in August 2024 Babies 🇬🇧

Activity ideas?

My daughter is now 7 months old (today) and I'm at a loss as to activity ideas to do with her during the day at home. I read books with her, sing songs and nursery rhymes, do tummy time, play with various toys etc, she's also got a big mirror she can look at. I feel like I've bought her loads of "stuff" but I feel at a loss for actual activities. I want to make her smile and laugh but also develop too. She cries and whinges a lot and doesn't like being on her own so I often have to play with her but I am just out of ideas for actual activities. I also just feel like a lot of the time I just spend my time trying to soothe her whinging as she is a very irritable baby - rather than actually playing with her. It is exhausting.

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Their attention span is tiny, and they get bored easily. It's a case of finding things they love and just alternating over and over until nap/feed/bed time. It's time-consuming and can feel like hard work, but I see it as a privilege to get to spend time with my LB. I go back to work tomorrow (part time) so I will cherish our time together even more. I do all chores and meal preps and shower once he goes to bed and before he gets up. Things we do - practice walking (loves going into random room, which i talk to him about). Build towers he can knock down. Eggs(like Russian dolls) he pulls apart, and I name the colours before putting them back together. Ride his scooter, chew his teether, sing, and dance. Practice signing (he just watches, but he reacts to some if he wants such as eat, milk, and water) out for walks talking to him about everything he looks at. Pulling faces, random talking and copying, letting him try things, tickling is a definite favourite 🤣 as well as flying and jumping and reading etc

The wonder weeks app has some great suggestions although it’s not free. They are developmentally appropriate

I find just moving to a different room/space in the house helps mix things up a bit! We might tend to play on a mat/play space mainly but I find my baby loves exploring/taking in a new space! Or a wander round the garden, touching different textures. I guess it's just remembering everything is new for them! I also find being out much easier as that is naturally stimulating for them.

Get a jumperoo? My 7m old loves hers. I umm’d and ahh about getting it as I know some people don’t think they are the best developmentally. But it’s honestly been one of the best things I’ve done. She loves it, and you can play with them whilst in it.

@Lucy loved reading this x

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