A NEW TikTok trend has seen mums giving their babies eggs to hold to see how gentle they will be.
The #babyandegg challenge began when one mum stumbled upon it and uploaded to her TikTok account where it quickly went viral.
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In the clip she hands her boy, Joe, an egg and says, “so they say if you give a baby an egg, they’re gentle with it… they’re not lying,” as he tenderly holds it like it were his own newborn.
Plenty of mums were quick to follow suit, giving their own babies eggs to see how they would handle them.
And in almost all the videos, the tots can be seen gently holding the egg so as not to crack it.
One little girl tenderly takes her prized egg and holds it against her cheek in one adorable video.
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And in another a mum captures her little boy who is delighted to receive his egg, grinning at it as he cradles it carefully.
There are a few exceptions to the rule with some babies losing patience with their eggs and lobbing them across the floor.
If you’re keen on trying the trend yourself be sure to wash the outside of the egg beforehand to reduce the risk of salmonella.
And if you haven’t got a baby to hand, the trick is also thought to work with dogs!
This article was originally published on Kidspot and has been republished with permission.
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