Snacktime Fun

You can introduce numbers while your baby enjoys her snack.

What you need:

• cheese sticks
• small crackers or pieces of cereal

What to do together:

As you put out the cups, plates, and silverware, say, "One cup for you. One cup for me."

Talk about the many cheese sticks on the plate. Your baby may have one cheese stick for each hand. As she picks them up, say, "One, two. Two cheese sticks for two hands."

Give your little one 10 small crackers or pieces of cereal. Say, "You have many crackers." Count the crackers as she eats them.

This activity was written by Eileen Hall, the early childhood field work supervisor at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, NY.