Activities for 6 Month old

Delilah

Hi i live in the Hampshire area and am looking for some activities i can do with my daughter now she has reached six months, I have looked into Tumble Tots and Krazy Kaves and are already taking her swimming but am just wondering if any other mums have seen any thing else that they would recommend that i could try.

Thanks

djtonyb

story time at the local library is a good free activity. Here is a great website that list all activities by county/town/ etc:

http://www.whatson4littleones.co.uk/

sunshinegirl_3

Hi

We do Gymbabes (which is the baby version of Tumble Tots) and dd loves it. We started about 6 months once she'd started crawling and found it great - but it is expensive. We decided to do 1 expensive activity (Gymbabes, Rhythm Time, Cheeky Monkeys etc.) and then anything else would be mum and baby groups at a couple of quid a time. It works out too expensive to do lots of big things.

Mum and baby groups are great though. You meed lots of mums in the same situation as you, your child gets to meet other children and you get a cuppa and a biscuit for very little money. Even if your LO doesn't seem to get much out of it at the time, as she grows she'll recognise the place and the people and feel comfortable to run off and enjoy herself whilst you natter.

Netmums.com and childcarelink.gov.uk have lists of playgroups and other activites.

Delilah

i had a quick look at some of those websites there is so much to do, shame i work full time - i see some holiday time coming my way. Thank you both.

Gingham_Ribbon

Baby yoga is good. It's basically learning to play fun game with the baby, showing you how to lift them and play physical games while protecting your back and strengthening your abdominal muscles etc, as well as playing games that stimulate the baby's development a little. Plus, it's just quite good fun.

Story time at the library was a godsend for us as it was free and fun and I met loads of lovely people.

You can't underestimate going to the playpark though. I met lots of people there too, and my lad loved it from about that age, when it was mainly just the baby swings he could go on, and down the slide with me, then cruising round the equipment and before I knew it he was dashing round the place like it was a second home. He once told me he didn't like our house any more because he wanted to live in the park and sleep on the seasaw!

The local library did various groups for babies including one where we made books for them.

samsil

have you looked into if there is a surestart centre near you? Usually even if its not in your locality they wouldnt turn you away (my experience anyway). my local one has a timetable of playgroups,sing song sessions etc and something like tumble tots, all free! have heard at some they do baby yoga, it depends on your area. also free, i take my 9mth old to the storytime at the library.
pay-for activities which we have done include tinytalk (baby sign language) and jojingles (music with actions and singing), both have websites.
but i have found the best, for my sanity, to be a local mums group which costs 1.50, at a community centre, just some toys and stuff, all the babies lie and roll around playing while the mums let off some steam and have a coffee and...... if feels like its for 'you' as well as baby, and get to meet other women who live near you as well. if you have a local community centre there should be a few, its just a case of finding out about them.

ooobedoo

Hiya, I think we must be quite near!

I have seen the stories advertised in all the librarys, and apparently the guildhall one is meant to be fantastic. There is also singing thingy near tangiers road.

Carmina_Piranha_3

we go to sing and sign classes. roo was 15 months old when we started but he was the oldest and others started aged 6 months.

our local surestart centre runs lots of different free activities, they are for everyone (i thought it was just for people on benefits - doh!) but have limited spaces for each session.

i second gingham's park suggestion. roo was going to the park every day before he was walking, he loved the swings, and just going there was part of his daily routine. it's a big space with grass and trees and he liked seeing the birds flying around and all the dogs being walked.

baby bounce and rhyme at the library was his favourite activity before he was crawling. he also loved swimming from an early age.

he's what is politely called a 'proper boy' by strangers and doesn't concentrate well in structured classes but now that he's older he loves sing and sign, and even when he wasn't joining in the class he was signing at home and we sand the songs at home.

traciekan

a 6mo doesnt need activitites! she needs to see you, watch you play with you hear you. you re her activity you or the person whos bringing her up.

andycarmi

traciekan wrote: »

a 6mo doesnt need activitites! she needs to see you, watch you play with you hear you. you re her activity you or the person whos bringing her up.

I hear what your saying, but also for social development a baby needs to see more that one person.

Delilah

Thank you Traciekan, very helpful post but i am looking for some activities (as per original post) to do with my 6 month old daughter. Also I AM bringing her up, i am just a working mum.