Age Group: 0–3 Months
📸 Visuals
(Insert flipbook gallery or short reel showing each mobile gently swaying above a baby lying on a play mat. Include close-ups of the shapes and how they move.)
🎯 Objectives
- Strengthen visual focus and tracking
- Support early color perception
- Encourage concentration and independent observation
- Introduce visual contrast and form
🧺 Materials
- Munari Mobile: Black and white shapes + glass sphere (used around 3–6 weeks)
- Octahedron Mobile: Red, yellow, and blue foil octahedrons (used around 5–8 weeks)
- Sturdy mobile hanger or ceiling hook
- Soft, safe space (play mat or movement area)
📋 Step-by-Step Presentation
- Set up the mobile securely above your baby’s movement area, about 10–12 inches above her chest, and out of reach.
- Wait until your baby is calm but alert.
- Gently lay your baby on her back under the mobile.
- Avoid additional distractions; let the mobile move gently with the air.
- Sit quietly nearby, observing your baby’s focus and eye movement.
- Leave her undisturbed as long as she remains engaged.
- Remove the mobile once she becomes fussy or loses interest.
🔄 Extensions / Variations
- Alternate between the Munari and Octahedron mobiles weekly.
- Add the Gobbi Mobile around 7–10 weeks.
- Pair with black-and-white floor cards in nearby areas.
- Use a fan or open window for natural, gentle motion (avoid spinning motors).
📝 Notes for Parents & Teachers
- Present only one mobile at a time.
- Movement should be subtle—not too fast or overstimulating.
- These mobiles are for observation only, not for grabbing or handling.
- Watch for signs of overstimulation: looking away, fussing, or squirming.
- Allow for repetition—babies benefit from seeing the same mobile daily for a few weeks.