#0-6 months
Fun activities for newborns to 6-month-old babies. Practise language and communication skills at home with songs, nursery rhymes and baby books. Practise English language, literacy and communication skills at home, and help your baby build confidence making sounds and starting on their journey to learning to talk.
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Milestones by six months
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Songs and rhymes
All children like songs and nursery rhymes, even small babies.
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Cosy book time
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Playing peek a boo
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Chat together at Christmas
Chat with your child to teach them new words this Christmas
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Read Together at Christmas
Cosy up and share a story this Christmas
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Play together at Christmas
Play with your child and support their early development
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Bonding with your bump
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South Asian audiobook recommendations
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Walking in towns and cities
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Make up a song
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Getting outdoors whatever the weather
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Exploring the outdoors with your baby or toddler
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Why spend time outside with your baby or toddler?
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Black History Month Iconic Character Spotlight
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Black History Month Booklist
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Black History Month Author and Illustrator Spotlight
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Opera for babies
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Chat, play, read interactive activity booklets
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Talking tube game for babies
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Black and white books
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Keeping fit and healthy book list
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Authors' Choice Book List
We asked 12 brilliant authors, poets and illustrators to recommend their favourite children's books in which they felt represented.
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Early to Bed and Early to Rise
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The Queen of Hearts
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Oranges and Lemons
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London Bridge is Falling Down
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It's Raining, It's Pouring
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I Hear Thunder
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Books about life around the world
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Books about the sea
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Books about the jungle