Baby Activities from Birth to 6 Months (page 2)

Activities to Do Together

1-2 Weeks

• Hold and cuddle your baby 
• Sing and talk to her
• Watch how she responds to your eyes and your voice
• Stroke and massage her

1 Month

• Use your baby’s name when you talk to him
• Talk and sing to your baby
• Carry him around with you
• When your baby coos, talk back to him
• Give your baby lots of hugs and smiles

2 Months

• Put her close to you in an infant seat. Do not put the infant seat on a bed or soft surface, where it may turn over.
• Greet your baby with a smile and her name. Talk to her about what you are doing and seeing. Copy and repeat the sounds she makes.
• Read to your baby.
• Begin a bedtime routine such as a bath, a story, a song, and going into the crib.
• Play with different things she can touch: a stuffed animal, a wooden block, a metal spoon.

4 Months

• Hold his favorite toys close in front of him. Let him practice reaching.
• Help your baby get used to other adults, like a babysitter, friends, and family. Let others hold and talk to him. 
• Read nursery rhymes and sing songs.
• Ask your baby questions, such as “Would you like to go for a walk?”

6 Months

• Play peek-a-boo.
• Go out together often. Name people, animals, and things you see.
• Offer your baby toys from above, behind, or below. Encourage her to stretch, turn, and crawl.