7 Tips for Making Bathtime Fun & Not a Struggle!

Bathtime, it is either a time that you little ones love or hate!

There was a time, not too long ago, that my preschooler would run when I said “tubby time”. Since, baths are a necessity, I had to come up with some ideas to make bathtime fun for her AND me! By using everyday items you have around the house, you can turn bath time into play time!

7 Fun-filled Bathtime Ideas:

• Bubbles- I pour a little bit of bubbles in a cup and give a bunch of different shaped bubble wands. She has fun blowing bubble while I wash her hair with ease.

• Cups & Cooking Gadgets- She loves playing pretend cooking or pouring water from one cup to the other. Sometimes I ask her to make me hot chocolate, coffee, etc. Instead of putting up a struggle she is focused on her task at hand. If she starts to get frazzled, I’ll distract by asking “can you please put some milk in my coffee”. Works everytime!

• Plastic Toys- Give your child plastic tub-safe toys of different weights. Play the Sinking Game.  Hold up two toys and ask “which do you think will sink first”.

• Mega Blocks- Yes, bring a handful of big mega blocks into the tub and let your little one build away. When finished using them in the bath, I just throw them in the dishwasher to clean.

• Squirt Gun- This is probably my little one’s favorite. She knows she can have fun squirting her dolls, the bath walls, anything as long as it is not outside the tub or mommy! Ask her to wash the tub for you. She can “clean” the walls and then give her a wash cloth to dry.

• Straws- Show your child how to hold the straw above the bath bubbles and blow (without sucking in water). He’ll get a kick out of making designs in the bath.

• Glow Sticks- Turn out the lights and give your child a glow stick for club tubby time. This is great to pull out during the much-hated hair washing time.

Hope you find some of these tips helpful! 

Comment below and share your bathtime stories, struggles or even tips of your own…