Belly Play for Infants & Caregivers, ages birth - 12 months
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📍Tenafly Public Library · 100 Riveredge Rd, Tenafly, NJ 07670 Get directions ↗
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About this event
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Open play time for infants and pre-crawlers with their caregivers.
Babies play with toys designed to encourage their physical and intellectual growth while caregivers socialize with each other.
Supervised belly play is important because it helps to:
• Strengthen baby’s neck, shoulder, and arm muscles so the baby can start to sit up, crawl, and eventually walk on their own
• Improve baby’s ability to move and control their muscles to complete various actions (sometimes called “motor skills”)
• Prevent flat spots on the back of baby’s head
from the National Institute of Health website
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Fall session runs Tuesday, September 22 through November 17, 2026.
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