Tummy Time Finger Painting

Sensory Play

#mess free tummy time painting for babies


As your baby gets more active, Tummy Time will become a position for MOVING - crawling, exploring, and transitioning from one position to another.  baby'll achieve the benefits of Tummy Time through this movement (strengthening, shoulder joint development, sensory input to the upper body, etc.). BUT, especially with early rollers, there is often a period of time once babies can roll but before they're ready to crawl when they can effectively end Tummy Time on their own terms. This is of greatest concern when head flattening (Positional Plagiocephaly) and/or Torticollis are issues. My biggest encouragement is for parents to offer activities that requirebelly-down or sidelying positioning to be enjoyable - trying to capitalize on your baby's curiosity to keep him in Tummy Time rather than forcing him to stay there against his will.
You can also try this activity in a high chair if you have an independent sitter. 
To preserve your little one's artwork, simply cut the edges off the Ziploc bag and then peel off the top of the artwork. Lay flat to dry.