Blog — Baby Play Hacks

5 Ways to Prolong Baby Play

5 tips for keeping baby focused on play!

Play Recommendations, Play tipsHannah FathiAugust 27, 2019Play tipsComment

Discovery Wipe Container

Discovery Wipe Container! This hack is great for curious sitting babies!

6 Must-Have Baby Registry Items for PLAY

The BabyPlayHacks guide to baby registry play items. 6 essentials for any play space!

Products I Love, newbornsHannah FathiAugust 25, 20190-3 months

Tape Peel

Tape Peel! This activity is so great for fine motor skill development and you can do this activity sitting or standing.

Ball Drop Shoebox

Ball Drop Shoebox ! This easy DIY object permanence box will help build gross motor skills as well as teach baby that the balls they drop in are still there even though they went away temporarily!

Two-Liter Straw Drop

Two-Liter Straw Drop! This activity will be challenging for your older baby or toddler, and will help develop fine motor skills and problem-solving.

toddlers, walking babiesHannah FathiAugust 20, 201912-18 months, toddlersComment

Ice Cold Sensory Bag

Ice Cold Sensory Bag ❄️ Help your baby learn in a different way by feeling cold objects during tummy time.

tummy time, sitting babiesHannah FathiAugust 19, 20190-3 months, 3-6 monthsComment

Mess-Free Baby Painting

Mess-Free Baby Painting! Your baby’s inner Picasso is just waiting to shine, but if you want the paint on paper and not in baby’s mouth, I have an activity for you!

Rainbow Noodles

Rainbow Noodles! . This is great for babies eating solids and up! It is taste safe and a great way to explore a new texture.

Soap Sensory Bottles

Soap Sensory Bottles! I am a very use-what-you-have kind of person, that’s why I love this sensory bottle!

newborns, tummy time, crawling babiesHannah FathiAugust 18, 20190-3 months, 3-6 months, Segment 0 Comments

Loofah Batting Balls

Loofah Batting Balls! I can't think of an easier activity for your little than hanging some loofahs—this is fun from newborns up!

crawling babies, newborns, sitting babies, standing babies, tummy timeHannah FathiAugust 18, 20190-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months, Segment 3Comment

Ball Rescue

Ball Rescue. This is another great, easy to prep activity for babies working on their pincer grasp and up!

Circle Sticky Wall

Circle Sticky Wall. This is a great activity for developing baby’s (or toddler’s!) fine motor skills!

standing babies, toddlers, walking babiesHannah FathiAugust 17, 20196-12 months, 12-18 months, toddlers, Segment TComment

Glow Stick Tummy Time

Glow Stick Tummy Time! Intrigue baby with the neon colors and light of glow sticks!

newborns, tummy timeHannah FathiAugust 17, 20190-3 months, 3-6 monthsComment

5-Minute Taste-Safe Foam

5-Minute Taste-Safe Foam!! This chickpea foam recipe is awesome for sensory play for toddlers AND babies!

Bean Shakers

Bean shakers! This hack is so simple but is definitely one of our favorites.

Hannah FathiAugust 17, 2019

Wipe Container Scarf Pull

Wipe container scarf pull. Babies loooove to pull wipes out of their packet, this is a great way to let baby use those old wipes containers without driving you nuts!

sitting babies, standing babies, walking babies, crawling babiesHannah FathiAugust 17, 20196-12 months, 12-18 months, Segment 6Comment

Paint & Oil Sensory Bag

Paint and oil sensory bag! Make floating paint for baby to play with for tummy time or sitting!