- Hello,
Caleb is six months old today.
So to celebrate, I thought I would do a vlog on
things that I do to entertain my six month old little guy
and the things that he likes to do
and that make him laugh and that he thinks are fun.
I am obviously not an expert at all.
Or have any kind of childcare experience
like, professionally,
but I do have two beautiful boys
and these are things that have worked with them that might
work for you babies and that they might also enjoy.
Here we go, and I will include little clips of Caleb
doing the activities throughout, because he's just so cute
and it would be a shame not to include him.
(kissing noises)
A lot of these things would go from six months to a year
and beyond, so don't think just six months old.
If you have a seven, eight, nine month old,
they would probably love all of these things as well.
So, the first thing is, tickling.
Caleb is really really ticklish, and he especially
likes being tickled on his legs and all up his sides.
And he just loves the attention
that he gets when he's being tickled.
(Caleb laughing)
He likes to be thrown in the air.
(laughing)
(Caleb giggling)
Yay!
A similar one to being thrown up is The Superman.
So, I learned this at
one of our little classes that we go to, actually.
So you sort of lay on your back with your knees up,
and you put your baby on your knees, and you kind of
do like a superman thing.
I think they feel a bit free, and also
they get lots of eye contact with you
and get to see, like, the faces you're pulling and
you know, you can say 'superman' and things.
And so, I've added a clip of that as well.
Super Caleb!
Yay!
He likes treasure baskets.
So, we literally just take a basket.
You can have a box or a basket or a bowl or anything.
You just go around the house and put in
age appropriate toys or objects from the house.
It doesn't have to be toys, actually it's probably
better if it's not toys cause it's
something different to discover.
Look, he's into it already.
And, yeah, just sit them down in front of it
and let them go through it.
I'll put a description in the box below of what I included.
But you can have a little look.
I've got, like, a whisk.
A pom-pom.
I've got, like, a sensory ball that's stuck in the pom-pom.
A little cooking brush,
a brand new scour,
an Easter egg, cause we just literally had Easter,
and a piece of, a big piece, of Fraser's Lego.
So he will just kinda sit and go through the box
and he loves the whisk.
So, yeah, but I could do a whole vlog on treasure baskets,
cause you can do musical ones, colored ones,
different ages, all nature ones.
You could do anything.
And it's just a fun way to sort of, you know,
give them a toy that's a little bit different that they can
discover and have a bit of a sensory experience with.
He loves peek-a-boo.
What baby doesn't love peek-a-boo.
So, yes, whether I do it on him or on myself,
either way seems to work.
And for Caleb, the bigger the element of surprise,
and being a little bit scared, cracks him up.
So if I can sort of scare him a bit, he seems to like that,
but you don't want to go over the edge
like my husband does sometimes.
But, you just want to scare him a little bit.
Peek-a-boo!
(Caleb giggles)
Peek-a-boo!
(Caleb giggles)
Peek-a-boo!
(Caleb giggles)
Peek-a-boo!
(Caleb giggles)
Peek-a-boo!
(Caleb giggles)
Peek-a-boo!
Cups.
He loves cups.
It's probably the best money I've ever spent on a toy.
I got a stack of cups for 2.99 in Sainsburys.
But if you don't even have the toy,
you can just wash up old, like, yogurt pots or cups of,
I don't know, cream, or whatever you have in your fridge,
and sit them in front of it.
And just let them sort of pick up
and chuck the cups around the room.
He really enjoys cups, so that's another one.
Books.
Caleb loves to read.
He's going to be a scientist, cause he's so so clever.
No, just kidding.
Even though he's only six months,
six month old babies love to read books.
And we've started incorporating it
into his nighttime routine, and also in the day,
if he's a bit bored, I have lots of
(Caleb making spitting noises)
baby books that he can sit and look at,
and you know, not rip.
Lots of bright colors, and likes to read.
But, to be honest, I think I could
probably read to him OK! Magazine
and he would enjoy it because he has my attention
and I'm talking to him in my voice
and there's lots of bright colors.
So, he even likes that.
His teeth are too bumpy
This one is a bit different, it's a survival blanket.
Like a foil blanket you would
use for a marathon or something.
Both of my boys have absolutely loved this,
and I discovered this at baby sensory class.
But, you can by them for about a pound on Amazon.
(Caleb spitting)
Yes, you can
(spitting noise)
so you can buy them for a pound
and once they're opened open, I'll show a clip in a minute,
but once they're opened up they're all shiny,
really crinkly, really exciting for a baby.
You can even lift them up and over their head
like a parachute and he gets a real kick out of it.
So, a foil blanket is one that he loves at this age
and he probably will for a few more months.
(Caleb cooing)
(blanket rustling)
Glow sticks.
You can buy glow sticks from, I buy them from a shop
called The Works in Brentwood which
just sells a load of random toys.
They're 99p for about twenty, and they're just
so good to have in the house for my older son,
and for my baby Caleb.
Cause you can just crack them, and they glow
and you can take them into a dark room.
It's actually if it's a gray day,
you could go into a dark room.
Let them hold it, and move it around.
Or you can hold it and they'll really really follow
with your eyes where the glow sticks are.
You can do in a light show,
or you can have them in the bath.
They're just great toys to have around for any age really.
For my older son, if he really doesn't want to
go to bed one night, I can get some glow sticks
out of the drawer, crack them, and say
'but we're gonna have a light show!'
And he goes nuts for it.
So, you know, he runs upstairs, has a bath,
just so he can do his light show.
So glow sticks are a great one,
just to have at all times, anyway.
(quiet music)
Bubbles.
Caleb loves bubbles, and I think all kids love bubbles.
And I totally get it.
Bubbles, they're shiny, they float, they pop.
They're amazing.
So, I totally get why you love bubbles.
(Caleb spitting noise)
(laugh)
Going for a walk, that sounds very, extremely obvious.
But to get your baby out in fresh air and looking
at different surroundings is really fun for them.
So, if you can just get them out of the house,
even if it's a bit rainy and they've got the rain cover on,
or it's not that great, it's nice to just go out and
have a look around, see the local cat on your street.
You know, talk to, you know, just have a look.
Bump into some people that say hello to your gorgeous baby.
So yeah, going for a walk is lots of fun.
And in line with going for a walk,
going to the park is now getting more fun
Now that Caleb is six months old,
he's really enjoying the swing.
So, he can sit up quite well so he can sit in the swing
and swing along, and he really enjoys it.
And he also, I can take his little socks off,
and put him in the sand as well
and he can sort of feel the sand, away from the house
and see what that's all about.
(laughs)
(squeaking swing)
Water play.
Now, if you were having a really really bad day,
where, say, you've gotta wait in for a delivery
from nine till five, those are the worst days.
You could run them a bath and let them play in the bath.
Or if you don't wanna do that, cause that could be
quite confusing for their bedtime routine.
If you have a tray or a washing up basin,
that you can put some water and toys in,
and sit them in front of it
You know, outdoors is better, but even if it's indoors,
they can splash along and play with the water
and it will be lots of fun for them.
So, water play is a great one.
(birds chirping)
Caleb, what have you found?
A ducky!
Pots and pans.
At this age, they're a little bit young
to be bashing on pots.
When they're one, they'll probably go nuts
and just like a drum kit.
But at this age, I find they like looking at them,
touching them a bit, but also, kitchen utensils,
all kinds of different, obviously safe baby friendly,
like spoons and things, Caleb really enjoys exploring.
Can you bash it?
(pans clanking)
Singing.
Now, I'm not going to sing for you.
But I sing for my baby, and he absolutely loves it.
And when I have my first son, I didn't even know
any nursery rhymes.
But our local library puts on nursery rhyme times
where you can learn the nursery rhymes,
or you can also get books or CDs and things.
He thinks it's the best thing ever.
He's probably the only person in the
whole world that thinks my singing voice is great.
So, I appreciate that.
Walker or jumper.
I have a walker that I bought for 25 pounds from
Mother Care, and it was so worth it.
He will literally rip up and down our kitchen in it,
so fast, even though he's only six months old.
And, I can get quite a bit done.
I can sort of, put dinner on, while I've got
a good eye on him and what he's doing.
We also have a jumper you can hang from your door frame,
that I can put him in and he can jump around in
which also doesn't take too much space
when you take it down.
So, a jumper or a walker at this age is really nice
for them to not always be held,
and to feel a bit of independence and freedom.
(Caleb squealing)
Hey, come on!
Well I think that's all for me and Caleb,
but yeah, six months old today and having lots of fun,
and this is the watching and exciting age where
he's always smiling and laughing.
So, hopefully some of my tips will work
for you and your baby.
I hope they will.
If they do, please give me a like and subscribe.
Because I only have three subscribers and
I'm pretty sure that one is daddy, one is my mom.
I have one real subscriber, though.
I have one real subscriber.
Unless it's you, Caleb.
Did you subscribe to my channel?
(Caleb laughing)
Hello.
(Caleb spitting noise)
(laughs)
(spitting noise)
And also, eating mummy's notebook is a good one.