

Bring your baby's knees close to his chest and stretch out one leg as you bring the other leg in. Gently grasp each ankle and move your baby's legs in circles as if he's riding a bike. Lay your baby on his back on the floor, couch, or changing table. Narrator: Another good game for babies from newborn to 3 months is called Bike Ride. It helps them with motor development, too, as they reach out to grasp the rattle. It engages babies in looking at parents' faces, but also the toys that they're using. Your baby is too young to grab the rattle on his own, but if you put it in his hand, he may curl his fingers around it.īrown: Shaken, Stirred is a good game for babies because it really addresses their visual development and also their hearing. Move the rattle to one side of his face and shake it again, then to the other side of his face and shake it. When your baby is lying on his back, hold a small rattle in front of his face and shake it gently.

It's great for babies from newborn to 3 months. Our first game is called Shaken, Stirred. So if yours isn't ready for a particular activity, try again in a few weeks. It's important to remember that each baby develops at a different pace.
#Free games for boys under 5 trial#
Narrator: How do you know which games your baby will enjoy? It takes trial and error, but the skills he's working on right now will help you choose the best activities. Pediatrician Mary Brown: Infants like a lot of different games, and so any games that really involve playing with the parents and looking at faces, moving their limbs, getting to hear different sounds or see different things, feeling different textures, these are all games that babies like to play. Each game helps your baby build important skills. Here are five great game ideas for babies from birth to 13 months. It's a great way to bond – and besides being fun, playing fuels your baby's development. Narrator: Your baby is never too young to play.
