Baby Games for 3 month olds (Rolling Like a Ball)
Difficulty: 4/5
Time: 4 mins
Development Goal: Helps baby to flip over, strengthening the arm and chest muscles.
Personality Goal: Gains self-confidence and trains determination, as baby needs to try continuously in order to be able to flip over
Preparation: Bed or flat, soft surfaceHow to play: Demonstrate flipping over to show baby, help him to flip over. As time goes by, baby is likely to follow through with the actions and flip successfully.
Time: 4 mins
Development Goal: Helps baby to flip over, strengthening the arm and chest muscles.
Personality Goal: Gains self-confidence and trains determination, as baby needs to try continuously in order to be able to flip over
Preparation: Bed or flat, soft surfaceHow to play: Demonstrate flipping over to show baby, help him to flip over. As time goes by, baby is likely to follow through with the actions and flip successfully.
Baby Games for 3 month olds (Rock-a-bye Baby)
Difficulty: 3/5
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: Trains baby to be able to balance well, promoting the development of baby’s vestibular and cerebellar perception.
Personality Goal: Increase their curiosity and builds trust between you and baby
Preparation: Big towel or blanket
How to play: After bathing, place baby on big towel. Both parents hold 2 corners of the towel and lift up around 30-40 cm from the bed. Gently sway from left to right for around 30 seconds. Let baby rest and repeat.
You can also: Hold baby firmly with both hands. Lift him up and down continuously for 30 seconds. He loves this action and is sure going to laugh!
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: Trains baby to be able to balance well, promoting the development of baby’s vestibular and cerebellar perception.
Personality Goal: Increase their curiosity and builds trust between you and baby
Preparation: Big towel or blanket
How to play: After bathing, place baby on big towel. Both parents hold 2 corners of the towel and lift up around 30-40 cm from the bed. Gently sway from left to right for around 30 seconds. Let baby rest and repeat.
You can also: Hold baby firmly with both hands. Lift him up and down continuously for 30 seconds. He loves this action and is sure going to laugh!
Baby Games for 3 month olds (I Can Catch You)
Difficulty: 3/5
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: A 3-old baby would like to hold and touch things around him. Take this opportunity to improve his grasping ability and coordination.
Personality Goal: Allow baby to play with things around him with no restrictions builds an independent character.
Preparation: Animal toys
How to play: Place toys within baby’s reach on the floor, allowing baby to grasp. Whenever baby grasps an animal, tell him what it is and imitate the sound that the animal makes. Place it back and repeat few times. After some practice, baby will soon recognize the items that they have picked. Be careful not to let him put the toys into his mouth.
You can also: Prepare some toys that squeak. By squeezing these toys, it develops baby’s motor nerves.
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: A 3-old baby would like to hold and touch things around him. Take this opportunity to improve his grasping ability and coordination.
Personality Goal: Allow baby to play with things around him with no restrictions builds an independent character.
Preparation: Animal toys
How to play: Place toys within baby’s reach on the floor, allowing baby to grasp. Whenever baby grasps an animal, tell him what it is and imitate the sound that the animal makes. Place it back and repeat few times. After some practice, baby will soon recognize the items that they have picked. Be careful not to let him put the toys into his mouth.
You can also: Prepare some toys that squeak. By squeezing these toys, it develops baby’s motor nerves.
Baby Games for 3 month olds (Baby Reflection)
Difficulty: 4/5
Time: 3-5 mins
Development Goal: Increase baby’s perceived ability and self-awareness, helping baby understand names of different body parts, boosting baby’s language development.
Personality Goal: Develop an all-rounder
Preparation: A full body mirror
How to play: Dress baby in bright, colourful clothes, bring him to the mirror and allow him to touch the mirror. Try to make expressions through the mirror and let baby imitate. Show baby his facial features – head, nose, eyes, ears, mouth, etc. Lift baby’s hands and legs, letting baby recognize his body.
Daddy’s participation: As Daddy usually spend lesser time with baby, allow baby gain trust through this activity.
Time: 3-5 mins
Development Goal: Increase baby’s perceived ability and self-awareness, helping baby understand names of different body parts, boosting baby’s language development.
Personality Goal: Develop an all-rounder
Preparation: A full body mirror
How to play: Dress baby in bright, colourful clothes, bring him to the mirror and allow him to touch the mirror. Try to make expressions through the mirror and let baby imitate. Show baby his facial features – head, nose, eyes, ears, mouth, etc. Lift baby’s hands and legs, letting baby recognize his body.
Daddy’s participation: As Daddy usually spend lesser time with baby, allow baby gain trust through this activity.
Baby Games for 2 month olds (Little Dancer)
Difficulty: 3/5
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: Routine exercise of four limbs increases the baby’s strength and flexibility, preparing for flipping over and crawling.
Personality Goal: Good motor skills, brings a happier baby, thus a sociable and self-controlled one.
Preparation: Song that is slightly fast but not too violent
How to play: While baby is awake, play the music to catch his attention. Raise baby’s hands or legs along with the rhythm, while singing the song. Be careful not to choose songs that are more than 5 minutes as this may tire the baby.
Daddy’s participation: Say “Up the lift, Up Up Up! Down the Lift, Down Down Down!” When saying “Up”, lift the hands up. When saying “Down”, bring the hands down. Do it for the other parts of the body. Sing the same tune every time you play this game. Lastly, lift baby up and bring put him down. Then kiss him gently on the cheeks.
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: Routine exercise of four limbs increases the baby’s strength and flexibility, preparing for flipping over and crawling.
Personality Goal: Good motor skills, brings a happier baby, thus a sociable and self-controlled one.
Preparation: Song that is slightly fast but not too violent
How to play: While baby is awake, play the music to catch his attention. Raise baby’s hands or legs along with the rhythm, while singing the song. Be careful not to choose songs that are more than 5 minutes as this may tire the baby.
Daddy’s participation: Say “Up the lift, Up Up Up! Down the Lift, Down Down Down!” When saying “Up”, lift the hands up. When saying “Down”, bring the hands down. Do it for the other parts of the body. Sing the same tune every time you play this game. Lastly, lift baby up and bring put him down. Then kiss him gently on the cheeks.
Baby Games for 2 month olds (Kicking Legs)
Difficulty: 4/5
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: Baby’s first year is the most important in the development of his bones, muscles and joints. Hence it is important to carry out this exercise as part of everyday routine.
Personality Goal: Allowing baby to grow up in a conducive physiological and psychological environment, he feels comfort and warmth in the family. Your baby who feels love will give love. He will become a good, passionate and cheerful person in future.
Preparation: An inflated balloon, tied to a string
How to play: Raise the balloon and encourage baby to kick. Get a single coloured balloon to attract baby’s attention.
Daddy’s participation: Hold baby’s hands to touch the balloon and encourage baby to do it himself.
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: Baby’s first year is the most important in the development of his bones, muscles and joints. Hence it is important to carry out this exercise as part of everyday routine.
Personality Goal: Allowing baby to grow up in a conducive physiological and psychological environment, he feels comfort and warmth in the family. Your baby who feels love will give love. He will become a good, passionate and cheerful person in future.
Preparation: An inflated balloon, tied to a string
How to play: Raise the balloon and encourage baby to kick. Get a single coloured balloon to attract baby’s attention.
Daddy’s participation: Hold baby’s hands to touch the balloon and encourage baby to do it himself.
Baby Games for 2 month olds (Knock Knock)
Difficulty: 4/5
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: This game trains delicate movements, and baby’s fingers and wrist. Baby can also develop his music tempo ability.
Personality Goal: EQ plays an important role in baby’s growing up process. Baby is able to have better concentration and hence, higher learning ability.
Preparation: A rattle
How to play: Shake rattle to catch baby’s attention, say “Rattle rattle dong dong dong, Baby baby smile smile smile!” While saying the first part, shake the rattle. As baby’s eardrums are still weak, be sure not to shake too loudly. While saying the second part, look at baby and smile. Babies’ hearing develop faster than sight, therefore hearing training is more important at this time.
You can also: Try to shake the rattle in different locations and let him find the sound. As he search for the sounds, his hearing gets more sensitive.
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: This game trains delicate movements, and baby’s fingers and wrist. Baby can also develop his music tempo ability.
Personality Goal: EQ plays an important role in baby’s growing up process. Baby is able to have better concentration and hence, higher learning ability.
Preparation: A rattle
How to play: Shake rattle to catch baby’s attention, say “Rattle rattle dong dong dong, Baby baby smile smile smile!” While saying the first part, shake the rattle. As baby’s eardrums are still weak, be sure not to shake too loudly. While saying the second part, look at baby and smile. Babies’ hearing develop faster than sight, therefore hearing training is more important at this time.
You can also: Try to shake the rattle in different locations and let him find the sound. As he search for the sounds, his hearing gets more sensitive.
Baby Games for 1.5 month olds (Clap Your Hands)
Difficulty: 3/5
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: Development of the mental and the hand is closely related. Exercising the hands not only strengthens the body, but also promotes intelligence.
Personality Goal: The way parents play, touch and bring up a child has a great impact on the development of the child. This exercise helps baby control his emotions, which is also affected by experience during the early days.
Preparation: When baby has just woken up
How to play: Raise baby’s hands at baby’s eye level, catching his attention. While singing a rhyme “Little hands little hands, clap clap” (*clap baby’s hands), “Little hands little hands, shake shake (*shake baby’s hands), “Little hands little hands move fast” (*fasten pace). Repeat 2-3 times to prevent baby from getting bored. Stop if baby seems unwell or not enjoying.Daddy’s participation: Be careful of the force, while playing with baby.
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: Development of the mental and the hand is closely related. Exercising the hands not only strengthens the body, but also promotes intelligence.
Personality Goal: The way parents play, touch and bring up a child has a great impact on the development of the child. This exercise helps baby control his emotions, which is also affected by experience during the early days.
Preparation: When baby has just woken up
How to play: Raise baby’s hands at baby’s eye level, catching his attention. While singing a rhyme “Little hands little hands, clap clap” (*clap baby’s hands), “Little hands little hands, shake shake (*shake baby’s hands), “Little hands little hands move fast” (*fasten pace). Repeat 2-3 times to prevent baby from getting bored. Stop if baby seems unwell or not enjoying.Daddy’s participation: Be careful of the force, while playing with baby.
Baby Games for 1.5 month olds (Criss-Cross Legs)
Difficulty: 3/5
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: Frequent flexion and extension strengthens baby’s muscles, joints and bones.
Personality Goal: Good physical development helps in achieving a healthy physique and optimistic character.
Preparation: Bed or soft blanket on the floor
How to play: Hold baby’s right leg and bign it to the left side. Baby’s hops and body will follow as you play. Resume and repeat on the other leg.
You can also: Do this after you have changed a diaper. Put baby on a soft blanket and play the game! It is so much fun!
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: Frequent flexion and extension strengthens baby’s muscles, joints and bones.
Personality Goal: Good physical development helps in achieving a healthy physique and optimistic character.
Preparation: Bed or soft blanket on the floor
How to play: Hold baby’s right leg and bign it to the left side. Baby’s hops and body will follow as you play. Resume and repeat on the other leg.
You can also: Do this after you have changed a diaper. Put baby on a soft blanket and play the game! It is so much fun!
Baby Games for 1.5 month olds (Turning Round & Round)
Difficulty: 2/5
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: Training baby’s visual field, helping in hand-eye coordination and balance, a pre-requisite to crawling and walking
Personality Goal: Baby learns spatial intelligence, which enables him to be more observant to the surroundings, an attribute which normal babies neglect. Develops strong sense of visual sensitivity and accuracy.
Preparation: Any flat ground How to play: Hold your baby firmly and move around in different directions. You may face baby towards or away from you. Sing baby a rhyme when playing. Turning at a speed comfortable for baby in order to prevent giddiness. Observe baby’s reaction closely and stop if baby is either not enjoying it or feels unwell.
Daddy’s participation: Kill 2 birds with a stone -- Set aside some time to bond with baby while allowing you to rest.
Time: 3 mins
Development Goal: Training baby’s visual field, helping in hand-eye coordination and balance, a pre-requisite to crawling and walking
Personality Goal: Baby learns spatial intelligence, which enables him to be more observant to the surroundings, an attribute which normal babies neglect. Develops strong sense of visual sensitivity and accuracy.
Preparation: Any flat ground How to play: Hold your baby firmly and move around in different directions. You may face baby towards or away from you. Sing baby a rhyme when playing. Turning at a speed comfortable for baby in order to prevent giddiness. Observe baby’s reaction closely and stop if baby is either not enjoying it or feels unwell.
Daddy’s participation: Kill 2 birds with a stone -- Set aside some time to bond with baby while allowing you to rest.
