Catch the Firefly*

The elusive firefly

As your baby becomes more mobile, she likes to play games of chase and catch. Here’s a game that will keep your baby moving as she tries to catch the “firefly” on the bedroom wall

Age: 9 -12 months

Learning Skills:

• Cause and Effect
• Locomotion and Co-ordination
• Motor Control

Materials: Cardboard Scissors Flashlight Tape Dark room

What to do:
1. Cut out a bug shape, such as a firefly, from cardboard, small enough to fit over the lens of the flashlight.  
2. Secure the stencil over the flashlight with tape.
3. Make yourself and your baby comfortable in a bedroom and turn off the lights.  
4. Turn on the flashlight and shine it at the wall next to your baby.  
5. Move the light slowly along the wall, to attract your baby’s attention.  
6. Tell your baby to go get the firefly that’s buzzing around the wall.
7. Move the light slowly away as your baby approaches it and tries to catch it.

Safety:  Reassure your baby if she gets scared in the dark.