Put In / Take Out with an Art-and-Motor Activity for 7-9-Month-Old Babies

A practical way to explore put in / take out with an art-and-motor activity for 7-9 month old babies is to connect the idea with something familiar your child can actually do or notice. This art-and-motor activity activity uses a familiar real-world moment so your child can explore put in / take out through action and interaction. Plan on about 2-3 minutes; there is no need to stretch the activity if your child is ready to move on. Set up the art-and-motor activity idea as a short supervised hands-on activity for put in / take out, using age-appropriate materials so your child can repeat the key hand, eye, or sensory action at a comfortable pace. Treat that as the starting idea, not a script you have to follow perfectly—adapt the pace, materials, and number of turns to your child’s interest.

Quick Activity

Set aside 2-3 minutes for the activity. Set up the art-and-motor activity idea as a short supervised hands-on activity for put in / take out, using age-appropriate materials so your child can repeat the key hand, eye, or sensory action at a comfortable pace. Keep the setup visually simple, model one clear example, and let your child join through looking, reaching, touching, moving, babbling, copying a simple action, or searching for an object. The learning focus is placing and removing objects while coordinating reach and release.

Related Resources

Looking for more ways to support put in / take out beyond this activity? Explore Fine Motor & Sensory for fine-motor and sensory materials that give children more supervised hands-on ways to practice the skill. For guided local or online learning opportunities, browse Early Learning & Preschool to find early-learning and preschool classes, programs, activities, businesses, or events where children can get guided practice with this learning area.

What This Practices

The value is not in completing the activity perfectly. It is in giving your child repeated chances to notice the same idea in a meaningful setting. Each turn lets you model placing and removing objects while coordinating reach and release, then pause long enough for your child to respond in their own way. The focus is not on speed or correctness; it is on giving your child a useful experience with put in / take out that is easy to repeat.

What You Need

large paper and jumbo age-appropriate drawing or art materials

Safety note: For children under 3, choose only large, age-appropriate materials and supervise the entire activity.

How to Do It

Arrange the art-and-motor activity materials so your child can reach them comfortably and the main action for put in / take out is easy to see.
Demonstrate the movement slowly—reach, grasp, place, press, draw, transfer, squeeze, guide, or manipulate—without turning it into a correction exercise.
Let your child try in their own way. Participation can include looking, reaching, touching, moving, babbling, copying a simple action, or searching for an object; help only enough to keep the materials safe and usable.
Repeat the same hand or sensory action several times, then make one small change such as position, texture, direction, size, or target.
Stop when hands look tired or interest drops. End with a simple observation about what your child did rather than how neatly it looked.

What to Say

Keep your language short and connected to what is happening. You do not need to use every phrase below; choose a few that sound natural in your family.

“Press gently.”
“Use two hands.”
“Try a slow movement.”
“You changed how it looks or feels.”
“Pick it up.”
“Place it here.”

What to Notice

There is no single response you need to see for the activity to be worthwhile. Look for small signs that your child is engaged with the idea.

The goal is participation and curiosity, not a perfect answer or finished product.
If interest fades, stop and try again another time; short positive experiences are easier to repeat.
Your child may show interest through reaching with purpose, shifting attention, searching, moving toward an object, babbling, or trying the action again.

Make It Easier

Shorten the activity, model more, and ask for less. Use only one or two large familiar items and demonstrate the action first while staying close on the floor.

Try This Next

Use the same skill in a second everyday context so your child sees that put in / take out can show up in more than one place. Try the same skill in a second familiar place or with one different large object so the idea stays recognizable.

Use It in Everyday Life

The easiest way to keep learning useful is to let the same idea show up in ordinary moments. Try one of these simple extensions:

Repeat the hand or sensory action used in put in / take out with different safe materials so practice stays fresh.
Keep sessions short and stop before hands are tired or frustration takes over.
Invite participation in safe everyday tasks such as placing, carrying, drawing, pouring, turning pages, or putting items away.

Keep Learning

This is one practical way to revisit put in / take out with an art-and-motor activity for 7-9 month old babies through short, playful practice. Within Fine Motor & Sensory, related ideas to explore next include Visual Attention & Tracking, Lacing & Threading, and Reaching & Grasping. You do not need to work on them all at once; choose the one that naturally connects with what your child enjoyed today. Follow your child’s interest, keep the tone warm and low-pressure, and stop while the activity still feels successful.