Tryna keep a long story short, but i need ideas for entertainment

My 5.5mo old hates that tummy time water mat, the piano play mat, being in a swing, sitting with me watching me....i only get a few minutes of tummy time or in the activity center. He hates not being in my arms lol. He has a few teething toys he likes so sometimes if i can get him focused to eat til hes full i cam get maybe 10min. most baby toys and activities I've tried either he doesnt like or he gets bored with it quickly. I do walks sometimes but im asking about home activities. I'm limiting social fun while in cold season. He hollers every time i put him down-- boppy, playmat, activity center-- literally everything; His only desire since day 1 is to walk, but when i pick him up, he dives and throws his body at stuff and then wants up again lol He is a wild boy so he doesnt care about me talking to him, signing abc's, singing songs, or reading books unless i just push thru and do it anyway while he yells at me and fights lol the only way is if someone else is holding him and i cant get that a lot. I need ideas to help him entertain himself and be on his mat more (he's starting to do the 'downward dog' pose, so i think crawling is coming soon) I've been doing research, and he's opposite of most advice for activites and stuff for his age right now. As far as milestones, he's pretty advanced as far as guidelines i guess so i struggle with staying with whats appropriate and taking his lead on what hes ready for. But all he wants to do is stand up and walk away from me. i swear he would if he could lol and with my chronic pain, he wearing me down lol i need out of the box ideas
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Maybe put on highchair? And put small stuff on tray let him pick what he wants? I did that with my lo while i cook

@Anza i try that and then im chasing thrown toys and washing them and trying not to burn the food 🤣

Hahaha. I just put baby sensory video on tablet and put on tray. He is small so can't reach yet, he focus and happy

@Anza thanks! I have one calm show i put on for him when i need time but i started feeling bad lol

We have a big playmat which covers almost all the floor in the living room lol i put many toys around the playmat. He plays with them. Or i put him to highchair and toys on the tray

@Ozlem that's the main thing i do ever fat no matter what he just lays there. He's not motivated to try to crawl and even sitting he wants me to pick him up

@Lauren i used to put his fav toy in front of him and push him from his feet. That’s how my lo learnt how to crawl

@Ozlem oh cool i started that a couple weeks ago so I'll keep going and make it "forced fun" lol i guess I'm doing anything that could be done lol

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