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Babies The arrival of a baby is a new beginning for every family, bringing lots of joy and change to all. This week in Play School, we learn about babies and their growing stages through songs, stories, films and creative play. We also look at ways to involve young children with their new brother or sister to avoid feelings of displacement and encourage them to feel proud of being “big” and their capabilities. Throughout the week, we feature a special series of baby films that look at different aspects of a baby’s daily routine, such as sleeping, playing, eating and bathing. Episode 5 PRESENTERS Abi Tucker – Alex Papps PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY Mr Archimedes’ Bath Author & Illustrator: Pamela Allen Publisher: Collins FILM Platypus with Babies (Play School, ABC) BABY FILM SERIES Babies at Bath Time (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER Go to the zoo or aquarium to watch how platypuses swim in the water and move on the land. Make your own bubble wand by rolling some card into a trumpet shape. Dip it into the bubble mix and blow. SONGS Bath Time Composer: June Epstein Publisher: Allans Music Co. Splish, Splash, Splosh Composers: Peter Mapleson & Robyn Mapleson Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Scoot on My Scooter Composers: Peter Dasent, Arthur Baysting & Justine Clarke Publisher: Origin/Control I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles Composers: Jaan Kenbrovin & John William Kellette Publisher: A & C Black, London 1977 When Suzy Had a Baby Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing I Like to Sing Composers: Peter Dasent & Garth Frost Publisher: Origin/Control Wombat Wobble Composer: Val Donlon Publisher: ABC Music c/o Mushroom Music MAKE AND DO How to Give Your Toys a Bath You will need: - A plastic baby’s bath or bucket - Soap - A hard plastic toy (or toys), suitable for getting wet - A wash cloth - A towel - A face washer - A peg Fill a plastic baby’s bath or bucket with warm, soapy water. Make sure the water isn’t too hot or too cold. Undress your toy and put him or her into the bath. Clean with warm water and a wash cloth. Once your toy is clean, dry with a towel and place in the sun for an hour or so. You might like to dress your toy in a face washer nappy, secured with a peg. How to Make a Bubble Pop Painting You will need: - Four recycled plastic containers, such as ice cream containers - Water - Sugar - Dishwashing detergent - Red, blue, green and yellow food colouring - A bubble wand or a handful of straws taped together - White paper This can get messy, so you might like to cover your workspace in recycled newspaper or a plastic worksheet. To make bubble mixture, combine approximately 1 cup of water, 1⁄2 cup of dishwashing detergent and 2 teaspoons of sugar in each plastic container. You might need to adjust these amounts, depending on the size of your containers. Mix well. Add a few drops of food colouring to each container to make red, blue, green and yellow bubble mixture. Set a piece of white paper down on your covered workspace. Use a bubble wand or a handful of straws taped together to blow coloured bubbles onto the paper. When the bubbles pop and dry you will be left with a colourful pop painting! How to Make a Baby Puppet You will need: A pencil - Cardboard - Safety scissors - A marker - Tape - Wool - Scraps of material Paste - A scrunchie Use a pencil to draw a baby body shape on cardboard and cut around it with safety scissors. Cut two holes in the lower part of the body to stick two fingers in for legs. Draw a smiling face on your baby with a marker. Tape on a few short threads of wool for baby hair. Paste or tape on a scrap of material for a singlet. Twist a scrunchie around the bottom of the baby for a frilly skirt or a nappy. Stick two fingers through the holes in your puppet and take the baby for a toddle or dance by moving your fingers about. How to Make a Mother and Baby Platypus You will need: - A large clean car sponge and a small clean car sponge - Four 30cm lengths of elastic - Eight plastic forks - Craft foam - Safety scissors - A marker Tie a piece of elastic around both the top and bottom of each car sponge to mark out the head, body and tail of your platypuses. Poke four plastic forks into each sponge for webbed feet. You can use the elastic to help secure them. Cut a bill and tail for each platypus from craft foam. Poke the bills and tails under the elastic at either end of the platypuses to secure them. Draw eyes on each platypus with a marker. If you don’t have car sponges, use recycled plastic bottles.