Blowing Raspberries with Your Mouth
Stick out your tongue a bit. The amount of tongue you use varies the sound and intensity of the raspberry. You can stick your tongue out just a little for a subtle raspberry, or stick it out 1 in (2.5 cm) or so to make a loud noise.
Blow with consistent force to make noise with your mouth. Take a deep breath in, and let it out in order to blow the raspberry with your mouth. If you don't inhale before you blow, the raspberry will not make a sound.
Wiggle your hands as you blow raspberries to make others laugh. To make blowing the raspberry extra silly, open your hands and place your thumbs by your ears. Then, move your fingertips around as you blow the raspberry. Babies, in particular, may find this very funny.
Shake your head around while blowing the raspberry to vary the sound. If you want to change the sound of your raspberry, try moving your head back and forth from side-to-side or up and down. The change of your head placement can make the raspberry sound faster or change the overall pitch. For example, move your head from left to right very quickly for a fast, funny sound.
Blowing Raspberries on Someone’s Skin
Ask for permission before blowing the raspberry. If you are doing this to an older child or adult, be sure to get their consent. While it's silly and fun, some people may not want you to do this.
Put your lips on their skin in an "O" shape. You can blow a raspberry on their tummy, arm, or somewhere else. Simply place your lips on their skin, and open your mouth slightly to make an “O” shape.
Blow with consistent force for a tickling effect. When you want to give the raspberry, take a deep breath in through your nose and let out the air through your mouth to make the sound. Doing this while your lips are on someone's skin tickles the other person and makes a funny noise.
Encouraging Your Baby to Make Noise
Play with your baby and act silly. You can easily add blowing raspberries to your normal playtime activities. Start off by playing with a toy or teething device to get the baby's attention. Blowing raspberries may help your baby establish language and communication skills.
Stick out your tongue and blow to make a raspberry. While playing with your child, take a deep breath in, and exhale the air with your tongue out to blow the raspberry. This creates a funny noise that babies often find amusing. You can blow a raspberry into the air, on their stomach, or on their arm, for example.
Make other mouth noises to encourage your baby to mimic you. In addition to raspberries, you can stick your tongue out and keep blowing air to make other silly sounds. Try pressing out your lower lip and moving your index finger over top repetitively to vary the noises. Most babies begin blowing raspberries around 6-8 months old. When your baby mimics you, you can also replicate the noise they make to mimic them back. This keeps the "dialogue" going, which encourages them to make more sounds. Babies often repeat sounds as they are learning to communicate. This helps them regulate their voice and change volume and pitch.
Continue doing this during playtime to encourage communication. Blow raspberries for a few minutes each time you play with your child. Over time, they may start to make more noises than before. This, in turn, can improve their language development, which helps speed up the process of saying their first words. Once the baby can comfortably blow raspberries back at you, they likely will develop their language skills soon after.
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