Activities for babies from 4 to 8 months

The world becomes something to explore.

Four activities to do at home between 4 and 8 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

    Arm and leg crosses

    You gently bring their hand over to the opposite knee, and they feel their arm and leg moving together.

    Calm · 5 steps
  2. Gross motor skills

    Balancing on all fours

    You hold a toy up high so they let go with one hand and stay on all fours, balanced on three points.

    Active · 4 steps
  3. Hearing

    First books

    You look at a book with big pictures together while you name what they see, and they start to link books with your voice.

    Calm · 4 steps
  4. Vision

    Peekaboo

    You hide your face behind a cloth and pop back out with a smile, so they discover you're still there even when they can't see you.

    Active · 4 steps

The app has 22 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 diapers 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 diapers.