Book List: Infants & Toddlers

INFANTS & TODDLERS (Birth-2)

INTERACTIVE

Where Is Spot by Eric Hill
My kids love lifting the flaps while looking for spot around the house.  We also have Spot Goes to the Farm.

From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
A friend had this book and it was one of few I've purchased brand nee.  The actions get your body moving...as it says..from head to toe.

Pop Up Peekaboo Farm by DK Publishing
As much as we tried to prevent it this one got used and ripped to shreds.  My daughter loved it!

EDUCATIONAL

Brown Bear Brown Bear by Eric Carle
This was my daughters absolute favorite book when she was about 1 1/2.  Her favorite thing was to say the fish sound "blub blub".   The little 2 year old we fostered also claimed this as one of her 2 favorite books. Our copy has been taped together many times.

My First Book of Things to Spot by Usborne
(ISBN 9780794530174)
Colorful illustrations with look and find clues strung throughout the pages and images.  My 2 and 4 year olds like this one.

Sassy: Baby's First Words by Grosset and Dunlap
This book taught our foster daughter (2.5 yrs but delayed) so many skills in picture identification, sounds, and a love of reading.  One of her two favorites.

Where's My Nose by Susan Ring
This rhyming book sends readers on a search for their nose which they eventually find in the mirror at the back of the book.

SPANISH/BILINGUAL
Baby Sounds/Los Sonidos Del Bebe by Joy Allen
ISBN 9780399186691
Unfortunately I can't find this book online in the bilingual version even when I search the ISBN.  It's a great little introduction to various spanish sounds.  Who knew a bird/chick says "pio!"? 

In My Neighborhood/En Mi Vecindario by Anna Bardaus
Each page illustrates a different place in the neighborhood.  The grocery, the library, the fire station, the park....  Identifying objects in both English and Spanish.

Let's Make a Box House

Original Publication 2/28/15

Never underestimate the value of a simple box!  This weekend, my husband decided to install a new vanity in our bathroom. The box was absolutely perfect for a little playhouse for our 1 year old daughter.

Gather:

Large Box

Markers

Utility Knife

Colored Tape

Packaging Tape

Step 1: I connected the top two tabs of the box with a strip of packaging tape to create a rough. I then used a jumbo sharpie marker (like the king sized ones) to draw a shingle pattern.  Roof complete!

Step 2: I used a utility knife to cut out a door and window on the front of the box.  We have like 10 rolls of painters tape lying around from when we first bought our house, so I used one to 'trim' them out. You could also use colored duct tape.

Step 3: Decorate!  The house isn't a home without that personal touch. This is where the project can break the two dollar mark, so I just used a marker to create a welcome sign on the door.  However, you could create real signs or art for the inside from paper or whatever else you have lying around. You could buy some cheap dollar store flowers and create a planter box under the window. You can use construction ever to make more realistic looking shingles. The options are really endless depending on how much time and money you want to put into it.

Step 4: Play!!