Bathtime
All the Ways to Play:
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.
Functional Language: lights, on, off, in, out, floatThese easy to clean bath toys are fun for squeezing water with and mold free! Increase hand and grip strength by squeezing toys to fill with and squirt water.
Functional Language: squeeze, squirt, water, go, open, closeWorking on scooping with a spoon? The bath is my favorite place to do that! These handled cups are great for practicing scooping and pouring. You can practice making it “rain” on the boats by scooping and pouring water onto them.
Functional Language: scoop, pour, dump, water, boatBring 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.
Functional Language: push, pull, together, apart, colors, moreIncrease 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 practice scooping and pouring water into the top bucket and watch the water trickle back down into the tub!
Functional Language: build, together, apart, water, in, out, downGreat 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.
Functional Language: colors, numbers, letters, stickAnother fun tool for increasing wrist rotation for self-feeding! After suctioning this toy to the bathtub, encourage your little one to scoop a cup full of water and pour it onto the wheel to make it spin!
Functional Language: scoop, pour, spin, waterKeep all of your favorite bath toys organized and dry with this hanging bath organizer. Work on putting in with your little one (12 months), then start sorting and categorizing similar toys with your toddler as they get older (2+).
Functional Language: clean up, dry, same, different, in, outThe bathtub is a great place to work on scooping and pouring! After they are scooping and pouring with one cup, give your little one two cups and work on transferring water back and forth between the two cups!
Functional Language: scoop, pour, water, cupPlace 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!
Functional Language: spin, again, wash, go, stopGreat 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.
Functional Language: “Ready, set, go!,” splashWork 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 as your little one is starting to show interest in coloring (after 1 year).
Functional Language: color, draw, scribble, down, circle
How to Set the Play Scene:
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If your little one loves bathtime & water play, be sure to check out our sensory table, ocean & bubbles pages, too!
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