stickers everywhere
You can get a good 15 mins outta this activity. My 8.5 month old is obsessed with stickers right now - stick them anywhere/everywhere and let them grab, stick, explore. Very entertaining!
save all gift wrap & tissue paper
Found a way to put my hoarding collection of used gift wrap/bags/tissue paper to good use! Plop a pile of this stuff in front of your baby and let them go to town exploring the textures and sounds. Bonus points if it’s in front of a full-length mirror.
tin boxes
My baby loves this thing through all stages - scratchies, bang drum, shake shake, open/close. Multipurpose!
Nugget Chunk
Got rid of our coffee table to make room for a more baby-friendly option. The Nugget Chunk was our answer: many uses for this thing. It’s currently serving as a coffee table/storage ottoman for baby toys, play pit to set baby down in a confined space, pull-up spot for baby to practice standing.