Bathtime Favorites

Rub-a-dub-dub! Here are our favorite bath tubs, linens, bath toys, and more!

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  1. Lalo Bathtime Full Kit: This is the best bath for newborn to toddlerhood! It can transform into three different configurations, and it provides good support to newborns. Plus, it’s design doesn’t trap water - so no mold! The Full Kit comes with knee and elbow savers for parents leaning over, which is a GAME CHANGER when you’re kneeling for bath! “EATPLAYSAY” saves 10%!

  2. Boon Soak 3-Stage Bath: This is Jenna’s favorite bath for babies! The bottom “bump” is adjustable to fit baby’s height, too. It’s simple, affordable, and easy to clean!

  3. Skip Hop Spout Cover: Protect your little one’s head from knocking into the hard bath spout! This whale makes it fun.

  4. Lalo Spout Cover: Another option to cushion the water spout! We have this one and it comes in Lalo’s Bath Kit, but you can also buy it separately.

  5. Angelcare Baby Bath: Aly’s favorite bath for babies 0-6 months. It fits in your bath tub and is easy to hang dry when you’re all done!

  6. Fisher-Price Bath: This tub is versatile as it can be used in 4 different set-ups to fit newborns all the way to toddlers!

  1. Copper Pearl Wash Cloths: We love how soft these bamboo washcloths are. They wash and wear well and are the perfect size for baths!

  2. mushie Washcloths: These are 100% organic cotton and such a great neutral set. Use them for bathing, or as cloth napkins during mealtimes!

  3. aden + anais Muslin Swaddles: These are 100% cotton and great for doing swaddle baths for your baby! Jenna had this set and loved it as you can use these blankets for so many things (changing, swaddling, bathing, as a light blanket).

  4. HonestBaby Washcloths: This 10-pack of organic cotton washcloths is affordable and has some fun color combos!

  5. Ely’s & Co. Swaddles: Another great option to use for swaddle baths. They’re 100% cotton and we love the patterns and colors they use.

  6. Huxie Hooded Towels: How cute are these towels?! Made with 100% organic cotton and can grow with your baby into toddlerhood!

  7. Copper Pearl Hooded Towel: Keep that head warm with a hooded towel! Plus, littles love their little cocoon after bath. We love our Copper Pearl towels.

  8. Burt’s Bees Hooded Towels: We love Burt’s Bees products! These hooded towels are another great option for baby with soft, organic cotton and different colors and patterns.

  1. FridaBaby Head-Hugging Hair Brush: I loved this brush for my kids, and it’s great to help with cradle cap. The bristles are gentle, and it comes with a comb, too.

  2. OogieBear: This handy tool swipes boogers out of baby’s nose and wax out of outer ear without going too far in.

  3. DermaFrida Skin Soother: This handy tool is 100% silicone, highly rated, and helpful for gently brushing away dry skin, etc. related to cradle cap.

  4. Primally Pure Baby Balm: The BEST baby lotion and diaper cream. Made with all-natural ingredients and tallow, it keeps any redness and rashes at bay. Code “EATPLAYSAYsaves 15%.

  5. Primally Pure Baby Soap Bar: A gentle soap made with simple clean ingredients: coconut oil, shea butter, goat’s milk, and calendula flower.

  6. Primally Pure Baby Oil: Soothe your little one’s skin after bath with this organic, moisturizing oil. You can use it, too!

  7. Organic Coconut Oil: Another simple option to nourish and moisturize your child’s skin. This organic coconut oil comes in a glass jar and can be used for many purposes!

  8. Honest Fragrance-Free Shampoo & Body Wash: Jenna keeps this in the bathtime rotation for her little ones. It’s fragrance-free, tear-free, and affordable. A little bit goes a long way!

  9. Carina Organics Baby Shampoo & Wash: Jenna loves this clean, organic, unscented shampoo and body wash for her kiddos. Another one in her rotation! They both have sensitive skin and it doesn’t dry their skin out!

  10. Dr. Bronner’s Liquid Castile Soap: We love this unscented soap and have used it for years during bathtime. It’s gentle on baby’s skin!

  11. Cliganic Organic Jojoba Oil: You can use this organic oil to moisturize your little one’s skin after bath, OR use it on baby’s scalp if they have cradle cap. Rub a few drops on damp hair, let it sit for a couple minutes while playing in the bath, then take a comb and brush the scalp. All the scales come right off without pain!

  12. Dr. Bronner’s Unscented Castile Bar Soap: We use this bar soap to lather in the washcloth.

  1. Splish! Splash! Bath!: This bath book comes with dinosaur figures to splish and splash with in the bath! It reads to the tune of “London Bridge is Falling Down.”

  2. Rainbow Bath!: A fun way to talk about colors in the bath tub!

  3. Bath Book Set: A set of small, bright books that float - each with one picture and one word per page.

  4. Fire Brigade Bath Book: The pages in this book change colors when wet - great for babies as there are simple pictures on each page but no words. Create your own story!

  5. Fun in the Tub!: Scrub-a-dub-dub with Peppa in the tub!

  6. Andy Warhol Bath Book: A unique bath book displaying Andy Warhol’s art. The pages start with black and white outlines, then colors bloom on the page when wet.

  7. Swim with Little Fish!: This one is great for modeling “splish, splash” and other verbs, too!

  8. Found You, Magic Fish!: Dunk the book underwater to find Magic Fish and his friends! Your little one will love watching the pages change colors.

  9. Bath Time!: A silly, rhyming bath book your little one will love!

  10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A classic character for bath play! An adjective is paired with each noun on the page.

  11. I Love You, Baby: A simple book for baby that changes colors when wet. Say “I love you” to all the baby animals in the book!

  12. Toy Story Bath Time: Popular movies come to life in these bath books with suction cup characters to interact and play with in the bath! Great for 2+ years.

  1. Connect-a-Cup: Colorful cups you can link or stack! Work on scooping, pouring, and stacking. These offer many ways to play while being super affordable!

  2. Skip Hop Stack & Pour Buckets: Jenna has these and they’re so cute! Practice scooping, pouring, and nesting the buckets. When they need a good cleaning, pop them on the top rack of the dishwasher!

  3. Float & Play Bubbles: These are fun floating toys for the bath. Baby can shake them and engage in sensory play with their textured surfaces.

  4. mushie Silicone Bath Toys: These are SO cute and made with 100% food-grade silicone. Each vehicle has two pieces so baby can pop them apart and push back together. Bonus is they’re dishwasher safe and no holes = no mold!

  5. Sassy Waterfall: This is so entertaining for little ones and sticks right to the wall of the tub! Prompt your little one to pour water in it as they get older.

  6. Silicone Squirt Toys: Great for the bath. Squirt your little one, and have some fun! Open them to let them dry and no mold will grow inside. WIN!

  7. Silicone Stacking Cups: Another fun option for water play with holes on the bottoms and different animals, too! Since these are silicone, they can be mouthed and used as teethers, too - and dishwasher safe.

  8. Suction Spinning Toys: Place spinners on a bath seat tray, or directly on the bathtub to help with keeping your little one entertained while you wash their hair. Let them take turns spinning!

  9. Bath Boats: Floating boats can be stacked or linked together to create a boat train. This is another toy Jenna uses in the bath and at the water table!

  10. Water Scoops: Increase wrist rotation by dumping, scooping, and pouring. Practice coordination needed for self-feeding by having your little one use the water scooper to fill a watering can or bucket.

  1. Penguin Slide Bath Toy: Great toy for language and modeling “Ready…set…GO!” Hold the penguin at the top of the slide and wait for your little one to say “GO” (or something close to it) before letting go and watching them splash into the tub.

  2. Suction Bath Toys: Bring some heavy work to the bath while increasing hand strength, fine motor coordination, and bilateral coordination skills as your little one pushes together and pulls apart the suction toys to build directly onto the side of the bathtub! Great for 2+ years.  

  3. Green Toys Ferry Boat: We love Green Toys brand! This ferry boat floats in the bath water and comes with 2 cars to load and unload. A great addition for pretend play!

  4. Munchkin Falls: This set comes with one cup to scoop and pour, and the others can be suctioned onto the bath wall for vertical play.

  5. Silicone Squirt Toys: Great for the bath. Squirt your little one, and have some fun! Let your toddler try to open the toys and refill them, too. Open them to let them dry and no mold will grow inside. WIN!

  6. Magnetic Fishing Rod: Put floating fish in the bathtub, then use the fishing pole to “catch” the fish and reel them in. Great for practicing taking turns, increasing motor coordination and control, and increasing visual motor skills.

  7. Paw Patrol Bath Playset: Calling all Paw Patrol fans! This toy suctions to the bathtub and allows toddlers to race Chase’s car down the ramp. The car lights up when it makes it into the water!

  8. Glo Pals: Make bathtime a sensory experience with these water-activated light up toys. If your little one has had a tough day, you can dim the bathroom lights and use these light up toys to create a sensory calming environment.

  9. Steve the Scoop & Splash Shark: Your toddler will have fun using Steve the Shark to scoop up all his fish friends! The squirting fish and floating starfish also snap together to work on fine motor skills!

  10. Green Toys Tide Pool Bath Set: Jenna’s little ones have had this set for years. Spin the squid’s tentacles and watch water pour out, fill the shells and pour, and engage in pretend play. Each piece has a sensory element and texture!

  11. ColorMix Fish: These silly fish float upright and change color in the water! Click them together, pull them apart, and mix and match their colors and patterns!

  12. Bath Crayons: We have these and LOVE them for bathtime. Introduce to your little one when they start showing an interest in drawing & coloring.

  1. Starfish Floating Bath Toys: Start working on letter recognition with your preschooler with these floating bath letters! Count them, label colors, nouns, and letters, too.

  2. Bath Matching Game: Work on learning capital and lowercase letters as you play a matching game together in the tub. The tiles float!

  3. Mermaid Bath Toys: Have your preschooler wind these up and watch the mermaids swim in the tub!

  4. Flow & Fill Bath Toy: Suction this to your tub and set it up a variety of ways. The spout’s motor pulls water from the bath so you have running water to play with while scooping, pouring, and more!

  5. Bath Crayons: We have these and LOVE them for bathtime. Work on writing skills and holding a writing utensil while taking a bath. These wash-away crayons are great for practicing making scribbles, lines, or circles, or other shapes.

  6. Bath Letters & Numbers: Great for toddlers 3+ as they start to identify letters, numbers, and colors. These foam letters/numbers stick to the bathtub wall. Help them put the numbers and letters in the correct order.

  7. Waterworks Pipes Bath Toy: Increase motor skills by building and connecting all of the pipes together, then stick them to the bath wall for some bathtime fun! Get a cup and pour water into the top bucket and watch the water trickle back down into the tub!

  8. Boon Spinning Gears: Suction these to any bath wall and pour water over them to watch them spin! They can be used separately, or they can link and work together.

  9. Bath Puzzles: Once wet, the pieces stick to the bath walls, so you can work on puzzles together.

  10. Mix-Animals: These stick to bath walls when wet and your preschooler can match the heads and bodies of the animals - or mix them up!

  11. Boon Bath Pipes: Suction these across the bath wall and create a water wall! Use different cups to scoop and pour and see where the water goes. These can also be paired with the Boon Spinning Gears.

  12. Shark Grabber: Squeeze and pull the handle to move the shark’s mouth and “eat” the fish! Who can collect them all the fastest?!

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