“Embarrassment works at any age! I still pop n’ lock in the car, and I’m not referring to the power windows.” _— Dana _ “I keep finger puppets in the car and put them on my hands sometimes while driving. They make my baby coo and giggle.” — Jane “I admit — I make fart noises. Over and over, until she calms down.” — Shannon “I play Noir Désir and car-dance for her. Works like a charm (provided, of course, that she has already been changed, fed, watered and equipped with her lovey, pacifier and crinkly dragonfly).” — Whitney “If anyone saw me doing this, I would be so embarrassed, but I sing ‘Old MacDonald Had a Farm’ and do all the animal voices really loudly. My pig is the best!” — Mary “Singing ‘Hail to the Victors’ (University of Michigan fight song) always get my son to stop crying in the car. Like father, like son.” — Andy “I open and close the windows. My baby thinks it’s hilarious,” — Christina B. “Fruit squeeze pouches! Lots of pouches!” — Maureen “This may out me as a bad mom, but hip hop artist Flo-Rida always calms my little ones down!” — Allison “For our first Thanksgiving road trip, I sang ‘God Save the Queen’ loudly and repetitively all the way to Pennsylvania.” — Kate _ “I turn the interior lights on and off. It distracts him and makes him giggle.” — Danielle “I fake cry and it distracts her and makes her laugh.” — Amy “I tucked the feet of the stuffed animal on her Wubbanub pacifier into the car seat straps, so it wouldn’t fall out of her mouth.” — Tal _ “I usually sit in the backseat while my husband drives. My daughter goes through my purse and even likes to put lipstick on me.” — Camilla Plus, More from The Bump: Best Car Tunes for Rocking Out With Baby Traveling With Baby Checklist Must-Have Accessories for Traveling in the Car With Baby
