Activities for babies from 8 to 12 months

The whole world fits in their hands.

Four activities to do at home between 8 and 12 months, one from each area of this stage: touch and fine motor skills, gross motor skills, hearing and vision. Each one explains what you need, how to do it step by step and what your child is learning, with its sources.

In the app, one activity a day for their age

The activities4

  1. Touch and fine motor skills

    Dropping macaroni in a tub

    You show them how to drop macaroni into a container, and they practise opening their hand right over it.

    Calm · 5 steps
  2. Gross motor skills

    Cruising along the furniture

    A toy at the other end of the furniture encourages them to take little sideways steps without letting go.

    Active · 4 steps
  3. Hearing

    Ringing the musical mobile

    You hang a musical mobile within their reach, and they discover that it makes a sound when they touch it.

    Calm · 5 steps
  4. Vision

    Torch games

    In a dimly lit room, you move a torch beam across the wall and they follow the light with their eyes.

    Active · 5 steps

The app has 23 more activities for this age. Each day it suggests one, based on their age and what you've done together.

The app

One activity a day, for their age and what you've done together.

And around every activity, your baby's whole day in one place.

  • Their day at a glance

    Sleep, feeds and nappies in one tap, and their week summed up on Today. You choose what to log.

  • Their sleep rhythm

    After a few days of logs, it learns how long they stay awake and shows their expected naps and bedtime.

  • Milestones and first words

    The milestones for their age, from the CDC, and their first words, each with its date.

  • Shared between you iPhone only

    Invite your partner: whatever one of you logs, the other sees straight away on their iPhone.

  • Without opening the app

    The timer keeps going on the Lock Screen even when you close the app. With widgets, you log in one tap.

  • To the check-up, with it all

    Their 7, 14 or 30-day PDF report, appointments and your country's vaccine schedule.

  • No account
  • Your data on your phone and in your iCloud
  • 184 activities from birth to 3
  • 14 languages

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PapaKoala's Today screen with Leo's day: when he woke up, his expected naps, feeds and nappies.