No Plans, Just Progress: How Baby Brain Development Really Works If your baby could make a plan for the week, it might look something like:🍼 Learn to roll over🖐️ Grab that shiny thing👅 Taste everything I can reach. But the truth is, early brain development in babies doesn’t follow a schedule—or a neat list of […]

My Baby Ate the Sensory Tray—And That’s Okay: Why Exploration Is Everything Let’s talk about that moment every new parent experiences at some point in their baby’s sensory journey: the first time your baby locks eyes with the sensory tray… and eats it. Or licks it. Or sits in it. Or all of the above. […]

Tiny Hands, Big Progress: Why Your Baby’s Grabby Phase Is a Good Thing One minute you’re enjoying a peaceful cuddle, the next your baby’s got a fistful of your hair, one sock in their mouth, and your toast halfway to the floor. You pause, mid-bite, wondering: why is my baby grabbing everything in sight? Welcome […]

5 Ways to Bring Baby Sensory Storytime Home At Adventure Babies, we’ve been leading the way in baby sensory storytelling activities since day one. In fact—we invented it. Before the hashtags, before the reels, before the endless scroll of picture-perfect play trays… there we were, crawling around in fairy lights and feathers, watching babies fall […]

There’s something special that happens every week on the mats at Adventure Babies. It’s not the bubble machines or the soothing lights or the jungle sounds. It’s not even the books—although we’re big fans of those too. It’s them. The babies. The incredible, wide-eyed, wobbly, determined, curious babies. Every week, we get a front-row seat […]

What If My Baby Doesn’t Sit Still in Class?(And Other Worries We Can Let Go Of) “My baby won’t sit still!” If I had a pound for every time a parent whispered this to me during class—with an apologetic look and a baby halfway across the mat—I could probably retire. (But I wouldn’t, because I […]

Milestones Meet Magic: What Crawling Has to Do with Storytime Ever wondered what crawling has to do with storytime? Or why your baby’s wobbly attempts at tummy time might be laying the groundwork for loving books? It turns out that those little physical leaps your baby makes—rolling, sitting, crawling, grasping—aren’t just motor milestones. They’re brain-builders. […]

There’s something magical about a baby’s first summer. The light is longer, the world feels warmer, and suddenly, every day offers something new—new sights, new sounds, new smells. For your little one, it’s not just a change in weather—it’s a full-on sensory adventure. And for you? It’s the perfect moment to start building memories and […]

What I’ve Learned from Watching Babies Discover Books There’s a moment that happens in almost every class. A baby—barely six months old, still a bit wobbly, still new to the world—will suddenly go still. Their eyes widen. Their tiny fingers reach out. And in that instant, they’re completely absorbed in the world of a story. […]

The Magic of Baby Brain Development If you’re a first-time parent, chances are you’ve typed “baby brain development” into your search bar at least once this week (or day). Between nappy changes and snack scavenging, you’re quietly wondering: what’s actually helping my baby grow and learn? Spoiler alert: it’s not just flashcards and white-noise machines. […]