Baby activities
Keeping baby entertained with a variety of activities can be a challenge. Here are some articles with ideas for baby activities that are fun for you both.
Too many extracurricular activities: Tips for how to find balance and figure out what’s best for your child
Raising baby | Parenting styles
6 hilarious mom mealtime hacks
Not quite the foxtrot: Dancing games for toddlers
Raising baby
Tricycle-riding hot spots for city-dwelling tots
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Surviving cooking with kids
Indoor activities for a snow day
The benefits of singing with your toddler
Rainy day activities that won’t wreck your home
Getting a reluctant toddler to enjoy playing outside
Do they have to listen to kids’ music?
Hiking with your toddler
Fun and games: City planning
Learning toys for your one-and-a-half year-old
Fun and games: This little piggy gets creative
Your toddler the performer
Raising baby | Baby safety
Your toddler and other people’s pets
5 simple household objects that double as toddler toys
Fun and games: toys for bath time
Raising baby | Parenting styles
Thinking carefully about social media sharing
Fun and games: Blowing bubbles
Fun and games: patty cake and other clapping games
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Why do babies like lullabies so much?
10 “old” TV shows to show your kids
Rules for a long car ride with your baby
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Benefits of reading to your baby
Why do babies need to stay active?
Pros and cons of mobiles
Raising baby | Baby safety
Tips for playing safely with baby
8 must-packs for an outing with your newborn
Raising baby
Washing your newborn with a sponge
Toddlers and gendered toys
Raising baby | Baby safety
Toddler-proofing your devices
Silly songs to sing with your toddler
Fun and games: Rolling a ball
Raising baby
What is a baby massage?
Activities for sick days with a toddler
Splish splash: outdoor water activities for toddlers in the summer
Fun and games: Day at the museum
Activities for mixed-age parties
Life as a new parent | Traveling with a baby
Adult vacations that are great for kids
Dining out without the stress
Party planning with a toddler: The survival guide
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Birthday party etiquette
Playground safety rules for your toddler
Should babies take swimming lessons?
5 reasons to do a parent-baby music class
Your body after baby | Mental health
Hosting a stress-free party
Instant hit gifts for toddler birthday parties
6 tips for taking baby to a restaurant
Life as a new parent | Traveling with a baby
9 tips for bringing baby on a plane
Life as a new parent | Traveling with a baby
Surviving public transit with a baby on board
Baby's development and growth | Baby milestones
When can I start introducing toys?
Life as a new parent | Traveling with a baby
Comparing baby transport methods
Source: Melissa and Doug
Fun and games: Sorting by color
Fun and games: Sidewalk chalk
Fun games for your two-year-old
Does my toddler need more exercise?
Art supplies and your almost-three-year-old
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Activities for your toddler’s third birthday
Outdoor safety for toddlers
Monitoring your toddler’s screentime
Tykes and trikes
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Letting your toddler win
Raising baby | Parenting styles
Enforcing screen time with toddlers
Storybook guidelines for almost-three-year-olds
Interpreting your toddler’s art
The importance of sensory play
Baby's health and wellness | Baby Sleep Health
Tips to encourage uninterrupted sleep in your newborn
When can children start playing sports?
If toddlers watch TV…what should they watch?
Gifts you can make with your toddler
Raising baby | Parenting styles
Teaching your toddler to play nicely with younger children
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Teaching toddlers about animals’ feelings
Raising baby | Baby safety
Keeping your toddler safe in your home without hovering
Ideas for fun outdoor play on a snowy day
Fun and games: Hide-and-seek by proxy
Reasonable screen time limits for a toddler
Great toys and games for your two-and-a-half-year-old
How board games can help promote learning
Baby's health and wellness
Turning “keep from spreading germs” into a game
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
The importance of playing with your toddler
Raising baby
Encouraging your toddler’s imagination: Beyond pretend play
Toddlers who love scary things
Quiet activities for toddlers
Fun and games: What’s wrong with this picture?
Fun and games: Jell-O archeology
Beach safety with a toddler
Activities for mixed-age groups of kids
Fun and games: Stamps
Fun and games: Baby’s first kite
Fun and games: Hopscotch
Fun and games: Puzzles
Active games for rainy days
Birthday gifts your 2-year-old will love
Crafts with toddlers
5 routines to work into your toddler’s week
Teaching your toddler to play nicely with other children
Games to tire out your toddler
Toys that are inappropriate for your toddler
Keeping your toddler engaged at storytime
Sick day activities for toddlers
Fun and games: Reading half books
Blanket forts 101
Help! My toddler is interested in violent toys and games
Sports skills and toddler development
In the kitchen with your toddler
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Toddlers and sensory development
Classes for toddlers
Fun and games: Things to do with ice
Fun and games: Sorting
7 things to make with a cardboard box
Waiting room games with your toddler
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
A parent’s guide to making friends at the playground
Life as a new parent | Baby gear
Finding the right toy for your tot
Fun and games: Rhyming
Turning plastic spoons into art
Baby's health and wellness | Baby Sleep Health
Bore your toddler to sleep: Last-resort bedtime reading
Encouraging your toddler’s interests
Fun and games: Shadow puppets
Life as a new parent | Starting school
Beginning solo classes and activities
Baby's development and growth | Physical development
Adding physical activity to a city-dwelling toddler’s life
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Why are children’s stories so scary sometimes?
Media guidelines for your about-to-be-three-year-old
Figuring out your 3-year-old’s interests
Picking out activities for your three-year-old
Baby's health and wellness
How to turn “let’s stop the spread of germs” into a game
Safe ways to help your toddler enjoy nature
From abstract to surreal: A toddler art development timeline
Fun and games: Sing-alongs
Toys that are fun for more than one age-group
Great games to play with your crawler
Fun and games: Painting
Which toys to keep after your toddler grows out of them
Baby bike seats
Should I carry baby facing in or out?
Arts and crafts projects to do with your little one
Fun and games: Story time
4 bath time games for baby
6 silly ways to make a baby smile
Making picture books fun for your 6-month old
Baby's development and growth | Physical development
Adventures of the bouncing baby
Life as a new parent | Traveling with a baby
Field trips you can take with your 6-month old
Life as a new parent | Baby gear
13 fun uses for your baby monitor
Outside with the baby
Fun games to play with a 5-month-old
When can I carry baby in a back carrier?
Baby's development and growth | Physical development
Toddler dancing development
9 things every baby loves
Walkers, bouncers, and more
Fun and games: Michelangelo
Fun and games: Movie-making challenge
Fun and games: Dance-off
Raising baby
Fun and games: People-watching
Fun and games: Dress-up challenge
Raising baby
Fun and games: Definitely not the tortoise
Life as a new parent | Baby gear
Tricycle vs. push-bike
Getting started with tummy time
Baby's first year | Twins and multiples
First birthday party for twins and multiples
Raising baby | Baby safety
12 baby-proofing must-dos
Baby's development and growth | Physical development
Fun tummy time games
Baby's development and growth
Helping your toddler get involved in the garden
Fun and games: Follow the yarn
Baby's development and growth | Physical development
Practical ways to practice fine motor skills
Fun and games: Stringing “beads”
Outdoor games for toddlers
The importance of getting messy
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
The effects of play on development
Encouraging a love of music in your toddler
Fun and games: Pasta necklace
Fun and games: Edible finger paint
Fun and games: Found art
Bathtime games for your toddler
Fun and games: Sticker collage
Making story time fun with your squirmy toddler
Life as a new parent | Baby gear
Dress up and your toddler
Fun and games: Modeling compounds
Fun and games: Imaginary play
Fun and games: Sensory bins
Fun and games: Playing in the sandbox
Fun and games: Playing with blocks
Fun and games: Playing instruments
The importance of active outdoor play
Toddler-friendly art projects
Adding more active play to your toddler’s life
Toddlers and tablets
Toddlers and solo play
Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
How much TV should a toddler watch?
Life as a new parent | Traveling with a baby
Packing for an outing with your toddler
Learning through play at 1 year
Life as a new parent | Baby gear
How long should I use stroller?
Raising baby | Parenting styles
5 things every parent knows all too well
Top tickle spots for babies
Silly songs your baby will love
A bag full of distractions
The importance of solo play
When do babies start interacting with books?
Our 4 favorite baby games
