30 Toys and Gifts for Babies 6-9 Months

From 6-9 months, a lot of physical growth and development is happening with your baby. As baby gets stronger and more curious, they’ll start to explore what their body is capable of, including rolling, sitting unassisted and eventually rocking on their hands and knees in preparation for crawling. Some may even start to pull up on things! Just like play gyms provided the perfect spot to learn about their body, they’ll really start to move around on them now. Here are a few toys that’ll encourage them to reach and explore (including a few activity centers with zones that help with lots of different areas of development).

While the fact that they have arms and hands that they can control might be old news at this age and stage, the world of opportunities that open up certainly isn’t. These toys help develop baby’s fine motor skills as they grab, shake and drop everything they can get their hands on. They also encourage cognitive development. Let your baby play with—and then drop or knock over—soft balls, toys and stacking cups, then pick them up and give them back. It’s a great way to start teaching the concept of cause and effect.

While these teethers also double as toys for grabby hands and offer opportunities for fine motor development, they have one extra thing going for them—soothing sore gums! Right around the six-to-nine-month mark, you may start to see baby’s first teeth emerge.

It’s never too early for baby to learn about art and music. These toys can help inspire their inner creative genius and also touch on many different areas of development (including fine motor and cognitive areas like memory and language).