Your four-month-old is alert and curious enough to really take in the outdoors—let them watch leaves dance.
These outdoor experiences strengthen visual tracking, introduce temperature and texture variation, and provide the sensory richness that indoor environments can't match.
Mirror play is magic right now. Your baby loves looking at faces—especially their own. Prop a baby-safe mirror at tummy time for extra engagement.
Babbling is starting! When your baby coos, respond as if you're having a real conversation. This turn-taking teaches the rhythm of communication.
Rolling is on the horizon. Give plenty of floor time on a firm surface—a play mat, not a bouncer—to encourage those first rolls.
Take baby on a narrated nature walk, pausing to touch leaves, listen to birds, and feel the breeze — a simple outdoor activity that builds sensory awareness and language.
Lay baby under a tree and let them watch leaves and shadows dance in the breeze — a calming outdoor activity that builds visual tracking and nature connection.
Hold baby face-up under open sky and watch clouds, birds, and treetops together — a calming outdoor bonding activity.
Sit on a covered porch with baby during a rain shower and let the sounds, smells, and sights of rain create a soothing sensory moment.
Offer baby a variety of safe petals and leaves to touch, feel, and explore — building sensory awareness with nature's own textures.
Take baby on a listening walk through the yard or park, pausing to identify birds, wind, water, and neighborhood sounds together.