Fun Baby Activities

Happy everyday activities give babies the foundations for healthy development and future learning. Babies learn about the world through affectionate interactions, movement and senses.

Our delightful tiny tots are learning all the time absorbing the sights, smells, sounds, tastes and feelings they encounter in their environment.

Babies Learn Something New Every Day

Watching babies grow and learn is wonderful to observe as they begin to:

  • Smile and communicate
  • Roll over
  • Crawl happily exploring their world
  • Feed themselves on their own
  • Learn to walk
  • Learn to talk

Every day is an adventure full of new milestones and achievements to enjoy with young babies.

Babies’ Favourite Activities

Babies love interacting and communicating with parents and all adults who care for them:

Promoting Learning with Everyday Activities

Babies adore it when we:

  • Laugh and play with them, helping them enjoy baby games and rhymes
  • Play action rhymes such as “Pat-a-cake” and “Peek-a-boo”
  • Place rattles, teddies, colourful objects and toys within easy reach to manipulate and investigate
  • Talk about everything we do and see together, at the same time optimizing child language acquisition
  • Name colours, shapes, people, toys and pets helping children learn interesting new words
  • Make meal times happy occasions.

All these activities and happy experiences give babies the best start in life. Happy, contented babies thrive with age-appropriate learning activities.

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Piaget Stages of Development