• The ActiviTot™ developmental gym develops the senses -- with colorful toys dangling from the arches or attached around the mat, clear drawings on the mat (sight), music from the mirror and different sounds and effects emitted by the various toys (hearing), as well as the variety of materials and fabrics that provide different textures and sensations, stimulating the sense of touch.
• The ActiviTot™ developmental gym is the ultimate solution for encouraging baby to lie on her tummy strengthening her neck, shoulder and arm muscles (gross motor skills).
  The tummy-time pillow supports baby as she lies on her tummy, and when the large musical mirror is placed in front of her, her attention is captured by the reflected images of the toys and drawings, encouraging her to spend even more time on her tummy.
• The colorful toys and clear illustrations in front of her on the mat urge baby to continue lying on her tummy and to lift her head in order to see them.
• The pillow enables baby to lie on her side or back to practice different positions.
• When baby lies on her back, the toys attached to or dangling from the arches encourage her to reach out and bat, making the toys swing back and forth, and to grab and practice holding them. In this way the ActiviTot™ developmental gym helps develop fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination.
  The swinging toys teach baby the connection between her action (batting) and the effect (swinging toy).
• The ActiviTot™ developmental gym contributes to EQ by providing a soft soothing pillow, and a mirror allowing baby to watch the baby in the mirror (her reflection) and practice basic social interaction.
• Watching the reflection in the mirror urges baby to babble and make sounds, contributing to her language development.

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• From time to time place your baby on her back and hang a few toys within arms reach so that she can touch and strike them. Do the same with some vertical toys. Place your baby so that she can stretch out her arm to touch the toys, strike them and even grab them.
• From time to time, remove the pillow and place your baby directly on the mat, to provide her with a wider surface to try and roll over.
• While your baby lies on her tummy facing forward, or on her back looking to the side, occasionally change the position of the vertical toys that she is looking at. Every change or shift in position will lift the level of her eyes.
• Place her on her back or tummy facing the mirror and let her watch herself. Show her how to make the music play.

• At this stage, The ActiviTot™ developmental gym contributes to the development of all seven elements of baby’s development.
  Baby lies on her tummy for longer periods, looking in the mirror and striking it to get feedback (sounds), or grabbing and playing with the vertical toys. Baby enjoys the motion, sensations and surprise effects coming from the toys as well as exploring them with her hands and mouth.
• She plays with the activities on the mat and listens to the crinkling and other sounds they emit, developing her sense of hearing.
• The vertical toys attached on the outer rim of the mat encourage baby to stretch her hand forward to touch them and to practice shifting her weight from one hand to another, encouraging her first attempts to turn around. This strengthens and develops baby’s large muscles (gross motor skills).
• As baby grabs the toys dangling from the arches, enthusiastically pulling them and putting them in her mouth, she develops fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
• The ActiviTot™ developmental gym offers several cause & effect experiences by shaking the toys and striking the musical mirror or the vertical toys. By lifting the small peek-a-boo flaps on the mat the images hiding beneath are revealed, creating an enjoyable peek-a-boo game.
• The ActiviTot™ developmental gym also contributes to the development of language as baby babbles to her reflection in the mirror. Looking into the mirror encourages the development of basic social interaction, prompting your baby to smile at and talk to the reflection looking back at her (EQ).

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• From time to time change the position of the arches to create different spaces for your baby and encourage her to move her body and hands in different ways.
• Once in a while change the position of the hanging and vertical toys to heighten your baby’s attention and prompt her to reach out and try to grab them.
• Place your baby on her tummy in front of the mirror and encourage her to interact with her reflection.
• If your baby will lie happily on her tummy for extended periods and is able to lift her head and shoulders well, remove the pillow. In this way a larger activity area is created for her to practice rolling over and to learn to crawl.
• Draw your baby’s attention to the other activities on the mat and the sounds that they make.
• Encourage your baby to strike the mirror to hear the musical feedback, and to play with the vertical toys.

• With the arches removed, baby can lie or sit on the large activity mat; explore the toys and activities with her hands and mouth, continuing to develop her senses.
• Baby can investigate interactions with her surroundings; improve motor skills; and play peek-a-boo games, learning to understand object permanence.
• The pillow can also become a challenge for the young crawler who enjoys climbing over it.

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• Remove the arches and leave the mat as an activity mat.
• Play peek-a-boo with your baby with the relevant parts of the mat.
• Remove the toys from the arches and allow her to play with them separately, to explore them with her hands and mouth.
• Place the pillow on the mat so that she may climb over it as part of her crawling exercise.