Way healthier than potato chips, but fantastically yummy, this recipe is a great way to get babies to eat potatoes if they don’t like them mashed.
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Veronika loves that she can hold these by hand for delicious nibbling!
On the eve of Veronika’s first birthday, I wanted to give her room a personal touch. I’m limited because we don’t own our home, otherwise might have considered more permanent decoration like a painted border of her favorite things (school buses, musical instruments, etc.).
Instead, I found easy-to-mount cork boards and simply tacked up pictures. Cats are a clear favorite of hers, so I found a few pictures and included other animals she likes (she says “ca ca” for a duck’s quack and a little “ffff” for a dog’s woof).
Now she can smile up at these decorations while she plays in her room. I also tacked up recent photos and handprints to add a personal touch to the space.
She makes her likes and dislikes and personality more known each day! What does your baby love at one year old? Please share in the comments!
It’s been a while since I focused on a texture game with Veronika. To keep a one-year-old intrigued, you need more than just objects with texture: Make them a surprise with a reach-inside feely bag.
Fill a small child’s backpack with a few items, choosing ones that vary considerably in texture. First up, a crumpled piece of newspaper. This was crinkly and soft, I told her as she kneaded it in her hands.
Next up: a knobby sensory ball. We talked about how it was squishy and bumpy.
And best of all bouncy!
Then she pulled out a soft and fluffy stuffed hedgehog.
This was followed by a jingly set of toy keys.
Finally, I included a wooden block, using words like “hard” and “smooth” to describe it.
Meanwhile she had lots of fun simply filling the bag up with items, taking them out again, and repeating… A soon-to-be-toddler favorite activity, as I recall.
joyful parenting 