- Hi guys, welcome back to my channel.
Today's video is going to be how to entertain a baby.
Lots of you have been asking me about this,
what kind of activities we play, what toys we use,
and I actually did a video on this subject three years ago
with my son Caleb, and it is my hightest ever viewed video,
and it's a really awful video.
It's one of my first ever ones but it's really really
embarrassing to watch.
I'll link down below so you can see it.
I thought it was about time we updated,
and there's a few new things that I do with Jackson,
and I'm also so excited because this video
is a collab with my friend Hayley Paige.
She vlogs and blogs.
I will put her links down below.
She's got an amazing YouTube channel.
She used to do lifestyle, beauty, and fashion videos,
but she recently became a mum.
She has a little girl named Annabelle
who is three months old and so so cute and chubby,
and so Hayley is going to do a video
on how she entertains her three-month-old old baby,
and I'm gonna do a video on how I entertain
Jackson at six months plus.
So definitely go and check out her video
if you have younger babies, or if you just want to follow
another mommy vlogger who is really really good.
I love her channel, and what I think I love most about her
is she's really really honest about motherhood
and her experiences, and her husband Doug
pops up on her channel all the time,
and they have a really sweet relationship.
She's really really natural in front of the camera,
and her makeup is always flawless.
And if you're new to my channel, my name's Emily,
I post three videos a week on beauty, lifestyle, parenting,
and I would love for you to subscribe and stick around,
but anyway enough from me, let's get into the video.
This is how I entertain little Jackson.
Right, so tummy time is one way
that I entertain him quite a lot.
I will normally prop him up on this nursing pillow,
or on a pillow, and just put different toys in front of him.
He really loves to play with cups.
I got these ones from IKEA.
And he loves this rainmaker which makes
some really nice sounds, and he also loves
these eggs as well.
Actually all of my boys have loved
playing with these toy eggs that you can see.
But yeah he'll literally just lay on his tummy
and look at different things for quite a while.
This next one I actually saw on Pinterest,
so I thought I would try it out for myself.
All you need to do is get some pipe cleaners
and a strainer, and then literally thread
some of the pipe cleaners through the strainer
and then let your baby sit, and I think the idea
is for them to pull all of the pipe cleaners out.
Jackson thought this one was pretty cool.
He kind of pulled out a few,
and then he put them in his mouth.
He really really liked the pipe cleaners.
This next one is a great one to just pull out
if you're stuck in on a rainy day.
I like to pull this one out sometimes,
and it works for multiple different ages.
All you do is get some pots and pans out,
and some kitchen utensils.
Jackson really liked the whisk, and just let them
bash and bang on the pots and pans, make some noise,
play with lids, and it's just a different kind of experience
than just playing with toys like they usually do.
He likes the whisk the best, don't you?
And now that Jackson is six months old,
he's getting really good at listening to me
reading him books.
He really likes these black and white baby books.
He also like books that have texture on them,
so something for him to just touch and that's
a bit more interesting.
And he also likes books that have sound buttons on them,
so that he can listen to them and try and have a go
at pressing the buttons himself.
(swishing and rattling)
(pig squealing)
(honking)
(doorbell ringing)
Next up is bubbles.
I think children of all ages just love bubbles.
Here is his older brother blowing them for him,
and as you can see he is just watching them
float around the garden
and he's really really intrigued by them.
The next way to entertain your baby is a DIY.
This is sensory bottles.
All you need to make these is to buy some bottles of water,
obviously drink the contents, and then dry them out,
and then take the labels off, and then fill them
with different things.
For ours we have some pom-poms we got from the pound shop,
pasta, rice cause they make really nice noises,
and then some glittery letters,
confetti and things like that
that we also got from the pound shop.
We've also got some food coloring, 'cause we're gonna
have some some that have liquid, and some that are dry,
and again, my eldest is going to help me make these.
He actually loved doing this.
In this one I'm just gonna put colorful pom-poms,
pasta, confetti, and these make a really nice shaking noise.
But you can literally put anything you want
into these sensory bottles.
You could put flowers, you could put paint,
you could just do anything, and Jackson really really loves
playing with these.
- I made the one Jackson's playing with.
- [Emily] Yeah, you loved it, didn't you.
- It has colorful eyes, balloons, and pom-poms in it.
And I put red food coloring, purple food coloring,
and blue coloring in it.
- [Emily] Well he loves it so much, don't you Jackson?
- Shake it, yeah!
There you go.
Yay!
- [Emily] Another way that I entertain Jackson
is to make treasure baskets, and I've done this
for all of the boys.
They're so simple.
All you need is a basket or a bowl, whatever you have,
and then some items from around your house
that are baby friendly.
So I'm putting in a new scrubby brush, a lid,
some ribbon, measuring thing, a lid from my candle,
a pom-pom and a brand-new feather duster as well.
And then all you have to do,
oh I'm also gonna put in some crisp packets
because he loves anything crinkly,
and then yeah you just literally go through the contents
of the treasure basket with him.
You could literally put anything in your treasure basket.
You could do things that are from nature, like pine cones,
or you can do things like what I've put in here.
He loved this pom-pom from the pound shop as well.
But yeah you just sort of go through it and explore.
I thought it was also worth me mentioning
some of Jackson's favorite toys.
He loves his Jumperoo.
I think he really likes to have some time just bouncing
and not being held, and then he loves it so much
we've also got him a second activity center like this.
This one doesn't jump around,
but he can sort of move around,
and now that he is getting bigger, he also loves swings,
so we can go to the park now,
this was obviously in a soft play.
If I take him to the park he can sit in a swing,
and he really really loves it.
The next one may seem a bit strange, but I think
that exploring foods with your baby
is a really good activity.
Now that Jackson's weaning, and we're doing lots
of baby-led weaning, he loves trying out new textures,
trying out new foods.
And every meal is like an experience.
Water play is also a great way to entertain your baby.
Jackson's always loved the bath.
If you didn't want them to get wet, I found this toy,
you just fill it up with water and then
they can play with it, they can look at it,
there's things that float around inside it,
and I was thinking you could probably even make this
on our own with a Ziploc bag, put some water in it
and some little confetti or something,
but he really really likes this toy.
I was unsure whether I should include balloons in this video
but he really really likes them.
Obviously you need to use common sense though,
with a baby, don't let them bite them 'cause they will pop,
but he likes to bop them around and hug them,
and just push them around.
He also really likes when I hold him up like this,
like he's flying, and sometimes I like to put him
on my knees like this, and rock my knees back and forth.
I call it the Superman, I don't really know
if there's an actual name for it or not,
but he smiles and he loves it.
Just watch out for the dribble.
Mirror time is also a great one.
I don't really think he knows that it's himself,
he probably think it's another little baby,
but he will happily look at this mirror
that came with his play mat,
or look in the mirror with me as well.
He really really loves that.
Peek-a-boo, or peepo as you say in the UK,
is another one of his favorite activities.
He loves to be surprised,
and he loves to be a little bit scared,
and peepo is one that we play a lot.
And if he's ever restless, getting out for a walk
or having a change of scenery by taking him outside
is a great way to entertain him.
He especially loves it
now that he's in the sat-up part of his buggy.
And the final way Jackson gets entertainment
is through his siblings.
He's so lucky, being the third baby means
he has lots of entertainment from them.
Anyway, that's it for this video,
I hope you liked it, and I'll see you soon.