Baby Trivia
The average weight of a newborn baby in the United States.
What is approximately 7.5 pounds?
In this nursery rhyme, the protagonist goes "to fetch a pail of water" but ends up falling down and breaking their crown.
What is "Jack and Jill"?
A baby typically takes its first steps around this age.
What is 12 months (or 1 year)?
This essential piece of baby gear is used to carry infants securely against the caregiver's body.
What is a baby carrier (or baby sling)?
During this stage of baby development, infants typically begin to smile responsively and may start to coo and make babbling sounds.
What is the newborn or infant stage (0 to 3 months)?
Babies are born with this soft spot on the top of their heads.
What is the fontanelle?
This nursery rhyme tells the story of a character who "sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey."
What is "Little Miss Muffet"?
This is the average length (in inches) of a newborn baby in the United States.
What is approximately 20 inches?
Designed to help soothe fussy babies, this vibrating seat provides gentle motion and calming sounds.
What is a baby bouncer (or baby swing)?
At around this age, toddlers experience a significant language explosion, acquiring new words and starting to form simple sentences.
What is the mid-toddler stage (18 to 24 months)?
The first sense to develop in a fetus is this.
What is the sense of touch?
This nursery rhyme features a character who "went to bed with her stockings on
What is "Little Miss Muffet"?
This is the average length of time a newborn baby spends crying each day.
What is approximately 2 to 3 hours?
This device provides a safe sleeping environment for infants and is often recommended by pediatricians to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
What is a bassinet?
At around this age, babies start to roll over from their back to their stomach and may begin to grasp objects with their hands.
What is the early infancy stage (4 to 6 months)?
At birth, a baby's vision is limited to objects within this range
What is about 8 to 12 inches away?
The nursery rhyme "Hush, Little Baby" promises this item if the baby starts crying.
What is "a mockingbird"?
Newborn babies typically sleep for this many hours per day, on average.
What is 16 to 18 hours?
This piece of baby gear is designed to securely hold a baby while feeding, allowing the caregiver to have their hands free.
What is a nursing pillow?
During this final stage of early childhood development, toddlers become more independent, refine their motor skills, and start to show signs of potty training readiness.
What is the late toddler stage (24 to 36 months)?
Babies are born with the ability to distinguish between these two basic tastes
What are sweet and bitter?
In this nursery rhyme, a group of characters "all lived together in a little crooked house."
What is "There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe"?
Babies are born with this many bones in their bodies.
What is approximately 270 bones? (Some bones fuse together as the baby grows.)
This portable piece of baby gear provides a safe and cozy sleeping space for infants when traveling or visiting friends and family.
What is a travel crib (or portable crib)?
During this developmental stage, babies typically begin to sit up without support and may start to crawl or scoot across the floor.
What is the mid-infancy stage (7 to 9 months)?