| What is your main consideration when you are | | | | and until the baby becomes a toddler. Select an |
| searching for gifts for a newborn baby or an | | | | activity center that allows you to add your own |
| infantWhen we are hunting for gift ideas for | | | | material toys and to add on to it. Activity centers |
| babies and infants, one of the main consideration | | | | and gyms encourage the development of baby's |
| is to get a gift that can stimulate the baby's | | | | motor reflexes and coordination,3. Mirrors- Get a |
| development of the brain or his co-ordination of | | | | plastic mirror for safety, and not glass mirror. |
| reflexes, and thus help him in the development of | | | | Your baby will be greatly entertained to see his |
| his 5 senses as a baby.Here are some ideas that | | | | own image, and his own movements.4. Books - |
| are helpful:1. Give the baby a gift of "mobiles". | | | | When choosing books for babies and infants, |
| Mobiles refers to those toys that you can dangle | | | | choose those that have simple pictures with very |
| or hang from the ceiling or attached to a cot. | | | | little or even no words. If you are making your |
| There are two predominant choice of colors for | | | | own books, you can make a book of your family |
| these mobile toys. You can either choose a | | | | tree or with photographs of the brother or sister |
| combination of colors to stimulate the brain or | | | | or the aunt or uncle who lives far away or |
| you can decide on a black and white theme which | | | | overseas. You can provide information on them |
| has been found to provide opportunities for the | | | | when talking to your baby and showing him the |
| baby to learn how to contrast shapes. Adding | | | | photographs.You can also make a texture book. A |
| some ribbons that move when blown by the wind | | | | texture book will contain cut ups of different |
| is also an excellent idea, and will look colorful and | | | | materials that can be kept in a scrapbook for |
| inviting to the baby. It is important that the mobile | | | | your baby to feel and learn the different textures |
| be out of reach of the baby though.2. Provide an | | | | and shapes.Give gifts that are useful and enjoy |
| activity center or activity gym for the baby | | | | the laughter of the babies when they play with |
| during floor time. Activity centers do cost money | | | | those gifts!Peter Lim is a Certified Financial Planner |
| but they can be used for a longer period of time | | | | and webmaster. |