For infants & toddlers aged 8–15 monthsPeekaboo.
It’s never
just a game.
Before preschool, there is something just as important: the first experiences that wire your baby’s brain. Meet Peekaboo Play, twice-a-week playdate & exploration sessions made for the youngest explorers.
Not early schooling. Early experiences.
Your baby is more than we think
Right now, a whole universe is being built.
Infancy and toddlerhood are the foundation for everything: how they learn, feel, speak, relate and believe in themselves. The way they look at the world and make sense of it now becomes the way they see it for years to come.
Billions of neurons. Hundreds of trillions of connections.
And every touch, sound, smile and “peekaboo” helps decide which ones stay.
Why “Peekaboo”?
Because the simplest game in the world is one of the cleverest. Behind that giggle, a baby is learning:
Object permanence
When the face disappears, it is still there. This is one of the first big ideas a baby builds about how the world works.
Prediction & anticipation
Hide… hide… hide… PEEKABOO! The brain learns to guess what comes next, and the surprise brings the giggles.
Turn-taking & early conversation
You, then baby, then you. This back-and-forth rhythm is the very shape of every conversation to come.
Trust & feeling safe
Every time the face comes back, baby learns: “the people who love me always return.”
That’s Peekaboo Play: everyday wonder, with purpose.
It may look like play.
But a lot is happening.
Sensory Play
Touch & Explore
Textures, materials, colours, sounds and water.
Movement
Move & Discover
Crawl, reach, pull, push, balance.
Motor Exploration
Little Hands at Work
Grasp, hold, drop, stack, transfer.
Music & Early Language
Listen & Communicate
Songs, rhymes, rhythm, gestures, picture books.
Social Connection
Connect & Belong
Smile, respond, play alongside, trust.
Nature Discovery
Discover the World
Leaves, soil, water, light and little wonders.
10 reasons to join
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In the early years, over a million new neural connections form every second. Nothing later in life comes close.
Touching, moving, listening and responding are how connections are wired in and strengthened.
Sounds, gestures, songs and back-and-forth “conversations” come first. Sentences follow.
Crawling, reaching, pulling and pushing build the body awareness and balance that later learning depends on.
Grasping, dropping, stacking and transferring are the first experiments in how things work.
With you beside them, little ones get used to a new space and new faces, building trust and confidence.
Seeing, smiling at and playing alongside other children: the first seeds of belonging.
Leaves, soil, water, light and shade. Real textures and sounds feed curiosity better than any screen.
Experiences made for their age, at their pace. Not early schooling. Early experiences.
How babies are met, spoken to and given room to explore shapes how they come to see themselves and the world.
They don’t need lessons yet.
They need people to talk to them.
They need room to move.
They need things to touch.
They need sounds to respond to.
They need little opportunities to connect.
They need a world to discover.
That’s Peekaboo Play.
Come and play with us
Book a trial session. Tell us a little about your little one and we’ll be in touch on WhatsApp.
Little experiences. Big beginnings.
Finnish Preschool in Colombo · 145/4B Park Road, Colombo 5
0763 100 100