12+ months

• Initially, let your infant explore the toy and observe what happens. Does your baby discover how to make a sound? If not, give verbal hints, without directly demonstrating - and see if your little one can figure it out.  
• If your infant is struggling, demonstrate how to squeeze the accordion to make a noise. 
• Point out how you are holding the accordion by the handles at both ends and encourage a tight grip.  
• Point out the different sounds the accordion can make when you turn the buttons at the end to create different notes. " 
• Encourage your baby to experiment with the sounds - with a lot of praise for success." 
• Try to use lots of simple vocabulary like press, push, hold, squeeze - and encourage your infant to call the toy an accordion. . 
• If the opportunity arises, point out pictures of real accordions." 
• You may like to use one of our other musical instruments to create your own little band! 

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