Surprise Me

For Ages: 8 Months - 2 years

Having an unexpected surprise delights any kid.

SURPRISE ME

Materials:
A few items small enough to hide in your hands such as cork, lipstick, coin, candy, etc.

Directions:
Show your child that you have a cork, for example, in your hand. Put both hands behind your back and switch the objects back and forth between your hands. Then, she has to guess which hand has the cork. Once she guesses, bring both fisted hands up and let her pry open your fingers one at a time to see if she guessed the correct hand. Do this game several times.

Now comes the SURPRISE part. After doing this several times, surreptitiously slip a coin, or another small object, into your fist instead of the cork by directing her attention elsewhere ("See that bird?"). The next uncurling of your fingers will surprise and delight her. She’ll likely want you to do it again many times. When she least expects it, change items again!