Developmental Activities by Age

Activities for Ages 0-6 Months

A lot happens during your baby's first months. Your baby will begin his development by learning to open and focus his eyes. He will begin responding to his name and your voice, and will learn big and small body movements. He might begin to babble and will use his fingers to grab, hold, and shake objects. As his development continues, he'll learn to grasp smaller items, release objects, sit and play on his own, and may begin to move around by creeping along on his belly.

• Tummy Time

• Sticky Fun

• Early Conversations

• Touch Tour

• Highchair Fun

• Gentle Touch

• Buzzy Bee

• Footsies

• More Activities for Babies

Activities for Ages 6-12 Months

Your child will continue learning how to move his body, and will begin creeping, crawling, pulling himself up to cruise along furniture, or may begin walking. He'll also learn to play with toys appropriately, wave good-bye, and begin to babble simple words like "Mama" and "Dada".

• Air Walk

• Blow a Kiss

• Spaghetti Pick-Up

• Can You Hear Me?

• Texture Crawl

• Peek-a-Boo 101

• Who Do You See?

• More and More Hats

• Unwrap It

• Climb Aboard

• More Activities for Babies

Activities for Ages 1-2 Years

As your child grows into his first year, he may begin to stack, bang, and place objects inside others. His grasp will be precise, and he might begin scribbling and using a sippy cup independently. He'll also begin to engage in pretend play by feeding dolls or stuffed animals. His walking and running skills will also become more steady and established.

• Coffee Can Drum

• Let's Pretend for Toddlers

• Sticky Feet

• Batting Balls

• Jingle Toes

• Pretend Grocery Store

• I Hear Thunder

• Short and Tall

• More Activities for Toddlers

Activities for Ages 2-3 Years

As your child's language continues to develop, he will begin using two-word sentences and will know and understand upwards of 50 words. He will also show an interest in playing with children his own age, and will begin alternating his feet when climbing the stairs.

• Moving So Carefully

• Follow the Leader

• Brush Our Teeth

• Bedtime Magic

• Jumping High

• I Think I Can

• Color Cards

• Walking Through the Jungle

• More Activities for Toddlers

Activities for Ages 3-4 Years

Building towers and drawing shapes are just some of the developmental milestones your child will reach in his third and fourth year. Aside from buttons, he will begin dressing himself, can speak in simple six-word sentences, and will continue to develop motor skills such as learning to catch a tossed ball.

• Name-Spelling Game

• Cloud Watching

• Where Do We Live?

• Number Matchup

• Dawdling Dresser

• Kitchen Shapes

• Play City

• It Felt Like...

• Glitter Shapes

• More Learning Activities for Preschoolers