- Say the popular nursery rhyme as you bounce your baby on your knees.
- Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. (bounce baby)
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. (open your knees and, while holding your baby securely, let him slide down to the ground)
All the kings horses and all the kings men
Couldn't put Humpty together again. (bring baby back to your knees)
- Give your baby a favorite stuffed animal to hold as you play this game.
- This may give him the idea to play the game with his stuffed animal.
What brain research says:Songs, movement, and musical games of childhood have been called "brilliant neurological exercises" that introduce children to speech atterns, sensory motorskills, and essential movement skills. | 
