
Where : Play area
 (for cognitive, emotional, and social)

Why : Children this age like to play pretend. This activity helps
children learn about the world and themselves. They will learn
about what they like or dislike. Pretend play also encourages
creativity and imagination. In this pretend play, the child also
learns about money and mathematics.
When : During play time.
Materials: Toy cart, play money, mini market area foods
 (for emotional, and social)

What : Let’s eat. During meal time, start to give them a cup and
spoon.
Where : Dining area
Why : At this age, start practicing with the child to feed
himself/herself
When :During mealtime
Materials: Cup and Spoon
 (for cognitive and emotional)
What : Reading Newmark
learning’s Myself series books.

Where : play area or reading are

Materials:
Newmark learning’s
Myself series books
 (for cognitive and emotional)

Why : to further enhance their

vocabulary, reading, and writing
skills. Newmark learning’s Myself
series books are books that will
help children learn and recognize
feelings and will teach them good
manners. After reading, encourage
the child to retell the story.
(for cognitive and emotional)

When : During play time.

Materials:
Toy cart
play money
mini market area foods
(for physical, cognitive, spiritual,
emotional and social)

What : Sunday School. Join the

child in your church’s Sunday
school for children

Where : Church
 (for physical, cognitive, spiritual,
emotional and social)
Why : for the child to know more
about Jesus and at the same time,
learn with other children. Children
will learn and develop a lot during
Sunday school. They will dance,
sing, recite, listen, and do art
activities.
(for physical, cognitive, spiritual,
emotional and social)

After Sunday school, ask the child

what he. she feels. Ask about what
they did during Sunday school.
Overall, ask about his experiences.

When : Sunday
 (for cognitive)
What :Texture box. Put materials
with different textures like cotton
balls, shells, sponges, etc. Let the
child get one object from the box. Ask
him/her what it is and encourage to
tell what does it feels like to hold that
object. After that let the child sort
the object by their texture.
 (for cognitive)

Where : play area

Materials:
Boxes
cotton
shells
sponge
 (for cognitive)

Why : Children learn through their

senses. In this activity, they learn
through their sense of touch.

When : Play time

 References
https://www.gov.nl.ca/education/files/e
arlychildhood_everyday_i_learn_throu
gh_play.pdf

https://www.amazon.com/MySELF-
Theme-Control-Myself-
Single/dp/1478806702