How to Rock the Baby with a Yo-Yo

Guide Note: Follow the steps in this guide in order to learn How to Rock the Baby with a Yo-Yo, or see Mahalo's guide to How to Do Simple Yo-Yo Tricks.

Other Yo-Yo Tricks:

How to Rock the Baby

  • This is another one of the most popular and well-known Yo-Yoing tricks out there. Rocking the Baby may seem like a really complicated trick at first, but with a little practice and determination, you'll have the baby sleeping in no time!
  • Here's how to Rock the Baby:


  1. Start by throwing a Sleeper.
  2. Use your free hand to pinch the string about halfway down.
  3. Pull the string upwards from this pinched point while lowering your Yo-Yo hand towards the string.
  4. Take your Yo-Yo hand and pinch the string about 3 inches above the Yo-Yo.
  5. Bring your free hand down while spreading the string apart with your fingers so that you make a triangle.
  6. Let your Yo-Yo rock through the center of the triangle.


  • Now, here is this trick performed at full speed:




Resources for how to Rock the Baby