Picture this ‘hypothetical’ situation: a Dad, let’s call him Shawn, is playing with his daughter one afternoon. Let’s call her Pea.
As their fun carries on, Shawn initiates a Tickle Attack on Pea, including a series of hilarity-educing raspberries (a.k.a. blowing on the belly). While they are a mainstay of any well-executed Tickle Attack, these raspberries have the unfortunate tendency to cause rashes when perpetrated by adult males.
The culprit? Stubble. Five o’clock shadow. Workday whiskers. The devil’s refuse.
Ok, I made those last two up, for dramatic effect. But you get the point.
Stubble burn on my little girl is not an uncommon occurrence. Not a day goes by that a simple kiss to Pea’s cheek doesn’t result in some kind of bumps, so for the past 2+ years I have been searching high and low for a better shaving experience.
I have tried numerous shaving creams and razors. Some would provide a fairly close shave, but leave my own sensitive skin covered in bumps and lumps. Others would leave me feeling as though I hadn’t shaved at all.
Then, one morning, I tried The Real Shaving Company products for the first time. I started with the pre-shave ‘Hot Towel Mask.’ This is a cream that you apply to your beard before shaving, to loosen and soften the hairs and prepare them for shaving. Then, I used their shaving lotion for sensitive skin.
Even with a dull blade, this was the closest shave I have ever given myself. There was no irritation. No razor burn. Just baby-ass-like smoothness. By 6pm that evening, when my face was still as soft as the minute I finished shaving, I realized I had to share this secret with others.
So I contacted The Real Shaving Company, and they’ve agreed to provide five “Ultimate Shaving Kits” for five lucky UrbanMoms members! These kits include a Hot Towel Mask, Face Scrub, Shaving Cream and Soothing Balm. They are amazing.
To enter “The Real Shaving Contest,” simply leave a comment at the end of this post letting me know what you do to get your kids to laugh during a Tickle Attack. Easy-peasy.
Unsure as to whether you should enter? Ok, I will remind you that stubble rashes aren’t solely the domain of our children. Lest I be too coy, a close shave on you (guys) or your man (ladies) will also prevent unfortunate skin irritation whilst, you know, making hanky-panky. That’s right, I’m using the sex argument to get you to enter the contest.
The Real Shaving Contest closes on September 20, 2010. And remember, only UrbanMoms.ca members are eligible to win so don’t forget to sign-in. Not a member yet? Click here to sign-up.
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Love to win this for hubby
tickle them on the knees
Raspberries on the belly always work no matter what, and the laughter is infectious!
I tickle my son just above his chest and he can’t stop laughing!!! 🙂
I make funny faces during a tickle attack to get the kids going.
My kids love it when I blow bubbles in the tub for them!
I like to do “the claw” a la Jim Carey in Liar, Liar. LOL! Gets ’em everytime!
I blow kisses on my sons tummy and tickle him and he laughs hysterically.
I like to get them in the armpits!
My husband does an excellent Donald Duck voice, Almer Fudd voice, R2D2 noises and Scooby Doo to name a few. They love it and so do l.
The ultimate blowing bubbles on tummy is a sure giggle getter
I make funny faces .
I sport on my best Donald Duck voice. Gets them every time
I say “the tickle moster is gonna get you” this makes them laugh and giggle
tickle their feet
I give them a zerbert which is I blow air on their tummy, and it makes a loud noise. They’ll crack up.
strumming my fingers up and down like guitars – works every time!
Just move my fingers and say Im going to get you !!
I like to pertain I am going to tickle and they start laughing
I creep up to them super slowly and they always start laughing before i even tickle them because they know its about to happen!
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When my step-daughter was young, all I would need to do is make a claw motion in an out motion with my fingers and aim them at her kneecaps. She would start to laugh.
I tickle them in the morning to wake them up smiling!
I sneak up on them and tickle them when they least suspect it!
I run after them making funny faces and then tell them the tickle monster is going to get them, they think that is so funny!
To get the kids going i make funny sounds.
I do 2 things, both of which get a great response:
1. “the claw” I assume various martial arts stances and hook my first 2 fingers like claws. There’s lots of spinning and jabbing at ticklish spots. Oh, and lots of “hi-ya’ and ‘waaaahhhh”.
2. In a different tickling game, one the victim is on the ground :-D, I extend my hand way up, point the fingers down at them, and wiggle the fingers (fast or slow wiggle) and slowly move the wiggling fingers down. I might retract them a bit sometimes, just for suspense
During a tickle attack, we like to scare her!We say Boo, and surprise our 2 year old.She loves it.Then we tell her to put her pits up and we tickle her until she squeals!But she loves it and say,”Ready?”, because she wants more!Kids are so silly!
I tell them it’s time for tickle monster and they all run and start laughing. They love this game.
I’m actually the worst — the most ticklish of the family I can’t help it.
I make a tickling motion and it gets them laughing.
A tickle at the bottom of their neck just under the chin makes them laugh like crazy.
I bury my nose in their bellies.
Their Dad’s goofy face starts them laughing. Then comes the tickles.
Just the thought of a tickle makes them laugh.
My kids start laughing before they are even tickled, I think anticipation is 90% of the attraction! Usually we just say ‘I’m coming to get you’ with our tickle fingers primed. This starts them giggling and running.
Just the mention of getting tickled sends them into a frenzy! If we mention they are going to get ‘whiskie rub’ (with the help of a five o’clock shadow), they will run through the house to have us chase them down and give them their tickles. Lots of fun!
I make funny faces at them.
I jump from behind and surprise them and this gets them going.
When we try and tickle our boys, my husband will grab our sons arms, lift them up, and say, TICKLE TICKLE and pretend to bite their ribs or armpits as they are squealing away!!
Thanks for the contest!
Tickle him! 🙂
make funny faces and sing and dance
I actually don’t have to do much. I just mention the tickle monster and the kids go crazy!
Tickle his tummy and make funny noises
tickle them?
My husband doesn’t need to use his 5 o’clock shadow to make our daughter laugh; 1) because he works from home and sometimes doesn’t shave for a few days it’s so soft it wouldn’t tickle anyone and 2) we have magic tickle fingers – I only need to get an inch away from N, wiggle my fingers and she laughs until her sides hurt and she wants me to stop, and I haven’t even touched her, LOL!
Hmmmm…a tickle attack…LOL! my husband holds him upside down while our dog licks his belly button. He laughs so hard that we have to put him down to breath!
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I like to simply blow on their tummies and they start laughing before I even tickle.
One sideways glance to my 9 year old and she knows she better run or be tickled! Of course chasing is half of the fun!
My children LOVE being tickled and Dad is the master of that ! He holds them down and they’re screaming with happiness at being tickled. You just have to go up to them and tell them you’re going to tickle them and they’re excited.
However, my daughter tells him she doesn’t like his scratchy face!
make funny faces
Say that “I’m gonna get you”. Then chase them all around.
I repeat what ever he says and giggle along with him
My kids love playing the tickle game. I walk by them turn, and say “Tickle” and they burst out laughing before I even tickle them.
Any sort of bodily noises make my kids HOWL. I know, the pull my finger trick seems a bit disgusting, but when you’re in the under 6 crowd, apparently nothing’s funnier!
I tickle the sole of their feet, they can’t resist kicking me in the process.
I sneak up behind them and surprise them with a tickle!
stubbles can be sexy on a man but feel horrible.
My 3 year old daughter has the most ticklish “chunk-munks” a.k.a. thighs. One little squeeze emits the most joyous sound on earth.
We make funny faces & sounds !
I say tickle tickle tickle to my nephew and he gets ready to laugh
Running my fingers up the back of her neck (like spider legs) makes her collapse with laughter.
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All it takes is a silly face!
I just tickle and make funny noises!
I just wiggle my fingers in my kids’ directions and they go crazy knowing the tickle attack is coming.
I say to the kids, “I’m going to tickle you with my moustache!!”……AND I’M THE Mother! LOL Seriously, my daughters know me to walk around the house at times with bleach on my upper lip and between the eyebrows. Nothing horrendously horrid to cover up, just maintaining my appearance…just don’t forget it’s on when answering the door!!!!!!! 😀
All I have to do is THREATEN a tickle attack and they already in hysterics!
To get my kids going during a Tickle Attack I tickle their tummy and use a funny voice to let them know I’m preparing to launch the attack.
MY MAN WOULD LIKE TO TRY THIS PRODUCT. I WOULD LOVE FOR HIM TO TRY THIS…HATE THE TICKLE WHEN I RUB CLOSE
I just need to say, I am going to tickle you, in a high voice and the children laugh.
All we have to do is say “I’m going to get you!” and the shrieks begin.
My son has the best laugh in the whole world and tickling is a great way to hear it as it sends him into gales of laughter. The best part is that often he asks to be tickled. “Mommy – my arms up”or “my secret spot (behind his knees) is showing” is sure to have mommy right in there with her wiggly fingers and him shreiking for me to stop and then askign for more!
I like to go with fart noises. Very typical, I know, but it works and I go with what works.
Funny faces are always a must when tickling them to the ground – they are still little – so i’m glad this still works.
My daughter starts laughing when I just wiggle my fingers at her pretending I’m going to tickle her! It is so cute and then when I actually do she just laughs harder!
My daughter and I rejoyce when daddy shaves. Everyother day she says ” Daddy you shaved it off, now I will give you a kiss”. She gets a red rash on her face when she says good bye to him before he leaves for work and when he comes home if its an off day for shaving or if hes not had time to do so.
This would be a great addition for us. This way daddy can get more love from his 2 girls.
My daughter loves to be chased and get scared so I often chase her around the house and jump out from behind walls until she is falling over with laughter and then I go in for the tickle attack!
ALWAYS getting razzed by my hubby’s 5 o’clock!! Burns my face when we make out, but this would help!!! :p
My family is very ticklish. They just have to know that a tickle is coming to start laughing.
I start by making ‘spider-like’ movement with my fingers, very slowly towards them and then immediately increase the speed rapidly. That would send them shrieking, laughing and coming back for more 😀
My son is sooo ticklish…a small tickle and he’s in hysterics.
We make funny faces & sounds !
A sneak attack always works!
I wish my feet weren’t so ticklish, cause i would love a foot massage once in my life… but just looking at my feet with ‘the’ look of tickling, makes me suck them under me for protection. I envy people that can have there feet touched and be ‘it’s doesn’t feel ticklish’… is there a cure for ticklish feet… ??? anyone know it.???
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I make funny voices wiggle my fingers, Ticky ticky ticky.
The collarbone area is very ticklish!
A simple poke in the belly or butt goes a long way around here! 🙂
Tickle fingers come out first then the “I’m going to get you” follows. Little feet go running in all directions!
First we start with the double attack. We start with one of my son’s laying beside him on his arm and then that holds him down to do the ultimate attack. Tickling is only good when you laugh until you cry. LOL
the armpits or behind the knees always works
No real effort – they’re really ticklish. the threat of tickling gets the giggles going!
thanks for the contest!
“OOoooooo I see a little a tummmyyyyyyyy…….. ” causes a mass of squeals EVERY time!
Make funny faces and weird noises….works every time
I make funny and bizarre faces !
a sneak tickle attack
laugh laugh laugh
I make various noises when I tickle them. The kids don’t know whether to laugh at how ridiculous I sound, or at the fact that they are being tickled.
As a single Mom trying to teach my teenage son to shave, it’s a good thing we have a sense of humour – this kit would certainly be a help – thanks for the chance to win 🙂
Tickles and pickles!
I have always been able to use the tickle monster (my hand) and it even now works on my granddaughter
Wiggling my fingers in the tickle motion makes them run and start gigling.
to get our kids to laugh we lightly pinch the inside of thir thighs, apparently they are all ticklish on their legs!
I hold my hand up over them with my fingers pointed downward and say ‘Here comes the tickley place seeking little but mighty fingeroolas.”. I have no idea how I came up with that line, but it sends them into fits of giggles when I say it. Thank you for the great giveaway. This is something my husband could certainly use.
Blowing raspberry on the tummy during a tickle attack.
My son looks at dad and gets a rash!
make monster-like sounds – they’ll laugh like crazy
My son is so ticklish, all I have to do is just touch the back of his neck and that starts him off. Once that happens, then I launch the Tickle Attack, usually the armpits and the toes. All of this sends him into gales of laughter which is very contagious!
Looks like a great way to get rid of whiskers
All you gotta do is point your finger towards major tickle spots and that gets them going, without actually tickling
Some times we just get the giggles and everything and anything is funny. We laugh so hard we get tears rolling down our checks.
When we get laughing at our house, it truly is contagious and takes your breath away.
Although I love the rugged look of my man I prefer the soft smoothness of a freshly shaven face for contact. I would love to surprise my man with this fab ensemble, and then get close to him.
They laugh regardless just seeing me go in for the tickle!
I bring out the claw with my hands and the laughter is bountiful!!!!
I shave before I get my son to laugh during a tickle attack.
We just have to play this little piggy with his toes.
tell them tickles are on the way, that gets them laughing right away
Just tell them you are going to tickle them, and they start laughing before we even start.
haha..blowing raspberries on the belly always make kids laugh,,or making some funny face and saying Im gonna get you..lol
I don’t have to do anything – they will laugh no matter what!
We laugh at funny memories that we will bring up every once in a while.
We laught a lot louder ! it’s so funny !
raspberries on the tummy – classic
I would just mention the word “tickle” and the laughing would start.
I tickw them all over
I would blow raspberries on their bellies.
I laugh along with the kids…it’s contagious and it’s makes them laugh louder!
To get my kids going during a Tickle Attack I use a funny voice to let them know I’m preparing to launch the attack and they start giggling before and during the tickle fest!
I make funny faces during a tickle attack to get the kids going.
my girls don’t like daddy’s “spikes” either. my youngest is so ticklish that you don’t even have to touch her to get her going….just looking at her gets her all wigged out and laughing!