It's been so much fun watching your baby learn and grow this past year. You’ve already seen them go from babbling and starting to sit up on their own to crawling all over the house and getting into anything and everything. If your baby is getting...
16 Simple Activities for 4 Month Old Babies
Each month your baby gets older, and they continue to meet and cross off developmental milestones from their list. You might notice that your now 4 month old has changed significantly, and you want to foster those changes by finding new activities for 4 month old...
14 Sensory Room Ideas: Create a Calming Space
All children, whether they have special needs or not, benefit from sensory activities. Adding a sensory room to your home or school is a great way to provide kids with a sensory experience to help regulate their emotions. When creating this space for your child, make...
14 Fun Activities for 10 Month Old Babies
Are you ready to get moving? As your baby nears his first birthday, your baby is on the move, and you have more options for activities for 10 month old babies. This stage bring plenty of physical, mental, and social development. The changes your baby will experience...
The Best Stylish and Soft Floor Mats for Crawling Babies (2022)
No matter what you call it, a baby crawling mat, play mat, baby play gym, or activity gym, the idea is basically the same. These are soft, durable, beautifully designed mats for your baby's toys and playtime. You can find these mats in a variety of designs, colors,...
9 Large Motor Activities for Infants
Babies have a lot of developing to do in the first year of life, and they start to develop gross motor skills that will help them as they learn how to sit up, stand up, and walk - eventually run. Parents support this development by offering large motor activities for...
Developmental Baby Activities for 7 Month Old
By 6 months old, your baby is now much more interested in the world around him. He's probably easily distracted and always trying to get your attention, grabbing at anything within his reach, and babbling a ton with more consonant sounds (ma, ba, da). In this...
Infant Development: How to Teach a Baby To Roll Over: 11 Tips from an Occupational Therapist
As parents, it is common to be concerned about making sure that your infant reaches their next developmental milestone ‘on time’. For an infant, being able to roll over is the first of many important physical milestones to reach. Think of a baby's milestones as...
How to Teach Sign Language To Your Baby
Every parent awaits the day their baby calls them mom or dad. Perhaps, the first time your baby refers to you may not be through words, but through sign language. Babies communicate since the day they were born. They smile, frown, giggle, cry, scream, kick, and...
Black and White Cards for Visual Stimulation in Newborn Babies- Free Printable
Newborn babies bring so much joy! Between their oh so adorable sounds, and cute baby expressions- you just can't get enough. If you are anything like me, you may be wondering about how your newborn is developing and what types of things your newborn is absorbing from...
20 Ways to Play with a Newborn 0-3 Months Old
In the first few weeks after bringing home my babies, they seemed so small and fragile. All I was worried about is getting them fed, changed, and snuggled. However, once a few weeks went by and my babies were awake a lot longer, I was was wondering how to play with my...
Outdoor Activities for One-Year-Olds
If your one-year-old is anything like mine have been, outdoor activities are the perfect remedy to just about anything. Having a tantrum? Need to get some extra energy out? Bored? Whiny? Excited? Go outside! There is something about the great outdoors that sparks joy...
15 Best Educational Toys for 9-12-Month-Olds to Maximize Stimulation and Development
At this age, babies are so curious about the world around them. They will be opening doors, drawers, boxes, toilet lids, garbage cans, etc. You name it, they will be into it! Their exploration has reached an all-time high as they are understanding and making sense of...
17 Sensory Board DIY Ideas for Busy Babies and Toddlers
You baby has been busy exploring the world around him for some time now. Since the moment he could open his eyes and take his first breath, he was taking in everything through his senses. From seeing and hearing to feeling and tasting, they are loving the new...
How to Make Simple DIY Glitter Sensory Bottles
Sensory bottles can be a calming experience for your little one. They're great for babies, toddlers, preschoolers or any child who loves visually stimulating objects. What is a Sensory Bottle? Sensory bottles are containers that typically include water, clear glue,...
Teaching Baby to Point to Develop Early Language Skills
You may not even realize it, but teaching your baby to point is a developmental milestone that goes right along with waving bye-bye and other gestures. Your baby starts communicating before they ever even say a single word. This means all those cute little hand...
6 Easy Ways to Practice Pincer Grasp with Your Baby
A baby will go through many different developmental stages as they grow and develop new skills. One of the milestones that you will see emerge is their use of pincer grasp, a basic fine motor skill. Fine motor skills involve the small muscles in the hands and fingers,...
The Best Developmental Toys for Your 3 to 6 Month Old
Infants are quickly learning about the new world around them. They love exploring new textures and objects that are put in front of them. There are many baby toys for 3 to 6 month olds out there that will help to promote their senses, motor skills, and...
Developmental Baby Activities for 3 to 4 Month Olds for Fun and Stimulation
With each month comes new developmental milestones that you'll notice as your baby grows. Now that they're 3 or 4 months old, you'll see a huge difference in their behaviors and skills compared to the early newborn stage. At this point, they'll be taking in so much...
Christmas Bow Wall Stick Activity
This Christmas bow wall stick activity is super simple and will keep your toddler busy for some time (in toddler world, a few minutes is a lot of time!). It's a festive way for your child to play with items that they usually don't get to play with. You can...
Christmas Pom Pom Push for Babies and Toddlers
The Christmas pompom push activity is a festive fine motor task for the holiday season. It requires a little bit of set up, but uses items you should have around the house. It only requires them to follow 1 step directions so it's great for younger toddlers and...