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Can You Hear Me?

Time

  • 5 to 10 minutes

Materials

  • Large pieces of furniture to hide behind

Directions

  1. In this variation of peekaboo, you hide behind a piece of furniture.
  2. Call your baby by name, grabbing their attention before you pop out.

Extensions

  • Play this game by calling from a nearby room.
  • Play this game using a large bath towel to cover your head.
  • Peek out from the side of your baby's bed after naptime.

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Copyright © 2004 by Susan Kettmann. Excerpted from The 2,000 Best Games & Activities with permission of its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc.

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