diff --git a/gulpfile.js/tasks/watch.js b/gulpfile.js/tasks/watch.js
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+var gulp = require('gulp');
+
+
+gulp.task('watch', ['watch:scripts', 'watch:styles']);
+
+gulp.task('watch:scripts', function() {
+    return gulp.watch([
+        '**/static/js/**/*.js',
+        '!babyblotter/static/js/'
+    ], ['scripts:app']);
+});
+
+gulp.task('watch:styles', function() {
+    return gulp.watch('**/static/scss/**/*.scss', ['styles:app']);
+});