Simple Baby Play: 0–6 Months

Baby doesn’t need shiny new toys or a perfectly planned play routine to learn! By making small tweaks to the activities you’re already doing every day, you can support Baby’s development in a big way!

Try these simple, equipment-free activities with your 0-6-month-old baby:

• Do a massage after diaper changes

• Lay Baby on the floor nearby

• Pause at mirrors with Baby

• Take Baby for walks outside

• Blow raspberries on Baby’s tummy

• Switch up how you carry Baby

• Incorporate textures into bath time

• Narrate your day

• Do cross-body reaches