My Halloween Costume

Hi there! Here I am in my chicken costume for Halloween! Don't I look cute? This Saturday at Baby Play and Sign I am going to be there, so come and see me in my chicken costume, and bring your little ones dressed in theirs. I bet they look so cute too! Don't forget your cameras!

See you there! Saturday Nov. 1st 10:30 am to 11:15 at the La Quinta Library.

Dr. Acredolo interviewed on NAEYC Radio

Dr. Linda Acredolo, co-author of best-selling book BABY SIGNS: How to Talk With Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk, was recently interviewed for the NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) radio program Body, Mind and Child. Go to website www.naeyc.org and go to bottom of page where it says NAEYC Radio and click on play (will be posted there for about a month) to listen to interview.

In the News!

Our Saturday morning story and play time, Baby Play and Sign, was featured in the Thursday May 15th La Quinta Sun! Click here to read article!

Earth Day Message

Disposal diapers - too much of a good thing! Click here to watch a video on their impact on our environment. Baby Signs® has a new Potty Training Program to help you and the environment! Check out their special website at http://www.pottytrainwithbabysigns.com/ to learn more. You can contact Lorraine if you wish to preview and/or purchase a kit and save on shipping and handling costs.

New Video

Click here to watch a new video about the Baby Signs® Program!

Thanks for coming!

Thanks to all of you who came to Baby Play and Sign this month! I really enjoyed reading stories, singing, practicing our signs and playing with you! Thank you for all the hugs! Keep signing and hope to see you this Saturday at 10:30 in the Story Room at the La Quinta Library for more fun!

New Library Program!

Hi everyone! I have been having lots of fun going to On-the-Lap Story Time at the La Quinta Library. It is a wonderful program for babies and mommies/daddies or caregivers. Our favorite book is Brown Bear and I've been signing the colors and animals while we read. And starting this Saturday March 1st, we will have a new program lead by Lorraine and I called Baby Play and Sign where babies 2 and under and parent/caregiver can come and read stories, play and practice using simple signs together. It starts at 10:30am and Lorraine and I would love to see you there!

We're still working on the ABC video. It's taking longer than we had hoped, but in the meantime click here to go to a great site where you can click on an alphabet letter and see it signed!

Birthday Party

Hi! It's me, BeeBo, again! Boy did I have fun yesterday at a two year old birthday party! There was food, a jumper, pinata and Harpo the Clown! Harpo made balloon animals for us, showed us how to juggle, and painted our faces like clowns. The kids looked so cute with their red noses and cheeks! Then when it got dark, Harpo gave us light sticks and we jumped in the jumper with them. That looked really cool. And guess what? Harpo doesn't talk either! But he sure can communicate! He used gestures really well to get his point across. I sure liked seeing that!

At the party, I got to meet lots of kids and I used signs to talk and to sing the ABC song with them. Some of the older kids could sign along with me! I am making a video of the ABC song to post so you can sing and sign with me, and I will try to post in the next few days. So check back later in the week to see if it is here. (Lorraine is still learning how to do this, so it's taking her a little while!)If you want to learn and practice the mealtime signs "more", "eat", "drink", "cereal","milk", "bib", and "all done", come to my class Monday 1/28/07 at 5:30. It is 45 minutes of singing, signing, learning and playing for mommies/daddies and little ones from 6 months up to around 2 to 2 and a half years old. Would love to see you there!

Hope you had a fun weekend too! I'll write again soon and get that video posted!

Meet BeeBo!

Hi! This is me, BeeBo™ the Baby Signs® Bear. I help babies learn to communicate even before they can talk! I know how hard it is when you want to tell someone something, but they don't understand you. You have to cry or fuss, and then they have to try to figure out what you are saying. Sometimes it takes a long time for them to figure out your wants and needs and it's SO FRUSTRATING! I know because I don't talk either. But now that my caregiver and I have learned some simple signs like more, eat, and drink, I can tell them what I need, and they understand me! So much better!

I live with Lorraine and her family, and I am going to be helping Lorraine teach a Parent Workshop next Monday evening from 6 to 7:30. I would love to meet you there and teach you some signs and how you can start using them with your baby. If you have an infant or toddler, or are planning on having a baby, you should come to our workshop. It is so much fun to communicate with your baby BEFORE they can even talk! Why wait to communicate? We will also be doing baby and me classes where you can learn and practice signs with games, songs and fun!

Come back soon so I can tell you some more things we are doing, and I'll put up some pictures and videos of me!

To find out more, please visit DesertBabySigns.com .