At six months old, your baby is developing both intellectually and physically. Playing with them will help stimulate their development while providing you both with fun activities. In this blog post, we’ll provide 20 fun games that can be played with a 6-month-old baby. These will help stimulate your little one’s brain and encourage more active play!
1. Feel the feels
Sensory play is a brilliant place to start with babies of this age (or even younger!) Gather some textured pieces of fabric and let your baby feel the difference between smooth cotton and plush velvet. This is a great way to help them develop their sense of touch and promote language development.
2. Shake it off
A small screw-top old plastic drink bottle filled with a few dried beans is all you need to start your baby-led band. Make a couple and play together, or encourage your little one to shake it solo like a polaroid picture. This is an excellent exercise for hand-eye coordination and helps with balance.
3. Tummy time
Putting your baby on her tummy each day benefits her development, and getting down on the ground with them while they strengthen those little muscles is a great way to bond and play. You can also use this time to talk to her, sing songs or read stories.
4. Play ball!
Rolling a ball back and forth from you to your baby is lots of fun, but it also develops your child’s hand-eye coordination, teaches her more about how to use her body, and nurtures her social skills. You can also play catch or set up a simple game of “Simon Says.”
5. Peek-a-Boo
It’s an oldie but a goodie, and games like this don’t become classics for anything! Peek-a-Boo is a simple game that has delighted babies and their parents for generations.
You can hide your face behind your hands and then reveal yourself, saying “peekaboo!” or hide a toy underneath a clean tea towel or similar and reveal that to mix things up.
6. Get moving
Babies love movement, so grab your little one and get going. Shoulder rides up and down the hallway, airplane rides across the living room, surprise raspberries on the tummy, wriggling through giant cardboard boxes or sit-ups on mum or dad’s lap. The more moves, the better as far as babies are concerned!
7. Smell and tell!
Encourage your baby’s awareness of smell by sniffing your way through the refrigerator! Line up a few different foods and take turns having a prominent smell of each.
Talk to your baby about each fragrance … and you can even have a bold taste of some snacks or sauces. (Because why the heck not?!)
8. Tell me a story
While babies may not be in it for the long haul regarding stories, they love being read to and benefit hugely from sharing books with their favorite people.
Board books are a great place to start because babies of this age want to grab everything and steer it toward their mouth.
Older babies may enjoy looking at the pictures while you read, but be warned – they might want to talk about them for hours afterward!
9. Blow bubbles
Babies can’t quite believe how amazing bubbles are. A parent blowing bubbles is entirely magical, as far as little peeps are concerned.
Head outside to blow bubbles in the garden or clear obstacles and get set up on the lounge room or kitchen floor. Be careful not to blow bubbles into your baby’s face, as the soapy mixture can sting little eyes.
10. Clapping games
First experiences of music, numeracy, and language can be bundled into simple clapping games where you can count your claps, recite a rhyme, or sing a song between claps. You can also use this time to get your baby moving – try a little jig or march while you clap.
At six months old, your baby is developing both intellectually and physically. Playing with them will help stimulate their development while providing you both with fun activities.
In this blog post, we’ll provide 20 fun games that can be played with a 6-month-old baby: These will help stimulate your little one’s brain and encourage more active play!
11. Can I kick it?
Lie your baby on her back, encourage her to kick her little legs, and exercise those muscles. You can float a piece of fabric (a tea towel will do) at her feet and let her kick against it, or you can grab her ankles and help her ‘cycle’ her legs like a mini Tour de France pro. This is a great way to keep her active and limber.
12. Taste a toy
As we said, everything goes into the mouth at this age, so why not line up an array of baby-safe toys and let your baby work her way through them? This is especially great for babies who are teething; this activity can also spark chatter about different colors and textures.
13. Hide and seek
Grab empty cardboard boxes, turn them on the kitchen floor, and hide one of your baby’s favorite toys underneath. Help your baby find the toy – teaching her out of sight is not always out of mind – and repeat by switching boxes or adding more toys. This is an excellent game for developing spatial awareness and hand-eye coordination.
14. Get glittery
A spoonful or two of glitter in a clean plastic bottle, topped up with water, makes a brilliant toy to roll around, shake up and play with.
This is a great way to encourage fine motor skills and stimulate your baby’s sense of sight. Add some colorful paper balls or small plastic animals for extra fun.
At six months old, babies develop both intellectually and physically. Playing with them will help stimulate their development while providing you both with fun activities.
In this blog post, we provide 20 games that can be played with a 6-month-old baby: We hope these will help stimulate your little one’s brain and encourage more active play!
15. Dance off
Your baby is in her high chair. You’re at the kitchen table—your favorite track on the stereo. Alternatively, carry your baby to the lounge room as you dip, turn, jump, and shake your groove to the music. This is a great way to get moving, have fun, and bond as a family.
16. House tour
Show your baby around the house, pointing out interesting features and favorite things. This builds on her language skills and helps her understand spatial relationships. You could even take turns ‘guiding’ your baby through each room and describing what you see.
At six months old, babies develop both intellectually and physically. Playing with them will help stimulate their development while providing you both with fun activities.
In this blog post, we provide 20 games that can be played with a 6-month-old baby: We hope these will help stimulate your little one’s brain and encourage more active play!
17. Water play
Water play provides lots of opportunities to explore, learn and have fun. Try a tub of warm water on a towel on the kitchen floor with some plastic dishes and plastic cutlery for your baby to play with. You can also fill a large plastic tub with water and place it in the backyard for your baby to splash around.
18. Laundry time
Babies love being involved in whatever parents are doing, which makes sorting and folding the laundry the perfect activity to do with babies.
They can enjoy the feel and colors of the clean washing, and you can get on with that boringly recurring task with a trusty little side-kick, your six-month-old.
19. Dress ups
A bunch of hats can spark a brilliant game if you try them on together. This dress-up play encourages early efforts at ‘let’s pretend’ and provides opportunities to extend language, social, and motor skills. You could also get creative and dress up your baby in costumes from nursery rhymes or favorite stories.
20. Art time
Toddlers love to explore their environment, so art activities are great for them. You can set up a simple canvas on the living room wall and let your little one paint with watercolors, pastels or crayons while you watch and offer encouragement (and maybe some help).
Conclusion
We hope you enjoyed our 20 fun games with a 6-month-old baby. We know that moms and dads everywhere will find something to enjoy in this blog post! Thanks for reading, and be sure to check back soon for more exciting content.
