Hats and Scarves Mirror

from 12 months · 5-10 min · Everyday helper

What you need

Sit in front of a mirror together with a pile of winter hats and scarves.
Put a hat on your own head and say "Brrr, it's cold! Hat on!"
Hold a hat out and let your toddler pull it on, or pop it on their head, then look in the mirror together.
Pull the hat off with a "ta-da!" and try the next one, or drape a scarf loosely round their shoulders.

Pulling hats on and off is real dressing practice, and seeing themselves in the mirror makes it a game.

Hats on and off: Pulling a hat on and off is one of the first dressing jobs they can do.
Knowing themselves: Spotting their own face in the mirror under a new hat is a big moment.
Copying: Copying you putting a hat on is how they learn the job.

Watch for them pulling a hat off on their own and laughing at the mirror.

Short scarves only, draped loosely round shoulders, and tidy them away when you finish.

Easier: just pull a hat off their head together with a big "ta-da"

Harder: ask them to put a hat on teddy too