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Muffin Tin Discovery

👶 5–7 months Sensory

Place different-textured balls into muffin tin cups for your baby to grab and explore.

In the Little Play app, this activity appears in week 26 of your baby's personalized plan.

Muffin Tin Discovery, a baby activity for 5–7 months

How to play

1
Place a different ball in each cup of a muffin tin, tennis ball, silicone ball, whiffle ball.
2
Let your baby reach in and pull them out one by one.
3
Describe each texture as they explore: "That one is fuzzy!"

What you need

• A muffin tin, assorted textured balls

Simple household items. No plastic toys needed.

Why it works

Grabbing items from defined spaces builds precision grip and teaches your baby about boundaries and textures.

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