6 Reasons to Avoid Doing Laundry
The truth is: we don’t need nearly as much as we think to raise a happy and healthy babe. The laundry basket is one of my favorite tools to use to promote development throughout the first few years of life. So, grab your laundry basket and get started with these 6 must try activities with a laundry basket that your baby will love!
For more resources like this, check out these other Movement Mama posts:
How to Help Your Baby Practice Sitting in a Laundry Basket
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If you’re wondering when babe should be hitting these fun milestones, be sure to download my Free 0-24 Months Motor Milestones Checklist! Or if you’re just needing a little support with helping babe master these skills, you can find all my best tips in my Rolling, Crawling, & Walking Courses!
Some of the many uses include:
A Tummy Time Sensory Wall: awesome for encouraging upright head, neck, and arm strength.A Safe Sitting Exploration Spot: perfect for preventing falling backwards (be sure to put the back against a support surface)
A Baby Bath for Sitters + Sibs (keep the toys close and the wild siblings far)
A Push toy: super stable and easy to turn
An opportunity for heavy work: great for creating a sense of calm or with backwards pulling, awesome for toe walkers!!
Learning through daily activities: have them help you load the laundry out of the washer or dryer into the basket
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You can find more of my favorite laundry basket hacks over on my YouTube playlist!