Are you looking for some ideas to make bath time more enjoyable and fun for your child? Most children enjoy playing and splashing in the bathtub. Bath time is also a great way to introduce your child to water so that they aren’t fearful of water especially if you plan on taking the swimming during the summer months. Adding bath tub toys to your nightly bath time routine can make bath time more enjoyable for both you and your child. Check out these great bath time gift ideas for your baby or toddler.
Float and Squirt Bath Tub Pals
These are one of my son’s favorite toys for the bathtub. They come in a wide variety of colors and texture. To fill them up with water your child will have to dunk them under water and gently squeeze them. Once the toys are full of water, they can squeeze them to squirt water out. They can be used for the bathtub or swimming pool. These toys are the perfect size for your baby’s hands and it is a great way to introduce new vocabulary words to your child. If you don’t want your child to be able to fill them up with water, you can add a dab of hot glue or super glue over the hole so that they don’t grow mold.
Bathtub Cups
Babies often enjoy learning how to scoop up water and pour it out. If you have multiple cups, your child can learn how to transfer water between the cups for double the fun. The cups don’t have to be fancy for your child to enjoy them. Find cups that are perfect for your child’s little hands so that they can easily grasp them. Some of the fancy bathtub cups have holes in them so that your child can transfer water. These bathtub cups can help your child learn how the different sizes and number of holes in the cups can make the water flow slower or faster. Toys make learning new concepts fun and interesting.
Bath Time Letters or Numbers
Foam letters and number can turn bath time into a fun and educational experience for your child. The foam is light weight and easy for small hands to grasp. They stick to the side of the bathtub or tile so that you and your child can have fun creating words or math problems. They are recommended for children who are 3 years and up. Children younger than three years old shouldn’t play with the foam letters and number due to potential chocking hazard if they put them in their mouth or bite through them.
Scoop and Pour Bath Tub Toys
There a several different types of scoop and pour toys to choose from. You can find toys that allow you to scoop up smaller toys that are floating in the bathtub using a larger toy. This teaches your child how to figure out how to scoop up toys without using their hands to help guide the smaller toys. Once your child has scooped up the smaller toys, they can pour them out and start again. Other toys you simply scoop the toy under the water so that it fills up with water and then your child can pour the water out. Teaching your child how to scoop and pour during bath time helps them develop their hand eye coordination and motor skills.
Bath Faucet Cover
Have you ever worried about your child bumping into the bathtub faucet and hurting themselves? A faucet cover goes over your existing faucet to protect your child. They come in a wide variety of designs. Some of the spout covers come with bubble dispensers so that your baby or toddler can enjoy a bubble bath. When choosing a faucet cover, double check to make sure that it is compatible with your faucet. A few of them won’t work if you have a shower diverter. I need to buy one of these for my toddler, I am always worried about him bumping his head on the faucet.
Bathtub Toy Organizer
Once your baby is done playing with the bath tub toys, you need something to keep them in to prevent them from growing mold, staying wet, and out of your way so that you can use the bathtub too. I know that our bathtub toys generally sit on the side of the bathtub and they take up precious room that I could use for shampoo, conditioner, body wash, or even candles for a nice bubble bath. There are a few different options that you can get for your bathtub and keep those toys from taking up value space around the bathtub. They easily attach to tile or fiberglass using suction cups. If you don’t have tile or fiberglass around your bathtub, you can also get a caddy that goes across your bathtub unless you have a garden or over-sizedbat bathtub. If not you can check out this idea on Pinterest: DIY Bathtub Toy Holder.
Bath time should be enjoyable for both you and your baby. You don’t want your baby to be fearful of water and bath time is a great way to introduce water activities to your child. I hope that these gift ideas are helpful and make bath time fun for your baby.
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