Activities for a 9 Month Old Baby
It’s hard finding ways to entertain your 9 month old that work. Let alone finding free activities for a 9 month old baby. But folks, we’ve done it!
Babies develop at different rates and many parents (including me!) have no idea what they should be doing with their babies to help them reach their developmental milestones.
Here are some ideas💡on what you could be working on with your 9 month old at home, in a fun and engaging environment. Remember, you are your baby’s best (and favorite) teacher💕
1. Encourage play
While sitting, encourage your baby to reach for and play with toys with both hands while sitting.
2. Observe and be amazed
Can your baby move from their tummy to a sitting position without help? What about from sitting to a crawling position without help? It’s just a matter of time before they can do both!
3. Big kid crawl
Is your baby crawling on their hands and knees with their tummy off the floor?
4. Put toys slightly out of reach
With baby standing with their hands on a supportive surface, let them try to reach for toys. This will help them prepare for side stepping and is a great way to aid in their development.
5. Play games
Start with the classics: peek-a-boo and pat-a-cake. These games will definitely entertain your 9 month old.
6. If you see something, say something
Tell your baby what you’re doing. They will begin to recognize words for common items like cup, shoe, book, etc.
7. Use gestures to communicate
Wave hi/bye to your baby. Outstretch your arms to signal that you’re going to pick up your baby.
8. Practice different speech sounds
Very soon, your baby will begin to imitate these sounds.
9. Smooth operator
You baby might be able to smoothly passes items between their hands.
10. Clap your hands
Does your baby clap too?
11. Noisemakers
Encourage your baby to bang items together.
12. Let them explore
Babies do this best by mouthing toys.
This content was provided by the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Need more ideas to entertain your 9 month old?
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I like the idea of telling what you do. It helps to engage with your 9 months old. I will keep them to share them with my friend.
Thank you for sharing, Fransic! I hope you are well!
These are good ways to play with a nine months old baby. It’s also a good game for adults. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for reading, Fadima!!
These ideas are great, and I’m sure they’ll help parents of young children. Thank you for sharing x
They love engagement ❤️ and it’s to explore healthy ways to do it. Thanks for sharing!
Agreed! Engagement means so much to them. Thank you for reading!
Great ideas! Development is cool and often overlooked!
Thank you for reading!!
These are some great tips – allowing your 9-month old to be noisy is great if you can stand the noise! 😂 Also I did a lot of talking to my first baby, and after that the other kids did most of the talking.
Love that you shared this memory!! Thank you for reading, Jenn!