Mirrors around the house
One of Pathways' ideas for these months is to work mirrors into playtime around the house — not a special toy, just the ones already hanging up. What comes back might be a long stare, an open mouth, or a hand out towards the glass, and none of it is something you have to produce.
🧺 You need
- a mirror you already have — hall, bathroom, or the wardrobe door
🛡️ Baby stays in your arms with their full weight held — never propped against the glass, never sat on a basin, shelf or windowsill. Keep the movement slow: no bouncing, no jolting. Play only at a mirror that is fixed to the wall; anything leaning or freestanding can be pulled over. If you want a mirror down at floor level it has to be a baby-safe unbreakable one, not glass, and it does not stay there once you stop. End at fussing, arching away, or a head that turns from the glass and stays turned.
Source: Pathways — Sensory Development Activities for 4-6 Month Old Babies
🩺 Vuila shares play ideas, not medical advice — for questions about your child's development, talk to your pediatrician.
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