Something exciting is happening in your family! You will soon have a baby brother or sister. We have provided the following activities to help you get ready to be a big brother or sister.

While Mom and Dad are researching the web site for answers to their many questions about having a new baby, you can enjoy some fun activities, too! It can be as simple as printing the coloring pages for a coloring activity to making a welcome home sign for the new baby.

Here are a few activities to help make an older child feel like an important part of the family.

1. Make a special sign to put up on the day the baby comes home. You could draw a picture of your family on the sign and write, “Welcome to our Family”  

2. Make a sign that says, SHHHHHHHHH-Baby is Sleeping! Use cardboard or poster board and decorate the sign. Put the sign in a place so that when people visit they can see and be sure not to wake the new baby.

3. Stitch, paint or color a picture for the baby’s room. Before you frame it, sign your name and the date, then hang your gift in the baby’s room.  

4. Once the baby is born make a special announcement to give to your friends in the neighborhood. Start with a paper plate and draw a face with a color marker. Add a pink hair bow for a girl and a blue bow tie for the boy. The write the name, date and weight of your new brother or sister.

5. Print coloring pages.