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• Stacking and nesting activities give baby opportunities to share attention with whānau and explore what fits into what, and what stacks on what.
• Baby also learns problem-solving skills and language skills (including prepositions such as ‘in’, ‘on’, ‘out’, ‘under’ and ‘over’).

• Start with a small number of items — about 4 — that ‘nest’ in each other.
• Encourage baby to explore what item fits into what.
• Turn the objects over and show baby how to put one on top of another.
• Encourage baby to explore other objects that can be stacked on top of each other.
• Use words like ‘in’, ‘on’ or ‘too big’ to describe what baby is doing as they explore.
• Build a block or box ‘tower’ for baby to knock over.
• Give baby a clap and a smile when they succeed.

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