
Written by Suma rp
Babies seem to grow very fast. Around 9 months, many babies go through a growth spurt that makes them bigger and heavier within weeks. As their physical strength increases, babies will try to do more with their hands and legs. Ensure to follow some top activities to keep your 9 month old baby busy.
Activities can be a great way to not only engage them but also introduce them to new concepts. It can be an interesting way to show them what their own bodies are capable of. Their brain is constantly learning and committing things to memory. Activities that involve various senses can aid in the overall development of your baby.
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You need fun and physically engaging activity for your baby who is mentally very alert and wants to move around physically. Here are a few activities you can do with a 9 month old baby at this stage:
Babies love it when they suddenly spot something they have been searching for. Even when you hide your face or some item in plain sight, a baby gets very curious and tries to find it.
Yourself and your baby
Here are a few benefits of hide and seek for babies
Skill Development | Benefits |
Increases Curiosity | When your baby can hear you but not see you, they get curious. They start searching and trying to figure out where you are calling them from or hiding. |
Encourages Physical Movement | Babies will physically start moving to find where they are. If they can see a bit of you, they will move faster to “find” you. |
The sound of clapping can make babies very happy. This is one action they can replicate at this age. The same goes for singing – they will try to join you.
Yourself and your baby
Here are a few benefits of clapping and singing to your baby
Skill Development | Benefits |
Improves Muscles | Babies use a different group of muscles for clapping when compared to crawling or playing. It improves the mobility and strength of these muscles. |
Improves Coordination | Singing and clapping together will help improve their overall coordination. It improves brain awareness and makes your baby more alert and conscious of how various parts of their body can work together. |
[Read : When Do Babies Start Clapping and How to Encourage Them?]
Though they may not understand or start reading on their own for a few more years, this habit can improve their vocabulary to a great extent.
Here are a few benefits of reading to your babies
Skill Development | Benefits |
Learn About Many Things | Books can be a great way to introduce your baby to many new things and concepts at a very young age. |
Speech and Language Development | As you read bigger books with sentences, your baby will pick on the language and the words. This can help them start using full sentences from an early age. |
[Read : Speech And Language Development Milestones]
Water can be a fun and inexpensive way to engage your baby for a long time. They can learn a lot by just splashing around.
Here are a few benefits of water play for babies
Skill Development | Benefits |
Improves Balance | When your baby sits in a tub full of water, they need to put in more effort to maintain their balance and to reach for things floating away. It improves their overall body balance. |
Removes Fear of Water | Many people who did not have exposure to water as babies, fear it as they grow. Playing in water from a young age will remove this fear and make your baby feel confident in the water as they grow. |
Babies love to speak over the phone, especially since they see us adults doing it so often. They will mimic this action with any object they can hold to their ears.
You, your baby, and a toy phone.
Here are a few benefits of phone talking for babies
Skill Development | Benefits |
Improves Conversation Skills | Babies observe us when we are on the phone. When you ask them how they are and what they did, it teaches them to respond to the questions asked, which is essential in conversations. |
Awareness of Technology | Your baby will understand technology can help them talk to someone even if they cannot see them in person. |
Babies love to put their hands inside and pull out things they cannot see. They find it very entertaining to pull out their favourite toy or something new.
Here are a few benefits of playing with what is inside the bag for babies
Skill Development | Benefits |
Improves Fine Motor Skills | Babies need to use their fingers to grab and pull things out of the bag. It improves the finger’s strength and overall functioning. |
Cognitive Development | Babies won’t stop until the bag is empty. They will understand the concept of “there is more in the bag” or “the bag is empty”. These are very important associations and understandings for brain development. |
[Read : Baby’s Fine Motor Skill Development]
Parents fear mess. Cleaning it up can take some time that many parents don’t have, but “mess” is something babies love. They love to explore and enjoy this way.
Here are a few benefits of messy play for your babies
Skill Development | Benefits |
Develops Various Senses | As your baby explores the items, colors, and textures they are making a mess with, they learn to feel and understand various textures. This open-ended play method will form their own opinions and understanding about various items. |
Improves Creativity | Babies love to try different things with the items you give them. A baby’s brain unaffected by an impression about things is a great place for creativity. |
It is a very simple activity many parents actually do with their babies without realizing it. Go about doing your work and just “chat” with your baby and give them a chance to respond.
Yourself and your baby
Here are a few benefits of chatterbox activity for babies
Skill Development | Benefits |
Can Do Anywhere | You can do this activity anywhere. Be it at home or outside. It is an ideal activity to engage your baby when they don’t have other toys or are bored when you step out of the house. |
Improves Communication | Encouraging your baby to talk and have a conversation will improve their communication skills. They will learn to use words, actions and expressions to communicate their thoughts and feelings. |
A baby is a bundle of curious energy. They are keen to explore and understand their environment. Sometimes, this can be dangerous to them or exhausting to the parents. Providing them with safe activities can solve both of these issues effectively.
Suma is a passionate content writer with a strong keenness to understand the miracle of pregnancy, birth, and parenting. Suma has successfully transitioned into a full-time content writer and a key contributor at Being The Parent. She leverages on her experimental background in chemistry and experience in writing to come up with well-researched content that helps parents struggling to deal with various medical conditions of their children.Read more.
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