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The Parent Paper
97 Ways to Make a Baby Laugh, by New Jersey resident Jack Moore-father of a previously unamused boy named Brick--keeps the chortles coming with a collection of infant-tested sight gags, skits, parlor tricks, and practical jokes. Among the author's suggestions are the "Live Jack-in-the Box" game (featuring Dad), "the Magnet Trick," which involves moving an object across baby's high-chair while holding an undetected magnet underneath, and a "Silly Face Contest." They're a little nutty, require no training, and few props, and are guaranteed to work-with one condition: grown-ups can't hold back. Which means not only will you be tickling Baby's funnybone, but your own as well.
Book Description
Set your inhibitions aside. Completely nutty yet effective, 97 WAYS TO MAKE A BABY LAUGH, now with over 702,000 copies in print, is the perfect, charming gift book for parents who want to tickle their baby's funnybone, and their own. It's like a book of parlor tricks, except that the person who's being entertained is six months old and often as impassive as stone. Adult readers, especially those harried by the day-to-day details of caring for an infant, will rediscover their own sense of the absurd and delight in the suggestions and illustrations.
Like countless parents before him, Jack Moore was frustrated trying to amuse his baby son, Brick. Then he set aside his inhibitions and discovered the sheer family pleasure of playing "Live Jack-in-the-Box" (put Dad in a large cardboard box, then have the family sing the familiar tune-at "pop," Dad jumps out). "Three Card Monte for Babies" (using plastic cups and a lemon). The "One Torso, Two Heads" trick (Mom and Dad stand back to back and drape a sheet over their shoulders). "Mr. Ed Impression Contest." "The Human Carousel." "Who's Behind the Door?" And an updated "Stinky Feet Act."
97 Ways to Make A Baby Laugh
97 Ways to Make A Baby Laugh,Jack Moore,Penny Gentieu,Workman Publishing Company,0761107363,Child Care/Parenting,Family / Parenting / Childbirth,General,Humor,Infants,Life Stages - Infants & Toddlers/Infants
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