

You can also hit them together to make some big noise. Once the containers are full, bring them in front of the baby and rattle them in a way that the contents make noise. If you are outdoors, like on a beach, then you can fill the container with sand making this a great outdoor activity for the seven-month-old. Take a couple of containers and fill one of them with small toys, say building blocks, and fill the other with baby cereal. Here is a way to hone his investigation skills through this fun-filled activity.

How to: Now that he is seven months old, he will love hitting various objects to test basic cause and effect. You will need:Two containers, baby cereal, and toy Be ready to be amused when he tries to grab that reflection. Prompt him by pointing at the reflection of your partner in the mirror and saying “Look who is that?” or “See, there is Daddy!”. Your baby is going to get curious and excited looking at this reflection in the mirror that is playing with him. Ask your partner to hide behind an object or a blanket that is visible in the mirror and slowly peek out of it saying, “Peek-a-boo!”. Sit with the baby in front of the mirror that is big enough for him to see the reflections of other objects. This activity incorporates all these attributes to play peek-a-boo’s mirror version. They even look at the reflections of other people or objects in the mirror.

Babies love looking at their reflections as early as the age of six months (2). But in this game, we add a twist, and indulge in mirror play. How to:Peek-a-boo is a game that never gets old no matter how old the kid may be. You will need:Mirror, blanket or an object to hide, you and your partner
