Keeping him occupied

starsinger17 · March 2013

I need some more ideas for keeping my 4 month old occupied. He only likes to do an activity for 15-30 minutes. We watch cartoons (colors and movement), read books, play on play mat, swing, play with the jumperoo and walker (but he doesn't really get them yet and that makes him mad) and by 2pm he's crying out of boredom. We go on walks in the evening but I need some things to do with him until he learns to sit up so he can play with his toys and until he learns to use his jumperoo and walker. HELP!!!

kjsmith9 · March 2013

Do you have a mirror? I stand LO up on the bathroom counter and just hold her there. She would be content looking in the mirror or hours... And that isn't an exaggeration!

mamaHippo23 · March 2013

I find we can stretch activities out a little longer if I let him play by himself first and when he gets bored of that, then I join him and we do it together. He can play on the activity mat alone for about 20 minutes and then I lay down beside hi

vettymama · March 2013

I second the mirror. My son will also stare at the mirror for hours if I could hold him up to it that long! We also go on "tours" of our house everyday and point objects out in each room. I signed up on a website called productiveparenting.com that sends

pmduggan01 · March 2013

Fifteen to 20 minutes sounds about right for a baby's attention span. I do a lot of singing with DS, tummy time with toys, walking him around and showing him things, mirror play, read books.

Some times he gets bored of being with Mommy, so I giv

wesleycrusher · March 2013

Do you have a high chair? She likes to sit in that and look at the toys on her tray. We have the FP space saver, so it reclines and she was able to start using it before she could sit up.

How about a Bumbo? I take DD around the

Starfish+77 · March 2013

We bought this little piano that my DD kicks with her feet and she loves it! She is 16 wks. We bought it on amazon. You can tie it onto the slats of a crib or we have it tied to the back of a kitchen chair in front of her swing. She coul

Starfish+77 · March 2013

Starfish+77:
We bought this little piano that my DD kicks with her feet and she loves it! She is 16 wks. We bought it on

candaceleigh21 · March 2013

Get yourself a baby sling or a Moby. Wear him around the house and have both of your hands free. He will love doing whatever you are doing

BLPL101 · March 2013

I second the Moby.

ForeverEverAfter · March 2013

I third the moby. LO seems very entertained by me doing laundry and explaining the sorting process.

lyndsihutson · March 2013

I also do the bumbo and mirrors. She likes watching me cook and ill bang the spoons on the pots for her and after washing them I let her hold the spoon and bang it. She loves that. In my bathroom we have a 90 degree angle of a mirror with a mirrored medic

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