theYoungerMrsWarde Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 With mine I do fake exaggerated sneezes :D Gets them every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Enjoy it while it lasts. ;) That gag was up by the 5th birthday around here. Now it's public humiliation. I'm talkin' walking and talking like an ape in the middle of WalMart. But only for a minute lest they run away and hide like they don't know me. Mostly it's threats of public humiliation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 Enjoy it while it lasts. ;) That gag was up by the 5th birthday around here. Now it's public humiliation. I'm talkin' walking and talking like an ape in the middle of WalMart. But only for a minute lest they run away and hide like they don't know me. Mostly it's threats of public humiliation. :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyco Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I start talking to them in my Yoda voice. Works every time. Might have to threaten the ape act next time, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Tickling always works around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Armpit farts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Silly faces and nose pickin'. It isn't pretty but hey, if you're desperate, you're desperate. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoforjoy Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I used to tell DS that I didn't realize we were having a grumpy contest, and that he was going to win. He just had to make sure that he did not smile or laugh, no matter what. And then I'd try to be as grumpy as possible. Almost every time, within minutes, he'd be laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Tickling, making funny and loud noises, producing a toy hammer and screwdriver and telling him I need something "fixed", anything to do with water, funny voices and lots of other things actually. I admit I have a very cheerful 2 year old. Not sure how long that lasts, but I'm enjoying it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Mom dances - shaking her bottom. Exaggerated anything - crying, laughing, temper tantrum, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the4Rs Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I just tell them "Don't laugh. I'm serious. Don't you laugh. Uh. Wait. No I said DON'T Laugh!" In my most stern serious face. If I start to see a smile peek through I act like I am interrupting them and tell them they "Don't you dare smile!" to which they always start laughing. Worked from day one and still does to this day. I do day care and I have done it with well over 10 plus kids and it works on all of them no matter how grumpy or mad they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 When they were little I held them upside down and "shook the crankies out." :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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