Baby signing is brilliant

I learnt baby signing at a 'sing and sign' class. It was a lot of fun and really held the kid's attention because of the music. Obviously babies this age are way too young to be learning in a formal setting. As far as they know, they're just there to listen to songs and play with other children. The classes are small and don't go on too long. They concentrate on useful signs like 'eat', 'more' and 'all gone'. They are also packed with signs about stuff that babies are interested in like animals and transport. We learnt a lot of catchy songs, a lot of them were different words to famous tunes. Each week we were emailed the signs that would be used in the next class so we could learn them in advance. If all this sounds a little like hard work, don't worry, it's easy enough to pick up as you go along without a load of work. We both also enjoyed the social aspect of the class and made some good friends by the end of it.