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Brain Builders

Stimulating Activities for Your 2-month-old Baby

By Tammy Morey

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The people on the bus go up and down
Up and down, up and down.
The people on the bus go up and down all through the town.

The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish
Swish, swish, swish
Swish, swish, swish.
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish all through the town.

The horn of the bus goes toot, toot, toot
Toot, toot, toot
Toot, toot, toot.
The horn on the bus goes toot, toot, toot all through the town.

Begin by placing Baby on his back on the floor. While singing the above song and holding Baby's hands in your hands, move Baby's arms in a circular motion like a wheel turning over. Continue with the second verse while opening Baby's arms out to his sides and closing them together over his chest, making an open-and-close motion.

For the next verse, raise Baby's hands straight above his head and then lower them down to his sides for the people moving up and down. Say the fourth verse while moving Baby's arms from right to left in front of his face to mimic the wiper movement. Then, finish the song by gently touching Baby's nose with your finger on "toot, toot, toot."

Muscles exercised: pectoral, upper back, arms, rotator cuffs, shoulders and hands
Exercises performed: arm cross, arm circles, arm raises, pectorals and tactile stimulation

The Insty Weentsy Spider
The Insty Weentsy Spider went up the waterspout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the Insty Weentsy Spider went up the spout again.

Place Baby on his back on the floor. Kneel down on your knees at his feet, and while leaning over him, place your hands underneath his back. Gently lift Baby toward you into a sitting position while you say the first line. For the second line, lower him back down to a lying position and grasp his hands with yours. Then stretch his arms straight out to his sides at shoulder height. For the third line, while still grasping his hands with yours, stretch his arms above his head in a circular motion to make the shape of the sun. For the last line of the song, place your hands underneath Baby and gently raise him to an upright position.


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