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20 Engaging Baby Home Activities

May 11, 2022 Anna

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Babies learn so fast that you might have run out of activities to do with them. Well, this one is for you! Tickle some creativity together with your precious little toddlers when you try these baby home activities! Add these to your daily routine and these easy activities will make messy little monsters and mama smiles!

Engaging Activities For Babies
Your baby will be so thrilled today!

Besides nursery rhymes, infants love to play too! Which activity will you try with your baby first?

Fun and Engaging Baby Home Activities Your Little One Will Enjoy

1. Ice Sensory Play

Looking for sensory activities for that cute busy toddler? Even simple things like playing with ice can be an amazing sensory experience for a baby! Simple and clever idea from Fun A Home With Kids. See the delight in their facial expressions as they begin their simple exploration!

ICE SENSORY PLAY, Engaging Activities For Babies
Cold but cool!

2. Water Play on a High Chair

This simple water activity for babies from Learn with Play at Home is as easy as adding a little water to their highchair tray! They will surely babble different sounds in delight as they practice gross motor skills and harden those little muscles.

WATER TRAY PLAY, Engaging Activities For Babies
Splash and fun!

3. Super Fun Stoplight Game

Recycle your cleaning supply lids into this stoplight game for baby from Dabbling Momma! Your baby’s eyes will go dancing as you do this fun hand-eye coordination activity with them.

LYSOL WIPE LIDS, Engaging Activities For Babies
Stop and go!

4. Easy DIY Sensory Balls

These DIY sensory balls for baby from School Time Snippets let your baby explore a variety of textures from different things! Yes, they might pick their favorite toy with different textures.

DIY SENSORY BALLS, Engaging Activities For Babies
Smiling with senses!

5. Cool Fine Motor Game

Mama, your old hair rollers can be turned into a velcro fine motor skills game for your baby in this idea from Lalymom. A cute busy board with pretend obstacle course for your little one!

VELCRO ROLLERS, Engaging Activities For Babies
Stick the fun!

6. Edible Sand for Sensory Play

You won’t have to worry about your baby eating this edible play sand in this sensory play idea from Happily Ever Mom! Store it in sensory bottles and sensory bins. Perfect for 6-month-olds!

EDIBLE SAND, Engaging Activities For Babies
Eat and play!

7. Fun Sensory Wall

This DIY sensory wall idea for babies from Fun at Home with Kids is easy to make and will provide hours of fun! Let your little one crawl towards the wall and learn the things rattle, how they shake, and many more. Mommy will enjoy making this project too.

DIY SENSORY WALL, Engaging Activities For Babies
Touch the fun!

8. Tummy Time Painting Activity

Tummy time is so much more fun when there’s a tummy time painting activity involved! Clever mess activity for your precious one from Can Do Kiddo!

TUMMY TIME PAINTING, Engaging Activities For Babies
Painting during tummy time!

9. Painting with Edible Paint

Edible paint means there are no worries about the baby accidentally ingesting it! Try this colorful activity by Fun At Home With Kids. They can do this while lying on their stomach, or while sitting on your lap.

EDIBLE BABY PAINT, Engaging Activities For Babies
Yummy colors!

10. Fun Tugging Box Activity

Encourage your baby’s curiosity and take a peek with this DIY tugging box activity from Laughing Kids Learn!

DIY TUGGING BOX, Engaging Activities For Babies
Tug it for fun!

11. Tie Balloons for Fun Kicks

You can make your baby’s kicks more interesting by adding balloons, like this idea from Can Do Kiddo!

BABY BALLOON KICKING, Engaging Activities For Babies
It’s so fun to kick!

12. Sensory Play in a Box

Recycle old cardboard boxes into this amazing sensory experience for your baby from Meri Cherry!

DIY SENSORY BOXES, Engaging Activities For Babies
Oh so fun play!

13. Dropbox Activities for Little Ones

Baby plays this dropbox craft for babies by Fun at Home with Kids will first teach cause and effect, and then later shapes and colors!

DROPPING BOX, Engaging Activities For Babies
Drop those stuff!

14. Colorful Discovery Bottles

Your baby will love a little playtime with these DIY discovery bottles from The Imagination Tree! So much for baby activities!

DISCOVERY BOTTLES, Engaging Activities For Babies
Everything inside is fun!

15. Fun Pick-up Sticks Activity

What’s more fun than dropping sticks into a can? Your baby will love this pick-up sticks activity by Powerful Mothering!

PICK UP STICKS, Engaging Activities For Babies
The sound of dropping sticks is so fun!

16. Plastic Egg Scoop Activity

This plastic egg scoop activity by Plain Vanilla Mom is just too much fun for your baby!

EGG SCOOP ACTIVITY, Engaging Activities For Babies
Scoop ’em out!

17. Tissue-Pulling Activity

It’s okay for your baby to pull all the tissues out of this box in this pulling activity by The Imagination Tree!

PLAY MATERIAL BOX, Engaging Activities For Babies
Pull them all!

18. Easy DIY Sensory Book

Your baby may not be able to read yet, but they’ll enjoy this DIY sensory book for babies from Nurture Store!

DIY SENSORY BOOK, Engaging Activities For Babies
Senses on the play!

19. Lava Effect Sensory Bag

Baby oil and water create a lava lamp effect in this sensory bag from Play Create Explore that your little one will love!

BABY OIL SENSORY BAG, Engaging Activities For Babies
Creative drops!

20. Fun paper Tearing Activity

Babies love to tear paper! Why not go ahead and make a paper tearing activity out of it? Two birds with one stone in this fun activity by Chasing Cheerios!

TEARING PAPER, Engaging Activities For Babies
Tear them all up and have fun!

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  • Let your little one discover more senses with these fun baby home activities and creative sensory play ideas!
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Which of these super fun engaging baby home activities are you doing with your little one today?

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