Where Is Your Nose?
Naming body parts. Two minutes, endlessly repeatable, genuinely good for language.
- Ages
- 9 mo–3 yrs
- Play
- 3–10 min
- Prep
- none
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- calm
- Where
- anywhere
You’ll need
Nothing at all. Just you.
Optional
- a soft toy or doll
- a mirrorGet it on Amazon
How to play
Ask where their nose is and touch your own.
If they do not know yet, take their hand gently to it and name it.
Work through three or four: nose, ears, tummy, toes. Three is plenty in one go.
Ask where the teddy's nose is — pointing at someone else's is a real step up.
Get it deliberately wrong, touching your ear and calling it a nose, and let them correct you.
What it helps with
Make it different next time
- Do it at diaper changes and it becomes part of the routine.
- Add clothing: where are your socks, where is your hat?
Cleanup: None.
Three more like this
- Good for siblings
