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AWARD-WINNING ACTIVITY CARDS
One card. Five minutes. A whole new skill.
Screen-free activities designed with pediatric specialists, sorted by your baby's exact age.
PEDIATRICIAN-APPROVED · SCREEN-FREE
Play that fits in the gaps of your day
40+ activities, grouped month by month. Pull one, play, put it back.
AWARD-WINNING ACTIVITY CARDS
The right activity for your baby's specific age
Screen-free, pediatrician-approved play from newborn through the first birthday.
PEDIATRICIAN-APPROVED · SCREEN-FREE
Do you ever run out of things to do with your baby?
Pull a card and play. Simple, brain-building activities for the age your little one is right now.
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Gifts for all of your littles
Simple, screen-free activity cards that turn everyday moments into brain-building play. From your baby's first month up to their first day of kindergarten.
Newborn Infants
Ages 0-12 months
Early Toddlers
Ages 12-24 months
Starting Preschool
Ages 3-5 years
For Parents
Resources to make life easier and less stressful
Focused learning for key developmental areas
What Are They Working On?
Speech and Language
Boost early speech and language skills with research-backed activities for ages 0-36 months
Gross Motor & Walking
Build on the foundation for baby's first steps for ages 0-3 years
Big Emotions
Manage the tantrums and build healthy emotional skills for ages 0-5 years
Infant Vision
Nuturing strong eye-brain connections with high-contrast patterns, ages 0-3 months
How to Use Our Activity Cards
It really is this simple.
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Pick a deck, and a card
Choose an appropriate card for your child. They're sorted by age and developmental area.
2
Play 5 minutes
Follow the card instructions. No apps, no screens, no distractions. Just you and your child spending quality time together.
3
Watch them grow
Move on, or repeat as many times as your little one wants. Each card builds real skills.
At Curious Baby, we believe play matters.
As a parent, you might think of playtime as a fun way to keep your baby or toddler entertained, but it's so much more than that.
Play is how your little one explores the world, learns about their environment, and starts understanding themselves and others.
From birth to age three, your child goes through rapid physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development, and playtime plays a huge role in helping these changes happen.
What parents (and pediatricians) say
Real notes from real homes (and the professionals who recommend us)
“The Curious Baby Speech and Language Cards are an excellent tool for parents who want to help their child with their speech and language development. As a speech-language pathologist, I've seen firsthand how effective these strategies can be for improving children's communication skills.
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“These are perfect. I literally kept asking my friends, “now that he’s awake more, what do I DO with him?” These cards are my answer.
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“As a psychotherapist working with babies and parents, i find these cards invaluable to my work. Parents love them and babies benefit. They are easy to read, easy to understand and easy to carry. The developmental concepts behind each idea is sound. Brava and please make more!
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“Curious Baby activity cards are my favorite gift for first time parents! As a pediatric physical therapist, I love how the recommendations are evidence-based and come from professionals!
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