Getting children excited about bath time
But there are also little water-shy ones: stepping into puddles in rubber boots is still fine, but dipping into the bath water — and especially having their hair washed — is dreadful for them. Here, fun toys can help to ease the fear and provide relaxation and fun in the tub.
Water toys for little adventurers
Splashing, dripping, pouring and filling – water is a great element and with exciting water toys the bath-time fun for children gets even greater.
For little adventurers the cool red fire-fighting plane is just right. It’s especially funny that you can stop the water flow from the holes in the plane’s belly by pressing your finger on the top hole. The plastic beads inside bob about amusingly and the propeller can be turned. So: dive under quickly, take on water and off you go to the firefighting mission! It works just as well indoors in the bathroom as it does outside in the paddling pool, pool or outdoor swimming pool.
Also the toddler bucket, bath boat, squirty figures and the Angelsest Meerestiere belong in every bath-fun bag and are light and quick to pack and carry – just like the cute bath boats Frosch ahoi!, Ente ahoi! and Maus ahoi!, which float on the water’s surface. Each comes with a cute finger puppet that provides animal-strong bathing fun. And with the bath boat Tiermatrosen ahoi! there’s even a whole crew on board: Sailor Frog looks to the distance with his binoculars, Sailor Duck always carries a swimming ring in case of heavy waves and Sailor Mouse always keeps snorkelling equipment with her.
The Kugelbahn Badespaß is perfect for all children who enjoy playing in the tub. The tracks and play elements of the marble run have suction cups and stick to all smooth surfaces. They can be combined flexibly and rearranged time and again. Once fixed, it’s all systems go: the marble zips from one track to another, sets the paddle wheel in motion and finally falls into the water. And of course the marble run is also great fun when you send water through the construction with the included ladle.
And if you want, at the end of an exciting day you can open a café in the bathtub. Pour bath water from a toddler watering can into a cup and serve it as “tea”, whisk it into the foam with the bath-foam whisk and then pile it onto a plastic plate as a “cream cake” to serve – small role-plays like these are great fun for all children.
Suitable books for more bath-time fun
Ideal for little bookworms and water-lovers are the HABA bath books Tiermatrosen ahoi! and Wasserdrache Fridolin, as they bring plenty of fun and variety to the bathroom and paddling pool. The accordion books contain no letters but many cute animal motifs to discover. And the special feature: thanks to their sand filling the bath books float upright in the water.
There are also books about the bathroom in the HABA range: Ähne utzen is a somewhat different tooth-brushing book by illustrator Valeska Scholz. With playful animal wordplay, tooth-rich illustrations and a very special surprise effect, tooth-brushing sceptics become tooth-scrubbing fans.
With so many toys and books for the bathtub, paddling pool and co., bath-time fun for children can begin, right?
