Lids and caps

What you'll need

You'll need a cardboard box, a plastic bottle with a cap. This helps stimulate your baby's fine motor skills.

How it works

1. 1~30s

   Alright, let's get started! Therefore, we'll be exercising the physical developmental area, specifically the motor cortex. To complete this activity, you will need a cardboard box and a plastic bottle with a cap. you, watch your child closely — I'd love to hear what you notice about how they responds.

   Watch for: Baby hold small objects with the forefingers.

2. 2~30s

   Great, now let's try the next part. To begin, hand your baby a cardboard box and show her how to open and close its lid. Also, give your baby a bottle, preferably a plastic one, and show her how to put the cap on and how to take it off. Tell me what your child does — any reaction counts!

   Watch for: Baby hold things with their fingertips.

3. 3~30s

   One more thing to try. At first, you might have to hold on to the bottle so that your baby can concentrate on her hand movements while she manipulates the cap. During this exercise, observe if your baby takes objects using her fingers and if she uses both hands to handle objects. How does your child handle this? What do you see?

   Watch for: Baby us both hands together to manipulate objects, like opening a box.

Visual example