Giving your baby a hand until they find the words. Baby Hands SA is an innovative Sign Language Programme for hearing babies, bridging the communication gap between baby and parent, minimising frustration until they find they words.

Unique in SA! – Sign & Rhyme Course for babies & toddlers:

The Sign & Rhyme Course has been tried and tested around the world for over 3 years and has now been adapted for the SA market using South African Sign Language).

The Benefits of teaching Sign Language to a pre-verbal baby:

• Accelerates Verbal Language Development
• Enables pre-verbal children to communicate their wants and needs much earlier
• Reduces frustration for babies and caregivers
• Gives you insight into your baby’s world
• Strengthens the parent-infant bond
• Stimulates intellectual development (research shows a higher IQ level)
• Enhances baby’s self-esteem
• Improves vocabulary
• Promotes bilingualism
• Encourages an early interest in books and reading

Pikanini Sign & Rhyme Course

Our 5 week course will teach you how to sign with your baby from as early as six months. Amongst others, you will:

• Sing and Sign to Songs
• Sign along to favourite nursery rhymes
• Listen to a story, that will incorporate the signs used in the class
• Use pictures, props and games to teach your baby to sign

Course details:

• Duration:  5 weeks (one hour, once a week) 09h30 to 10h30
• Investment:  R750.00 per child

Our course includes:

• File with the words to all the songs and nursery rhymes used in the course
• Music CD