Do it yourself: Dancer carousel for babies

Vision is primarily the developing sense of the newborn. The carousels hung above the baby gradually awaken it, becoming the first sensory activity.

“Dancers” - the fourth Montessori carousel that can be introduced to a 8-10 week old baby. You can make it yourself by downloading this digital memory with a print-ready template and hanging instructions.

In Montessori pedagogy, the first objects introduced to the newborn are precisely the carousels. They are used from the first day until about three months and are designed considering the development of the baby's vision and attention focus, later becoming an important foundation for intellectual development.

“Dancers” is a favorite carousel of many babies. The changing shiny elements reflections and the appropriate challenge for improving vision lead to longer attention spans in infants and awaken the desire to raise their hands and reach, which is an important stage in further motor development.