Put your favourite music track on and give a baby a rattle, bell or tambourine and encourage them to shake it in time to the music. If you have one as well you can model the rhythm so they can feel the beat and then let them play along on their own. Exposure to music has been shown to help develop a range of skills and is a wonderful experience for children – it matters less what the music is (doesn’t have to be Mozart) and more that it has a rhythm and is fun to listen to. Older children can use more advanced percussion instruments – drums and maracas are good ones to progress to once the rattle-type toys are out-grown.
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