Sometimes it takes a village, and as moms and dads, we know this to be true! Entertaining a little one is a big job, so here are some ideas to make that baby smile!

Halloween this year was an opportunity to get a big smile and lots of laughs from our own son. Dad decided to dress up as our son’s favorite live action show host – DJ Lance Rock! Our son’s stunned surprise was priceless and not only made him laugh and laugh, but all of us did too.

When raising a kid or two or three… we all need to add a little lightness to our lives from time to time, remember what it’s like to be a kid and enjoy the laughter. The funniest part of that Halloween costume was that the next time the show aired, our son looked at the show’s host, DJ Lance Rock, pointed at him, and said, “Daddy.”

Do you need easy ways to get your child to laugh, move, dance and have fun? Well, bring out your inner child and remember that it is the simplest wonders in life that will make your child gasp in awe and tickle their funny bone.

Here are some easy ways to make your baby laugh!

• Blow bubbles into a glass of water, through a straw
• Tie two helium balloons to Grandpa’s ears with 12″ string and make him nod his head.
• Put a suction cup toy on your forehead and talk in a funny voice.
• Make a grape crate whistle. Use an empty box of grapes, with the mouth of the cup open at the opening tightly so that no air escapes or blows.
• It pretends to tickle you, laugh and move you. Your child will soon try to tickle you and make you laugh. Keep up the laughs and the moves

Remember with everything you do, look at it through the eyes of a child. What makes it new, unique, potentially fun? I find that just reacting in a big way to a lot of my son’s antics often makes him giggle and of course making silly sounds with almost everything I do always makes him happy and wanting to make those sounds too . Now, I just need to be mindful of not making those silly sounds when my son is not around; people tend to look at me weird.