It is totally ridiculous. But now I really want to do it. "Baby mugging" has now gone viral thanks to blogger Mommy Shots who's simple baby-in-a-cup photographs have caught the imagination of the internet. Instructions: 1. Hold a cup in front of your baby 2. Ensure it completely obscures their little adorable body 3. Snap a photo 4. No photoshop needed

no sugar necessary #freemanpeter #icouldntresist #babymugging

A photo posted by stacy zamroz (@stacylzamroz) on Sep 12, 2016 at 1:29pm PDT

And it is not exclusive to babies! Photos of various life forms are popping up all over Instagram with ten thousand hashtag babymugging and climbing.

A little Monday morning truth serum #babymugging #weestructed #magnificentbaby #nicomilan #vscobaby A photo posted by Danielle (@drcw) on Oct 24, 2016 at 11:52am PDT

How have I only just discovered #babymugging ? ? (Needless to say I haven't achieved much else yet today ?) xx A photo posted by ✨Somewhere Only We Know✨ (@whydontwegosowk) on Jul 19, 2016 at 5:49am PDT

Third cup of ☕️. 'Cause #raisingtinyhumansisexhausting @weestructed makes the best mugs! #weestructed #babymugging #twins A photo posted by Nicole (@nicoleehamilton) on Oct 28, 2016 at 3:07pm PDT

You can mug your dog:

Teacup yorkie? No, I am a mug yorkie! ? I was tagged by my lovely furiend Mikan @sibelian.blue.robin to do this tag called #マグカップワンコ challenge ☕️ （means #dogmugging ）Thank you sweetie!? . 可愛いくて、お茶目な表情も見せてくれるキュートなみかんちゃん? @sibelian.blue.robin から #マグカップワンコ バトンを受け取りました☕️ みかんママ、ありがとう！? . なかなかハイレベルなお題でした?ココアもお疲れ気味⁈? . 昨日は初めて新幹線?に乗って、大阪へ！そこで楽しい時間を一緒に過ごしてくれたみんなにバトンを渡します? お時間がありましたら、チャレンジしてみてね?もちろんスルーOKです?? . #yorkshireterrier #yorkie #dogsofinstagram #yorkielife #yorkielove #yorkiesofinstagram#yorkshireterrier #yorkie #dogsofinstagram #yorkielife #yorkielove #yorkiesofinstagram #yorkiegram #yorkiegram101 #proudyorkies_feature #yorkiegirl #pupisundayfundayfeature #DIESELminniephoto #charliesaturdayfeature #furrybabyloveclub #PanchoBuster #miraclesmagicmondayfeatures #inutokyo A photo posted by Junko Kobayashi (@cocoa_mama_1204) on Sep 27, 2016 at 10:53pm PDT

You can mug your toddler:

I think this is my favorite pic in the #mommyshortsbook hashtag so far. Thank you @eecruz6 for taking this! There are a bunch of #babymugging photos including ones with my remarkably average mug and they all make me so happy. There is still a few more days to enter my swag bag contest so keep those book pics coming! A photo posted by Ilana Wiles (@mommyshorts) on Oct 26, 2016 at 9:28am PDT

Hell, you can even do both!

Some days I just wake up missing this pup big time... today is one of those days ? #bulldog #babymugging #holdenjudd #dogsofinsta #dog #rainbowbridge #catlover #coffeemug A photo posted by Lynnie - Lucky To Be In Love (@luckytobeinlove) on Sep 9, 2016 at 9:28am PDT

It is almost impossible not to smile. Jess Luciano even mugged her husband:

#husbandmugging #mugshot ? A photo posted by Jess (@jessluciano) on Mar 13, 2016 at 8:27am PDT

Like I said, totally and utterly, ridiculously brilliant. Share with someone who you think will appreciate it and upload your own baby/dog/toddler in-a-mug-shots to us here at amanda.cassidy@HerFamily.ie (Feature image with thanks to Mummy shorts)