https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 22:14:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-lo-start-playing-with-toys-1#post-1091013 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:30:54 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1091013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She reached out and grabbed a toy for the first time when she was 12 weeks old.</p> <p>Around 4 months she became obsessed with Sofie and started swatting at things that made noise, showing preference with some toys over others. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-lo-start-playing-with-toys-1#post-1090983 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:19:54 +0000 Sapphiresun 1090983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At six week, mine is just starting to actually look at the hanging toys on her activity mat or mobile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-lo-start-playing-with-toys-1#post-1090057 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:16:43 +0000 Bao 1090057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think around 4 months she actually started holding and looking at things with interest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-lo-start-playing-with-toys-1#post-1090036 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:09:49 +0000 shopaholic 1090036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I realized I started with toys kind of late. But at 6 months, went through a toy-buying phase, and she seemed to be interested in all of them! I think 3-4 months she started really batting and grabbing at her toy bar, activity gym, stroller toys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-lo-start-playing-with-toys-1#post-1090022 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:05:40 +0000 Smurfette 1090022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10-12 weeks or so, she started having a real interest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-lo-start-playing-with-toys-1#post-1089918 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:28:36 +0000 skibobrown 1089918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometime around 2 months (ish) she was interested in looking at toys and following them with her eyes. Right at 3 months she started trying to bat at them. Now at 18 months she fully plays with her toys, has favorites, uses them for their intended purpose, etc., but it's a long time coming to get to that point developmentally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-lo-start-playing-with-toys-1#post-1089907 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:25:50 +0000 Mrsbells 1089907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Hedgehog: Around 6-8 weeks I bought her the sassy bugs that hang over the car seat and by about 12 weeks she would try to bat at them, </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-lo-start-playing-with-toys-1#post-1089891 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:21:38 +0000 Foodnerd81 1089891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>C is 7 weeks and has only recently started staring at get toys, like the dangling ones on the play mat. At 3 weeks she didn't even notice them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-lo-start-playing-with-toys-1#post-1089847 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:09:22 +0000 looch 1089847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Properly playing, like making car sounds when playing with cars, not until after age 2.</p> <p>I was more into sensory discovery, so I tried to choose toys and objects that had different textures, colors, etc in the first year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-lo-start-playing-with-toys-1#post-1089835 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:04:01 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 1089835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is only 3 weeks but I am wondering when I should start encouraging her to play with toys.</p> <p>When did your LO start showing an interest? </p>