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Child Development

Supporting Your Little One’s Vision Development

A father sitting on the floor with his young daughter, who is reaching out to playful bubbles in a colorful indoor play area.

You’ve welcomed a little one into your family and are excited for them to recognize your face. But what can they actually see?

It can take up to 3 months for a baby to “focus” by using both eyes together. So, at times, their eyes may wander, cross or move randomly. By around 3 months they should be able to focus on faces and close objects (about 8 to 10 inches away), follow a moving object with their eyes, and begin to reach for things.

Depth perception – the ability to determine if objects are nearer or farther away than other objects – is not present at birth. It can take up to the 5th month for the eyes to work together to form a three-dimensional view and begin to see in depth.

Crawling helps build eye-hand-foot coordination. Crawling is an important development step to support a baby’s overall development, and should be encouraged over early walking.

Vision improves dramatically between 1 and 2 years of age, and children between 3 and 5 years with normal vision will see as well as an adult.

What does this have to do with bubbles? The floating bubbles promote vision tracking in the babies, and support eye-hand coordination in toddlers and preschoolers as they try to catch a bubble on their finger.

It’s why Gymboree Play & Music ends every Play & Learn class with Parachute Time, blowing Ooodles of bubbles, starting with our Babies class for non-mobile infants.

Find a Gymboree Play & Music location near you today to meet new friends and support your child’s whole development – including their vision!

At Home Activities, Tips For Moms

3 Reasons To Use Gymboree Play & Music Bubble Ooodles At Home!

You can now bring home the Gymboree Play & Music fun and learning with Bubble Ooodles! Our world famous bubbles have been entertaining children for decades. Here’s 3 reasons that Bubble Ooodles can benefit your child in the comfort of your own home.

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  1. Bubble Ooodles create a sensory experience at home – Babies learn and develop from early sensory experiences. Bubble Ooodles engage texture (touch) and movement (sight) to engage the senses.
  2. Familiarity and practice – Children use Bubble Ooodles in our Gymboree Play & Music classes and using Bubble Ooodles at home allows children to practice their gross/fine motor skills and hand/eye coordination. They also feel the familiarity that comes with a common task that they are doing both at school and at home.
  3. Bubble Ooodles are non-toxic and easy to clean up! – Moms love the ease of use that comes with using Bubble Ooodles which is safe on indoor fabrics!

Buy Gymboree Play & Music Bubble Ooodles from Gymbo’s Bubble Shop — you can choose from three different bubble products: Bubble Ooodles Refill (8oz or 16oz) or Bubble Ooodles with Wand and Tray.

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From one of our Gymboree Play & Music teachers – “I highly recommend the bubbles not only for children but for pets as well; what makes them so fabulous & original is that they last so long on surfaces!!”

 

 

At Home Activities

April At Home Activity: Bubbles! Bubbles! Bubbles!

Spring is here and, you know what that means….PLAYTIME! April is Wobble month here at Gymboree Play & Music. Balance and coordination are vital for our kiddos in their development. Let’s get our wobble on with some fun games and activities!

Best part of all? All the below activities will be taking place at your local Gymboree Play & Music!

BUBBLES, BUBBLES, BUBBLES! There are so many ways bubbles help kiddos with balance and coordination. And, who doesn’t love bubbles?

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Get those bubbles out at home! Bubbles help our little ones with so many skills — hand/eye coordination, gross and fine motor skills, and visual tracking skills.

There’s holding the wand and bottle, understanding how to dip and blow the wand; tracking the bubbles with their eyes; and using their hands to find and pop the bubbles.

Babies are mesmerized when they see floating bubbles. Blow bubbles in the air and catch them. This will hone their focusing skills and promote their hand-eye coordination as they stretch their arms, balance and point their little fingers trying to grab a bubble!

Toddlers love an extra challenge. Have toddlers balance on one foot to catch a bubble in the air. This will promote good coordination and balance.