Learning Activities

Three Blocks, Two Hands

Summary

  • Age: 4 - 6 months
  • Time: 5-10 minutes
  • Materials: 3 building blocks

Developmental Benefit

Fine Motor Skills

Instructions

  • Put your baby on the floor or in his or her highchair.
  • Place two blocks in front of your baby. If he or she doesn't immediately pick them up, hand them to your child.
  • Now hand your baby the third block. He or she will eventually learn to drop one block in order to grab the other.
  • This teaches your baby hand release skills, a very important development.

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