Although it's important to be aware of your baby's senses from the very first days, a newborn baby’s eyesight takes six to eight months to develop.
In the early weeks, your baby cannot see very much more than about 12 inches (roughly the distance between her head and your face when she is breastfeeding), so you will notice that your child finds your face fascinating!
Babies can also detect light, shapes and movement and can see colour from birth, but they cannot discern different tones, which is why you will notice many toys for new babies are styled in black and white high-contrast shapes, rather like chess boards.
Over the months this grasp of visual perception improves, at three-to-four months your baby will start to understand depth, and by five months will be able to begin to recognise objects even when she can't necessarily see the whole shape. By this time she can also follow something with her eyes, as it moves.
Wee Gallery developmental cards
As your baby develops, geometric shapes help your child relate to objects and dimensions in the world around her. And to enhance this experience, Wee gallery have designed a lovely set of cards with high contrast images on.
Their work is based on studies which suggest that such images help young babies find a greater sense of calm, and that the brain stimulation to be gained from looking at these patterns is extremely valuable.
Wee Gallery (parents Dave Pinto and Surya Sajnani) have created these cards not only to be a fun, intimate activity you can enjoy with your child anywhere and at any time, but also as a 'mental workout' for your baby.
Dave, a teacher and Surya, a graphic designer, showed hand drawn black and white images to their baby (Sid), when he was born and were delighted when they yielded an immediate response. Thus they developed their uniquely stylish and functional designs as art cards, wall graphics, canvas sets, and more.
As Dave and Surya found with Sid, the cards have a life long after a new baby has enjoyed their visual stimulation. Sid continued to enjoy playing with them when he was a toddler beginning to learn words and identify pictures.
Good for your baby and for the planet
Wee Gallery's wall graphics are made from polypropylene with its more environmentally friendly manufacturing process, and their cards are printed with soy inks and sealed with food grade lamination.
For more information on the range, how the images work to stimulate your baby, and to find a stockist near you, go to www.weegallery.co.uk.
