Learning English: Games for children
The Nibble Monster. 6m+
1. In advance, create a friendly-looking sock puppet, by sticking/sewing something to act as eyes onto an old, long sock. You could also add other decoration (eg hair, a mouth). Alternatively, you could use the Skylark puppet from the Skylark English set and use the name ‘Skylark’ in place of ‘the nibble monster’.
2 Introduce your child to the sock puppet. Say: “This is the nibble monster. He’s hungry. He likes to eat.”
3 Say: “The nibble monster likes to eat … [add the plural English word].” For example: “The nibble monster likes to eat knees.” For hair, say: “The nibble monster likes to eat hair.”
4 Make the puppet nibble at the named body part and say: “Nibble! Nibble! Nibble!” Do it quickly. It’s ok if it tickles the child.
5 You can also turn the sock puppet on yourself and make it nibble parts of your body to make your child laugh.
Taken from the Skylark English for Babies Activity Book.