Skill· 10mo–12mo· 2 min
Pick and Place
This helps encourage your baby to store and retrieve her toys. Support your baby’s fine motor skills and cognitive development with this toy activity. Take a box and place a few of your baby’s toys inside it. Encourage your baby to pick them up and take them out,
Free to do together whenever you like.
What you'll need
You'll need toys, a toy box. This helps encourage your baby to store and retrieve her toys.
How it works
The 3-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.
What this develops
- MilestonePuts object into containerBody· 9mo–12mo· core· Step 2
- MilestoneTakes object from containerBody· 10mo–13mo· core· Step 1
- MilestoneHolds one object in each handBody· 4mo–10mo· stretch
- MilestoneTransfers object between handsBody· 6mo–12mo· stretch
- MilestoneEnjoys filling and emptying containers.Mind· 8mo–20mo· stretch· Steps 1, 2
Visual example
Coming soon