Can you make a child laugh like crazy?

Sometimes I can.

Any minute of the day!! Nothing better you can do…total riot to see a kid belly laugh!!

One trick that works for me with my little male nephews (5 and 7) is to hold a camera up and then say to them, “Say ‘penis’ ”.

It worked also with my son and three step-sons when they were young.

So far, yes.

Yep. Just the other day I had an audience of several two-three year-olds. I had a bottle of water which was frozen – I like to keep a bottle of ice water handy. I let them touch it – and I insisted on it being too hot – and they should be careful because of the heat. They laughed and laughed. Does that count?

Little kids, yes. Older kids just think I’m strange.

Rubbing a toddler’s belly with your head is a surefire win, as is pretend tickling.

Absolutley I can, i’ve always been able to push the right buttons when it comes to kids, especially my own. Probably has something to do with the fact that i’m a big dopey kid myself.

Like this !
I can’t watch it without cracking up .

@worriedguy: I love that. I need a good laugh right now…I am off to keep the bedside vigil of a family member in an end-of-life coma with the hospice people.

Why would I want to promote hysteria in children? One peek-a-boo or a game of “oops I dropped the toy” and a child will laugh continuously. And then you have to do it over and over. Eck.

I really don’t think there is much to making kids laugh. I don’t really like kids and it seems to be pretty easy.

@worriedguy Ha, that was funny! Thanks. : )

@gailcalled Hang in there, compassionate human. You’re doing great. : )

With good kids, I have a great ability to make them laugh uncontrollably, but with little brats, I’d much rather strike fear in their hearts and scare them to death. Lol.

I love being able to make kids laugh. It makes the day and environment so much better. The delight on their faces is enough to make my soul smile with pleasure for days.

I miss the young child/toddler days as my kids are older now. But I have friends who have young kids so I live vicariously through them.

I do well with most children.

My nephew!

Not on purpose!

I’m a little uncomfortable with kids around me. I have a bit of this social disposition in society as someone who is angry and withdrawn, so I denno what to do when kids come around me. It’s like I denno what to say to them or how to act, especially when they engage me.
But it’s really not a big deal, I made some kids laugh like psychos before. When working a part time Summer job at a festival years ago, I entertained some kids by going after them with my hair lol. I was swishing it at them and making a bunch of noises, and they got a blast out of me trying to get them with my evil hair, and them trying to escape, only to come back to escape again. That was pretty special lol.

Yep. I’m drawn to kids, and they seem to be drawn to me as well. I love making silly faces. Tickling is always a guaranteed way to get some giggles.

When I see a child in public I always make goofy faces at them, and then look really serious and disinterested when the parent turns around. Never fails. Kids love it. And, it makes me laugh, too.

I can’t make them laugh any more than the next guy, but I do have an unusual knack for getting them to stop crying. Here’s hoping that continues when I have children of my own.