Activities for a 8-Month-Old Baby

Eight-month-olds sit confidently and understand more than they can say. Imitation games, name recognition, and crawling practice lead the way.

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

Physical (14)

Physical

Towel Sled Ride

5–8 months

Physical

Cardboard Box Tunnel

5–9 months

Physical

Laundry Basket Ride

5–9 months

Physical

Sitting and Reaching

6–8 months

Physical

Pull-to-Sit Practice

6–8 months

Physical

Ramp Crawling

6–8 months

Physical

Tunnel Crawl

6–8 months

Physical

Kneeling at Couch

6–8 months

Physical

Pillow Mountain Climb

6–11 months

Physical

Sitting Without Support

7–9 months

Physical

Early Cruising Steps

7–9 months

Physical

Crawl Chase Game

7–9 months

Physical

Climbing Over Cushions

7–9 months

Physical

Standing at Wall

7–9 months

Sensory (7)

Sensory

Spaghetti Sensory Play

5–9 months

Sensory

Frozen Fruit Teether

5–9 months

Sensory

Texture Walk

6–8 months

Sensory

Fabric Pulling

6–8 months

Sensory

Rhythm Drumming

7–9 months

Sensory

Banging Toys Together

7–9 months

Sensory

Scarf Pull from Container

7–9 months

Cognitive (10)

Cognitive

Tape Rescue Mission

5–9 months

Cognitive

Waving Bye-Bye

6–8 months

Cognitive

Book Babbling

6–8 months

Cognitive

Object Permanence Play

6–8 months

Cognitive

First Puzzle Pieces

6–8 months

Cognitive

Dropping Game

6–8 months

Cognitive

Simple Requests

7–9 months

Cognitive

Responding to Name

7–9 months

Cognitive

Nesting Cups

7–9 months

Cognitive

Lid and Container Match

7–9 months

Emotional (4)

Emotional

Comfort Object Time

6–8 months

Emotional

Copy Cat Game

6–8 months

Emotional

Peek Around the Corner

7–9 months

Emotional

So Big!

7–9 months