Skill· 7mo–9mo· 2 min

Grasping falling objects

This helps stimulate your baby's ability to follow objects with his sight. Visual tracking of objects contributes to baby s cognitive development by allowing them to understand the relationship between sight and movement. Begin this activity by placing toys in front of your

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What you'll need

You'll need attractive halloween toys. This helps stimulate your baby's ability to follow objects with his sight.

How it works

  1. 1~30s

    Alright, let's get started! To complete this activity, you will need attractive Halloween toys. Begin this activity by placing toys in front of your baby. you, watch your child closely — I'd love to hear what you notice about how they responds.

    Watch for: Baby like some textures more than others.

  2. 2~30s

    Great, now let's try the next part. Select them in a way that they have bright colors and are eye catching. Now, let them fall to the floor and call your baby's attention so that he can look to where they landed. Tell me what your child does — any reaction counts!

    Watch for: Baby show different reactions to hot and cold things.

  3. 3~30s

    One more thing to try. Motivate your baby to grasp the objects that are in the same vision field as his hand. So that he can look at his hand as well as the object at the same time. During this exercise, observe if your baby follows an object's movement on vertical and horizontal planes with his sight and looks to see where objects or rattles fall when they are thrown. How does your child handle this? What do you see?

    Watch for: Baby thi helps stimulate your baby's ability to follow objects with his sight.

What this develops

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