Baby Signs Pop Up Book & $50 Babies ‘R Us Gift Card {Review & Giveaway}
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It is no secret that I love reading to my children and am a bit of a book hog. Both of my boys also love reading books to themselves. I enjoy the quality time spent cuddling up with them and reading a book. But did you know I love signing with them as well? We’ve been huge fans of the show Signing Time and both my boys can sign. Lucian (my almost three year old) can sign a couple dozen words and recognizes so many more. Warren (my 16 month old) knows about a dozen signs like all done, milk, cracker, bird, sleep, sad, baby, go, stop. It helps reinforce what I am trying to communicate when I also sign it at the same time. They seem to appreciate another way to tell me what they are thinking or what they want. It is so exciting the first time your child signs. It opens up a whole new world of language with your child!
Naturally when I was asked to review the new book, Baby Signs I jumped at the opportunity to combine two of my favorite things, signing and books. Amazingly we didn’t have a book that incorporated signs yet and I love another outlet besides videos in which to learn new signs.
This book is probably the most complex and spectacular book I’ve ever seen. The intricate pop ups are stunning. The detail is AMAZING!!! What more can I say? Just look at these photos to give you an idea of what I mean.
Lucian loved being able to make the action of the sign with the pull tabs and Warren loved the pop ups. The only downside I can see with this book is its fragility. My youngest loves pulling books off our bookshelf and reading them by himself. This can not be one of those books. I currently have it hidden to avoid it getting unintentionally damaged. I also have to pay attention when I’m reading it that my son doesn’t try to rip the poor boy’s head off. That being said, I think this book is totally worth it!
Synopsis: BABY SIGNS is based on American Sign Language and will help encourage the use of non-verbal gestures to communicate. Research has proven that babies who are taught to use signs to express their basic ideas before they can say words are happier because they can communicate with others.
Giveaway ~
Grand Prize~ Baby Signs Pop-Up Book & $50 Babies ‘R Us Gift Card!
Four (4) First Prizes~ Baby Signs Pop-Up Book (ARV $25.99)
Win it: Tell me what you love about signing or why you’d like to teach your baby to sign.
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I would love to teach my daughter to sign so that way she can have something for all her life that she can use.
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What I love about signing is that it allows babies to better communicate. Thanks for the giveaway!
What I love about Baby Signing, is that it relieves some of the child's frustration at not being able to communicate. macd82 at gmail dot com
I would be able to talk to my kid and see what he wants.
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My sister taught my niece to sign when she was a baby. It was so neat! Sometimes you are in situations, like church or the library or places where you should be quiet and having an alternative way to communicate is very nice. My friend has a newborn and I think she would very much enjoy teaching her son to sign.
I love signing because it bridges communication barriers. I would love for my baby to hav that ability.
I love that baby signing gives you an earlier window into communicating with your baby, tha way he can tell you what he needs sooner!
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It helps communicate with your baby!
It cuts down on conufusion iwth the childs needs and besides who else could brag that their child knows 2 languages b4 they are even 3!!! 🙂
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I’d love for my son to learn some signs, it’s a great skill to have!
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Having them learn at this age makes it easier to learn the 'language' per se as they are learning their own native language. What a wonderful idea, thanks for the giveaway!
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I loved signing w/ my son- It was so awesome to communicate before he could vocalize words. We plan to sign w/ our next child as well…
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I blogged about this giveaway (entry 1 of 3):
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I blogged about this giveaway (entry 2 of 3):
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Suzanne/710412/
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I blogged about this giveaway (entry 3 of 3):
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Suzanne/710412/
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Signing can be so expressive!
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I would love to teach my baby some signs for times when things are a bit too crazy to play an endless round of "guess what I want".
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