Your baby must be old enough to sit up on his own for this activity. Seat your baby inside the laundry basket, pick it up carefully by the top, and gently swing it back and forth. This is guaranteed to make your baby laugh. Pots and pans make wonderful drums, while wooden or plastic spoons make excellent drumsticks. Cardboard boxes are another great way to keep your baby occupied.
Boxes make great play houses.
You can even use non toxic crayons or markers to decorate them. Avoid paint because if your baby tries to chew on the box, bits of paint might flake off and your baby might ingest them. The colors in magazines are very interesting to babies. Cups and bowls make great playthings too. They make excellent teethers.