Entertaining a 9 Month Old?

storynanny

Storytime/rhyme time at the library is something we always go to if it’s on our day plus there is a lovely cafe in our library for afterwards

I will definitely investigate that thank you!

Storytime/rhyme time at the library is something we always go to if it’s on our day plus there is a lovely cafe in our library for afterwards

I had tapes of songs and stories which sent him to sleep after 5 minutes !

Sing along nursery rhymes with lots of actions. Row, row, row your boat, the wheels on the bus, wind the bobbin up etc. UTube has nursery rhymes, cds, Spotify. Make some playdoh for touching and kneading, water play, trying different foods.

Have a wonderful time. It’s such a privilege to be asked to look after grandchildren.

We used to go to a music and movement group, when they are back on that could be worth investigating.

Spice101

Never too young for a story.

Exactly what I was going to say!
Picture books, books that make a noise, nursery rhymes, clapping and dancing to music.

We were lucky to be given some toys from a neighbour's children (Fisher Price, cars etc) and we had some in the attic from our own DC. The lovely neighbour also lent us a good, modern cot for which I bought a new mattress.
A stairgate?

It all comes back to you.

I have found it useful to have a travel cot upstairs for naps, a buggy in the car plus car seat, a little booster chair for feeding at the table and a list of toddler groups handy for that day.

Don't count on immobility. My darling grandson walked at 9 months.

No, not too young for a story. A book with lots of colourful pictures and not too many words, board books with touchy feely stuff, like fluffy lambs, shiny duck ponds and so on. Or you can play games like pat-a-cake, row row row the boat (holding her hands to mimic rowing), ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross (holding her on your leg as you move your leg up and down like a horse ride). Get down on the floor with her and build towers out of bricks so she can knock them down.

And you won't have to fill the whole day, because she'll be asleep for some of it, having meals etc. Good luck, wish it was me!!!

Never too young for a story.

Thank you I am looking forward to it, with Covid we have hardly seen her !

I would try to have a routine from the start, eg; playing with toys, outing, TV ,story, messy play. Whatever suits your day.
Children like routine.

Remember you have done this successfully before.

Awww, this is exactly what I did, and it was lovely and brought back so many memories ?. She won’t need much entertainment at this age, and will be happy with whatever you do. Mine wasn’t crawling when I first had her, so was relatively easy. Two sleeps a day. We went for walks, saw the ducks, as everyone does. I kept lots of my children’s toys, but to begin with, it was just rattles, jingley things, etc. You will grow with her, and adapt. My DIL left me a list of instructions to start with, and then I just went with the flow. You’ll be fine...it’ll all come back, and it’s a lovely age to get them, before they get too mobile!?. Enjoy?