Activity #171: Have a ball

by RookieMom Heather on October 18, 2010

in Month 9,Silly

This morning, Milo was throwing train tracks at me. And some legos. And some scrambled egg. And a fork. It reminded me that I need to harness this energy and find something he could throw.

baby and ball

Beach balls, like bubbles and 2- and 4-packs of crayons, are items I hoard and keep with me for when the need strikes.

For easy indoor fun:

  1. Inflate a large plastic beach ball.
  2. Roll the ball to your seated baby.
  3. See if he will roll it back.

A baby this age might not catch on very quickly, but he will certainly be amused.

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{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }

MammyKat October 7, 2008 at 2:54 pm

We did this over and over with our oldest and boy he loved it – lotsa big smiles. And an early form of coordination exercise. Now our youngest is doing it with the older kids and it gives the older a sense of cooperation & bonding to teach the younger.

Judith October 28, 2008 at 8:31 am

I can second this. My 7 1/2 month old loves it. He giggles every time the ball comes near him.

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