Activities for a 6-Month-Old Baby

Six-month-olds are learning to sit and love an audience. Food-adjacent sensory play, peekaboo-style object permanence games, and social routines shine now.

42 activities for this age: all screen-free, most need no toys at all.

Physical (13)

Physical

Supported Sitting Practice

4–6 months

Physical

High Chair Play

4–6 months

Physical

Mylar Balloon Kick

4–6 months

Physical

Kick-Piano Gym

4–7 months

Physical

Sitting on a Parent's Thigh

4–6 months

Physical

Pivot on Tummy

4–6 months

Physical

Towel Sled Ride

5–8 months

Physical

Rolling Practice

5–7 months

Physical

Pillow Obstacle Course

5–7 months

Physical

Cardboard Box Tunnel

5–9 months

Physical

Laundry Basket Ride

5–9 months

Physical

Crawling Motivation

5–7 months

Physical

Sitting and Twisting

5–7 months

Sensory (18)

Sensory

Ice Painting on Tray

2–6 months

Sensory

Jello Sensory Tray

2–6 months

Sensory

Pot Lid Cymbal Crash

3–6 months

Sensory

Sensory Rice Bin

3–6 months

Sensory

Paper Tearing Party

3–6 months

Sensory

Sponge Water Squeeze

4–7 months

Sensory

Texture Board

4–6 months

Sensory

Water Tap Splashing

4–6 months

Sensory

Laundry Fabric Explore

4–7 months

Sensory

Toe Discovery

4–6 months

Sensory

Blow on Skin

4–6 months

Sensory

Sensory Soup Bowl

5–7 months

Sensory

Scented Bubbles

5–6 months

Sensory

Simple Instruments

5–7 months

Sensory

Spaghetti Sensory Play

5–9 months

Sensory

Frozen Fruit Teether

5–9 months

Sensory

Splash Time

5–7 months

Sensory

Muffin Tin Discovery

5–7 months

Cognitive (7)

Cognitive

Whisk and Pompom Rescue

3–6 months

Cognitive

Sound Copying

4–6 months

Cognitive

Where Did It Go?

4–6 months

Cognitive

Singing with Pauses

4–6 months

Cognitive

Clapping Song

5–7 months

Cognitive

Tape Rescue Mission

5–9 months

Cognitive

Cup Stacking

5–7 months

Emotional (4)

Emotional

Stop-and-Go Dance

4–6 months

Emotional

Dance Party

4–6 months

Emotional

Familiar Face Game

5–7 months

Emotional

Peek-a-Boo Variations

5–7 months