When do babies reach for toys

Despite the pain of stepping on a Little People figurine, there are some benefits to having baby toys strewn around your house.

Toys can be a great way for your baby to learn and develop essential life skills as they grow and discover more about the world, and when babies really start playing with toys, they can attempt to keep themselves busy.

When do babies start playing with their feet

But when does your baby actually start playing with them instead of just gumming toys or tossing them across the room?

Mia Rosenberg, psychotherapist and owner of Upsider Therapy, tells Romper that babies will likely begin showing an interest in toys within the first few months of their lives.

"As babies develop, they will begin to recognize that they are in control of some of the reactions they are having to things around them. They will begin to smile, giggle, and even start to notice they have hands and feet, and that they have control of their hands opening and closing," she says.

At around 3 to 4 months, Rosenberg says babies realize their hands can also gr

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