Fun Under 1 · The Baby Activities Book
Play with your baby — even when you have no idea where to start
A gentle, taste-safe first year of play you can set up in five minutes, with things you already have at home. No flashcards. No pressure. Just you and your baby, playing.
- Taste-safe sensory play
- High-contrast visual play for new eyes
- DIY baby toys from household things
- Five-minute setups, real-baby tested
$12 · instant digital download
Lifetime access — buy once, use again for your next baby.
👉 get the book — $12 →
Or start with the free 0–12 activities first →
first, the part nobody tells you
Your baby isn’t behind. And neither are you.
In the first year, your baby doesn’t need a curriculum. They need you — and a few simple invitations to explore. That’s the whole job.
But “keep it simple” is hard advice to follow at 6am with no idea what to do. So this is the simple, already-figured-out version: open the book, pick today’s thing, set it down, and let your baby lead. The boredom and the second-guessing are the parts I took off your plate.
what’s inside
A whole first year of play — sorted, simple, done
Activities grouped the way a real baby grows, so you’re never guessing what fits this week. (Edit this list to match the book’s actual contents.)
In the book you get:
- High-contrast visual playBlack-and-white cards and setups for brand-new eyes (0–4 months).
- Taste-safe sensory playEdible paints, safe textures, and first messy play — nothing you’ll panic about in their mouth.
- DIY baby toysMade from things already in your kitchen and recycling bin.
- Fine-motor first stepsFill-and-dump, grasping, and reaching games that build little hands.
- Movement & tummy-time playSimple ways to make floor time something they actually like.
- Five-minute setups for every stageEach activity tagged by age, so you open to the right page and go.
it looks like nothing — it’s everything
What’s really happening when your baby plays
Reaching for a high-contrast card is visual tracking. Squishing edible paint is cause and effect. Filling and dumping a cup is early math and motor planning. Following your voice across the room is the foundation of language.
None of it looks like learning. All of it is. You don’t have to make it educational — baby play already is. You just have to set it up.
Hi, I’m Alexa — sensory play teacher & homeschool mom of two
“For 20+ years I’ve helped kids learn the way they’re actually built to — through play. I built Fun Under 1 the way I’d want a friend who happens to be a play teacher to hand it to you: simple, kind, and already figured out.“
is this for you?
Made for the first year — not for overwhelm
This is for you if…
- You have a baby under one and want simple things to do together
- You’re tired of pinning ideas you never actually set up
- You want taste-safe, low-mess, low-prep play
- You’d rather have it figured out than figure it out at 6am
This isn’t for you if…
- You’re looking for worksheets or academics (a baby doesn’t need them)
- You want a full structured curriculum — that’s My First School, starting at age one
- You’re hoping to fill hours — these are short, real-baby-length invitations
from real parents
What families say
“I never knew what to actually do with my baby besides tummy time, and this book gave me simple ideas I could do with things I already had at home. It made playtime feel easy instead of overwhelming.”
— A Fun Under 1 mom
“This was exactly what I needed as a first-time mom. The activities were quick, age-appropriate, and helped me feel like I was supporting my baby’s development without buying a million toys.”
— A first-time mom
the whole first year of play
Fun Under 1
Instant digital download · yours to keep forever · use again for your next baby.
$12
one-time · instant access
Prefer free? Start with the free 0–12 activities →
Not sure your baby’s old enough yet? They’re not too young — there’s something in here from day one. And if you’d rather try free first, the link above has you covered. No pressure, promise.
Want it on paper? The printed edition is $34. Get the printed book →
questions
Before you grab it
Is my baby too young for this?
No. The book starts at day one with high-contrast visual play and builds gently through the first year, so it grows with your baby instead of waiting for them to catch up.
How is this different from your free blog posts?
The free posts are scattered across the site. This is the whole first year in one place — sorted by age, packaged so you open to the right page and go, instead of hunting and second-guessing.
Is it digital or printed?
It’s an instant digital download you can read on any device or print at home. (If you keep the printed option, mention it here.)
What happens after the first year?
When your little one turns one, My First School picks up right where this leaves off — a full play-based year, one level per age. This book is the gentle on-ramp.
Do I keep it forever?
Yes — lifetime access. Buy once, and it’s yours for this baby and the next. (All digital sales are final.)
Your baby’s first year of play — already figured out
Five minutes, things you already own, and one less thing to decide.