The 'Baby Shark Challenge' Is Now A Thing

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The 'Baby Shark Challenge' Is Now A Thing, Too

By Jayme Kennedy

Published Sep 17, 2018

What started as a simple little kid's song on YouTube has turned into an entire movement.

Credit: YouTube / PinkFong

In every generation, there is a kid song ear worm. We bet most of you can still sing the song for Barney or The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, right? Some songs just get into your brain and are seared there for all eternity. These days, it's all about Daddy Finger, and of course, BABY SHARK! The "Baby Shark" song has completely taken over the kid world, and there's likely not a parent with a child under the age of 8 who doesn't sing it under their breath throughout the day. Ba-byyyyyyy SHARK, do-do-doo-doo-do!

What started as a simple little kid's song on YouTube has turned into an entire movement. Pinkfong is who we have to blame for the Baby Shark phenomenon, but now some parents are taking it to whole new level with the Baby Shark Challenge. Much like the "In My Feelings" challenge, this one is everywhere and so, so funny.

Now, it needs to be said that the Baby Shark challenge should be performed by adults. There's a moving car involved, for some strange reason, so this isn't kid-friendly! But kids will get an absolute kick out of the videos, and we bet yours would love if you filmed your own. All you need to know is the lyrics and silly dance moves from the song, and we all know that you could sing and dance to it in your sleep at this point!

This video is said to be the one that started it all, the ORIGINAL Baby Shark challenge video. It's been shared almost 14 million times, and gets new comments and likes everyday, more than a month after it was posted by Tabitha Wilson.

But dads can get in on the action, too! This next video is another popular one in the challenge, with the dad doing the Baby Shark challenge as only a dad could.

Admit it, you kind of love these, right? The bottom line is this: if we as parents have to listen to these songs over and over and over again, then we're allowed to have a little fun with them, too! We can't wait to see the next catchy (and annoying) kid's song turned into a challenge for parents.