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Stick out your tongue: a play idea for 0 to 3 months

Watching and copying faces is one of the first games a baby can play with you. It takes about 3 minutes and uses nothing but you.

Checked October 29, 2026.

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How to play

Stick out your tongue0 to 3 months · about 3 minutes

You need: nothing at all.

  1. Hold your baby facing you in good light.
  2. Slowly stick out your tongue, then wait.
  3. Try other big, slow faces: an open mouth, an "O", raised eyebrows.
  4. Give them plenty of time to answer; some babies copy back after a few seconds.

Builds: social and emotional and thinking and problem solving. Watching and copying faces is one of the first games a baby can play with you.

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