Fine Motor & Sensory Welcome to the Fine Motor & Sensory category hub for parents of 1-year-olds! Here, you’ll find the best Banabooza resources designed to make fine motor and sensory skills easy to understand and fun to explore. Our goal is to help you incorporate playful and engaging activities into your child’s daily routine, […]
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Thinking, Memory & Problem Solving Welcome to the Thinking, Memory & Problem Solving hub! Here, we make these important skills easy and fun for you and your little one. From age one through five, your child will naturally develop their thinking, memory, and problem-solving abilities. Instead of milestones, we focus on age-appropriate activities that you […]
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Communication grows through everyday moments: looking, listening, pointing, taking turns, hearing useful words, and gradually using more words to share ideas. For a 1-year-old, the best place to begin is simple—follow your child’s attention, use short phrases, repeat useful words, and make communication part of play, meals, books, walks, and daily routines. Choose your child’s […]
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Action words are words that describe what someone or something is doing. Words such as eat, drink, walk, clap, wash, and sleep are especially useful for young children because they can hear the word while seeing or doing the action at the same time. For a 1-year-old, action-word learning does not need to look like […]
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