Touch
This sense helps babies feel the texture of soft blankets, bumpy toys, and squishy balls.
What is touch?
Babies use this part of their body to explore different tastes and flavors.
What is the mouth?
What sense is activated when a baby smells flowers or baby lotion?
What is smell?
At around two months old, babies begin to do this when looking at people’s faces.
What is smile?
What sense is stimulated by listening to lullabies or rattles?
What is hearing?
This item, often used for tummy time, stimulates a baby’s sense of touch with crinkly and soft textures.
What is a mat?
This sensory organ allows babies to explore the taste of objects they put in their mouths.
What is the tongue?
The smell of this food may make a baby eager for feeding time.
What is breast milk or formula?
Why are black-and-white patterns good for newborns?
What is because newborns can see high contrast best?
How does hearing a caregiver’s voice help a baby’s development?
What is it strengthens emotional bonds and language development?
This natural material is often included in sensory bins for its gritty texture.
What is sand?
Why is it important for babies to experience different tastes?
What is to help them explore new foods?
What is a baby-safe way to introduce new smells?
What is lotion?
Name one activity that helps babies develop depth perception.
What is placing toys at different distances for them to reach or crawl toward?
This type of soothing sound, like ocean waves or rainfall, is often played to help babies sleep.
What is white noise?
What sense do babies use to feel different textures like soft, rough, or bumpy?
What is touch?
This taste preference is natural for babies, as it is the flavor of milk.
What is sweet?
Babies enjoy the natural scent of this body part when being cuddled.
What is skin?
At what age do babies typically start recognizing their caregiver's face?
What is around 2 months old?
The development of this sense is important for learning language and communication.
What is hearing?
Why is it important for babies to feel different textures?
What is to help them to develop their sense of touch?
Babies often react with surprise or dislike when they first taste this flavor.
What is sour?
What sense is most connected to memory in infants?
What is smell?
Babies are most attracted to what types of patterns in their first few months of life?
What is black and white?
Babies calm down when they hear this sound from their caregiver.
What is singing?