Activities for a bored three month old..?

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Hi! I’m sure this has been asked plenty before, but can anyone advise me on how to keep my three month old entertained/engaged?
He’s a very alert baby, much more than our first, and I feel like he’s a bit bored just hanging around with me all day while hubby is at work. Does anyone have any novel ideas?
Playmat, high contrast cards, and walks in the pram aside? Thankyou 🙂

I’m not sure you can be bored at 3 months and even at almost 2 I find it hard to keep my little one entertained and engaged all the time but maybe some of the socks/ toys that attach to the feet that make noise when they wiggle, the mats filled with water for tummy time, going along to a baby group, a sensory toy with lights?

My second was also like this, he is constantly on the go now at 5! They definitely get bored, even as tiny babies. Does he have a baby gym? They're good with all the different colours and sounds. I bought mine a touch pad with water and fish in it. That entertained him for 20 mins at a time 🤣

Oh, both mine definitely got bored at three months, and didn't we know about it!

Constant narration/singing helped, as well as positioning them in the bouncer some of the time so that they could watch me better. DD2 did better in the carrier (at least until she got too grabby!) because the view from the bouncer wasn't good enough for her. Running errands was good because I got stuff done and they got stimulation.

As they become more able to hold things, I handed them any random safe item to explore, especially in the kitchen – wooden spoon, rubber spatula, plastic bottle (DD2 loved that, it was a really cheap thin one and made lovely crinkly noises when she squeezed it a bit), a glove, a fluffy hat, etc. They had rattles and things as well, of course, but the random household objects helped keep the novelty. Different toys in each room so we naturally mixed it up a bit as we went about our day.

It gets (mostly) easier as they become more able to entertain themselves. Mine both had pretty average energy levels as toddlers, but they were still very busy – just able to be busy scribbling with crayons or playing with the toy kitchen as well as running around the play park.

At this age, literally anything will do! Give them something to play with, a dock, a spoon anything.

Talk lots, go outside and sit in the grass, literally anything.

I used a sling a lot at this age. Then baby was entertained whilst I did Normal stuff at home like laundry or we went for a lot of woodland walks

If it’s nice, use a picnic blanket in the garden so they can look up at trees or other views instead of just inside.

Mine absolutely loved being in his bouncy chair watching the washing machine go round.

Do you read to him? My DC loved “that’s not my” books at that stage, or just helping me turn the pages while I read.

I walked a lot with DD to keep her occupied. I also changed the things hanging from her playmat as she only liked certain ones.

DS was happy under his baby gym for hours!

I had one of these. I used to combine having him in the sling while I did chores (let's count how many potatoes I am peeling!), some reading, he was forward facing in the pushchair so he could 'chat' to people in town and we started baby groups at that age so he could watch the big kids.

He was miserable if I stood still for long. He cheered up the day he started crawling.

At 3 months, it will be you that’s bored. What do you like doing? I used to go for walks. Go to museums (for me). Go out to lunch or have a picnic. Go to the beach (obviously with someone else if you want to go for a swim). I went on holiday alone with mine a bit older and we did botanical gardens and rode various trains, buses, ferries, more museums, wandered around markets. Basically, think of things you enjoy. They are easier to do now. When they become toddlers you can’t as easily get away with an afternoon in a gallery as they are little chaos demons then.

Well my DC1 was definitely bored at 3 months. Now on a STEM subject at Uni.

I tended to go to a group most days. They also liked visiting family.

Pinterest is usually a good source of age appropriate activities to try. Although they can often take a while for you to set up and your baby will only be interested for a short time.

Swimming.

Fair enough!
I just know my daughter could occupy herself for way longer as a little baby than she can as a toddler unless it’s doing something she shouldn’t 😂

DC2 was so much easier. Was happy being in the sling and just being with me. Even as a teen they’re happy to go out a couple of time a week but the rest of time they just want to chill at home.

Funny how different they can be even within the same family.