For work-from-home moms , managing the process is quite challenging. Mothers who work from home for their jobs know this well. But we have some tips for those who work from home due to the corona virus, especially for those who are faced with the picture of working from home with babies for the first time. Read on forideas to keep babies busy, activities to keep babies occupied and inventions that will give you time to work 🙂
Being a Work-From-Home Mom with a Baby!
A baby takes up all a mother’s time. Breastfeeding, burping, putting the baby to sleep, bathing, dressing, playing, loving, feeding herself to take good care of the baby…doing all this over and over again and also being sleep deprived…Imagine that you are working in this cycle. Suppose you have clients, managers or coworkers who are unaware of your situation and are waiting for work. This means being very sleep deprived and very tired. But there are mothers who manage it. Being organized, being systematic, having a system and being able to endure the lack of sleep is like a formula. Getting help from a babysitter or adults can also lighten the load a bit. for babies over 6 months old, it is also possible to come up with game ideas and work while they play and entertain themselves.
So, what aresome activities to keep babies occupied while mom works?
Activities to Keep Babies Occupied at Home
Theactivity recommendationhere should depend on how old the baby is. We will give a few general examples, you decide whether your baby can do it according to the month.
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Touching different objects
For babies after the fifth month, feeling different textures is a lot of fun and hasa positive effect on the baby’s intellectual development . You can prepare a beautiful board on this subject. On a hard cardboard, glue materials that will give a different tactile effect such as wool, zipper, artificial flower petals, satin fabric, grains stuffed in a bag, a soft piece of sponge, a material with a serrated surface. It is important that these do not get into the baby’s mouth and do not damage the baby’s hand. When you put this board in front of him, he will touch each one one by one. He will feel differently at each touch and he will enjoy the discovery and play with it for a long time.
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Sorting toys
It can be a fun game for those older than one year. Give him a task: Put all the toy cars in this basket, or all the balls, all the Legos…
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The power of books
Books are not only for those who can read and write. Nowadays, there are also books for 5-month-old babies. Touching a book, even turning a page is much more important than you think. You can buy books suitable for his/her month and let him/her spend time with them.
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It’s like new again…
Until they are almost three years old, toys for children are just a new object. Yes, they don’t know how to play with them, but they like to explore them. That is why they may spend some time with a new toy but then lose interest in it. Because the discovery is complete for them and they need a new object. So, should you buy a new toy every day? Of course not! Put the toys away with regular routines and take them out again as if it were a new toy. This way they will spend time rediscovering it each time. And you will have the opportunity to work.
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Who doesn’t like playing with water?
Playing with water is the most attractive play idea of infancy and childhood. Even for adults who never leave the pool, the interest in this pastime is never-ending. If it is warm enough, fill a basin with a little water. Lay a cloth on the floor. Now take a few water toys and enjoy the fun of your baby dipping the toys in and out of the bucket from where they are sitting.
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Colors are interesting at any age!
Even at your age, if we put you in a room full of plays of light, you would do nothing but watch them for a while, wouldn’t you? It is the same for babies. There are some lighting products that will make light play in the room, you can buy them. Fabrics with very vivid colors also attract babies.
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I don’t know why the kitchen is so attractive:)
Babies, older children and even adults love the idea of the kitchen, preparing things in the kitchen and playing with kitchen utensils. Don’t hesitate to give them some kitchen utensils (boys and girls alike) that you don’t think are sharp or harmful. Cooking, putting toys in it, emptying it again and so on… it will keep him busy.
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The dough has a very nice texture!
There are playdoughs for children; you can use them if you wish, but our suggestion is different: Put the dough in a basin. It shouldn’t stick to his hands, but he can make shapes with it. She will enjoy un molding it, shaping it, touching it.