fine motor skills

Travel Tips for Road Tripping with a Baby

Travel Tips for Road Tripping with a Baby

Traveling with a baby can be tough, give yourself some grace and try to be flexible. We’ve traveled a lot with our babies so here are some of the tips and car friendly play ideas we’ve learned along the way. We hope they help you!

How to Play with a Wobbly Sitting Baby

How to Play with a Wobbly Sitting Baby

Did you know that sitting is only functional if you can do something there - like reach or watch something? Well, being placed in sitting but not being able to do anything, reach for anything, play, or get in and out of the position isn’t very functional for baby. And you know we’re all about functional play around here! Below you’ll find ways to play with your babe throughout the progression of learning to sit .

Play Activities for Baby Hands

Play Activities for Baby Hands

Did you know that hand skills are developed through crawling? ⁠It's true! Crawling develops the upper body and the arches of the hands which later helps with holding a fork, writing, tying shoes and lots more! Here, you’ll find simple play ideas to help develop baby hands from birth through the first year.

Baby's Hands - The Foundation to Dexterity

Baby's Hands - The Foundation to Dexterity

Hand skills develop through experience and trial and error learning. They affect how we interact with the world, play, feed ourselves, write, get dressed and can even affect language skills. More info here on hand development through the first year and how to use play to help promote it.