Baby Cognitive Development: Your Baby’s First Cognitive Milestone (And Why It Matters More Than You Think) When parents talk about baby milestones, the conversation often jumps straight to the visible ones — smiling, rolling, sitting, crawling. But baby cognitive development starts long before these skills appear. But long before your baby is on the move, […]
What Are Babies Actually Learning Through Play? (Why it’s never “just fun” — especially in the first two years) If you’ve ever watched your baby wave a scarf around, stare intently at a floating bubble, or crawl with great determination towards something crinkly and colourful, you’ve probably smiled… and then quietly wondered: This is lovely […]
How Babies Learn Through Their Senses (And Why It Matters More Than Milestones) When we talk about baby development, the same milestones come up over and over: rolling, sitting, crawling, first words. All important, of course — but there’s a quieter, lesser-known skill developing alongside these that has a huge impact on how your baby […]
Is My Baby Learning? Why Quiet Moments Matter More Than You Think There’s a moment most parents experience in the first year — a moment that often leads to a late‑night Google search: is my baby learning? You’re sitting on the floor with your baby. They’re lying quietly. No big reactions. No clapping. No obvious […]
From the Founder: The Original Sensory Storytelling Classes Since 2013 When I started Adventure Babies back in 2013, I didn’t have a business plan, a franchise model, or a vision of being “the biggest.” What I had was a deep love of stories, a background in early years development, and a very strong feeling that […]
How to Stimulate Your Baby Without Overstimulating Them (Finding the balance in those early, fragile months) Some days your baby seems perfectly content just watching the light move across the wall. Other days, they’re wide-eyed, wriggly and fighting sleep by mid-morning — and you’re left wondering what changed. In those early months, it’s not always […]
How Sensory Play Supports Baby Brain Development Why sensory exploration matters more than you think in the first year of life In the first year of life, your baby’s brain is growing at an astonishing rate. By the age of one, the brain has reached around 60% of its adult size. Millions of neural connections […]
Why Messy Play Is So Much More Than Just… Messy (And the real benefits of messy play for babies and toddlers) Let’s start with the honest bit. Messy play can feel like hard work.The clean-up you don’t have time for.The clothes you instantly regret.The little voice in your head saying, “They’ll just tip it on […]
