Find resources / Activities / Write a poem for baby Activity

• It’s an opportunity to create something personal for baby in just a few minutes.

• It’s an opportunity for parents to explore their feelings with a friend.

• Thinking about baby as a person early helps to build a positive relationship.

Sit with a friend (or write the poem by yourself).

• Step 1: Think of 1 word that relates to your chosen topic.
• Step 2: Your friend adds 2 words that follow the first word.
• Step 3: Think of 3 more words that relate to the topic.
• Step 4: Your friend adds 2 more words.
• Step 5: Finish the poem with 1 word.
• An example:

Excited

About possibilities

When you arrive

Lovely little

One

Using more reo Māori