Challenge
Daily Good Deed
One small kind thing, every day. That is the whole challenge.
Laugh. Play. Explore. Connect.
The Laughing Otter
The internet's most cheerful hangout
Shows, games, challenges and events from a raft of creators who think the world could use a little more laughter.
Community movement
🦦 The 1 Million Smiles Challenge
Together, we're creating a million smiles. Every laugh, every good deed and every visit helps.
100,000smiles already created ❤️
10.0% of the way thereOur goal: 1,000,000
Everyone counts — visitors and members alikeGames, challenges, good deeds and shares all add smiles
Mood picker
Find Your Happy
What's your mood today?
Have an Event Idea?
No event is too small. Create your own event opportunity and share it with the Laughing Otter community.
Big or small, casual or curated — if you love it, you can host it.
Play
🎮 Games to waste a good hour on
Easy
Otter Reflex
Fish keep popping out of the river. Tap them before they dive back under.
Easy
Otter Memory
Flip the river tiles and find every matching pair before the clock runs away.
Medium
Otter Says
Watch the otter's splashy pattern, then repeat it back. It gets longer every round.
Community
🦦 The Raft
Share something that made you laugh, smile or feel proud — and cheer on everyone else.
Hot right now
Trending on the raft
Otters hold hands so they do not drift apart
Sea otters link paws while they sleep. We took notes.
The worst joke in this house wins breakfast
One family runs a daily dad-joke championship at the breakfast table.
Forty torches, one very confused dog
A missing dog brought a whole street out after dark.
The coffee queue that refused to end
One person paid for the coffee behind them. Nine people kept it going.
Everyday hero: the man who waves at everyone
Twelve years on the same crossing, and he knows every name.
He started guitar at 82. He is terrible. He is thrilled.
Ron picked up a guitar at 82 and plays three chords very loudly.
The 6am swim club that is mostly about the chatting
Cold water, warm people, and a thermos of tea on the sand.
The five-minute walk that fixes surprisingly much
Not a workout. Not a plan. Just five minutes outside.
Watch
Fresh from the studio
Dog Avoids Mom's Boyfriend Until She Decides He's Her Person | The Dodo
Frozen Yogurt Bark
Watermelon Slicer - Testing Kitchen Gadgets
Hungry Cat Spends Four Days Stuck In A Tree | The Dodo
Rescued Baby Sparrow Becomes One Of The Family | The Dodo
'Weird Al' Yankovic: Tiny Desk Concert
Rescue Dog Ends Up With An Entire Family Who Looks Just Like Her | The Dodo
Chris Evans Misses His Baby Daughter All The Time | The Dodo
No event is too small
Have an event idea?
Turn your passion, hobby or local idea into a Laughing Otter event. Keep 80% of ticket sales and 100% of your merchandise profits, and we'll help with promotion and marketing materials.
- 80% of ticket sales
- 100% merch profits
- Marketing support
