Games for Your 8 Week Old Baby | 0-3 Month Games

0:00 Hand Puppet Play
0:12 Gentle Dance
0:24 Reach For It
0:46 Help get baby on the right pathway

Week 8 Games
• Hand Puppet Play: Place a puppet on your hand. Move puppet up and down, while saying baby’s name. See if they can follow the movement. Then move the puppet in a circle. As soon as they are able to follow the movement, try different movements. Helps baby develop vision skills.

• Gentle Dance: Turn on some of your favorite music. Hold baby close while you sway to the rhythm and sing along. Helps baby be calmly introduced to new sounds and words.

• Reach For It: Show baby a toy and move it towards their hand. Encourage baby to touch it. Be sure to switch sides so both hands get a chance to feel. You can even use common household items like measuring spoons. Helps baby learn to move their fists from closed to open.

It’s never too early to start playing games to help your child reach their sensory, communication, feeding and motor milestones. These activities are designed to help your baby as they move towards their three month milestones. These games are not limited to this specific week. You can keep playing these games over the next several weeks as long as you and baby continue to have fun.

If you are concerned that your baby isn’t meeting these milestones by three months, trust your instincts and talk to your healthcare professional.

All the games are developed with and approved by expert pediatric physical and occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists.