Baby Nursery

Take on the role of a doctor or nurse and care for babies in this child-sized nursery.

Underwritten by Advocate Children’s Hospital

Activities

• Examine and treat babies using a scale, stethoscope, X-ray viewer and other tools
• Dress, change, bathe and feed the babies to keep them happy
• Talk, sing, read and play with the babies
• Play different lullabies in multiple languages to help babies sleep

Educational Benefits

• Role play nurturing roles of caregivers, doctors and nurses
• Practice ways to handle and care for “babies”
• Make decisions and exercise control