Zippers, Lids and tops of bottles at 13 months

lukafoo74

My son keeps surprising me.  The other day he unzipped my purse. Yesterday he took the lid off of some raisins, took out some raisins and put the lid back on, then today he found an empty vitamin bottle in the trash (not a child proof top) and he took the top off! I wasn't expecting this stuff until like 18 months to 2-years, is this typical development? He is picking stuff up really quickly, it is actually kind of freaking me out. Would love to hear your experiences. 

MisN

Your son has great fine motor skills; if you haven't already it is probably time for round two of child proofing (e.g. cupboards with cleaning products!).  DD seems to always be one step ahaed of me!

He will probably enjoy a new stage of play too now (e.g. the tuperware drawer, play kitchens, little people, puzzles).     DD loves to play with containers with lids in the bath where she can fill then with water/bubbles and shake!

lukafoo74

Great, ideas!  Yeah, he has started getting into drawers that he didn't used to open, so time to take another look!  He likes puzzles, but can't quite master them yet. The bath idea sounds fun! He is definitely ahead of me!   

NewFamily09

I don't think that's normal at all!  It sounds like he has really great fine motor skills!  My almost 2 year old just started working zippers.  He's been unscrewing lids for a while, but I don't think anywhere near 13 months.  I would go with his fine motor skills.  Maybe you can try some coloring or simple crafts with him.  He might really enjoy it.  There are some toys out there that let kids screw screws, do zippers, and other stuff like that. 

blu-eyedwife

My 14 month old has been having a blast taking the lids on and off the tins I bought to put Christmas treats in.  He also has been taking the lids on and off tupperware for a while, so we're in a similar position.

lukafoo74

I bought him some of those string toys, some sort of big crayon thing and a couple other things to try to develop them. Maybe I can find a doll with buttons and zippers and stuff.  Thanks for the info!