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Bath time can be fun or it can
be a real hassle if your child is afraid or don’t
like it. So we as mothers try to make it a fun time
for our little ones! Then the problem will be getting
them out!
Color It
Bubble bath can be irritating
to little ones causing urinary track infections, yeast
infections as well as skin irritation. A few drops of
food coloring are a wonderful solution adding interest
and fun to your child’s bath. You can also turn
each bath into a learning experience drop one color
in such as red then ask your child what they think will
happen if you add a drop of yellow.
Measure It
Measuring cups are fun for pouring
and filling in the tub and if you have an old set they
are a great free fun set of toys for the tub. They can
stack and pour to their hearts content and maybe even
learn to wet their hair for washing, control gives many
children the power to over come fears such as getting
their hair wet for washing.
Learning time can be created
threw the use of the measures .Take the one cup measuring
cup and ask the child how many of each cup it will take
to fill your big cup.
Bath Body Paints
You must you super vision with
young children, but we all know you must supervise young
children in the bath any how ;-)
In a few small cups put some
hypoallergenic shaving cream (test on the child a few
days before on a very small spot for allergies) then
add a few drops food coloring to the desired color.
Mix well. Your child can then enjoy painting their toes,
legs and belly. I would discourage using it in the face
area. These paints are very easy to clean up.
Sing Songs Together
Kids love to sing and to be sung
to. Bath time songs like rubber ducky and Splish splash
I was taking a bath are great bath time songs. When
my children were very young we played this little piggy
as I washed each toe.
My Dolly Too
Little ones like to do as their
parents do. Bringing a doll into the tub for them to
wash is often great fun. Show them how to shampoo and
rinse the dolls hair. My daughters all loved to wash
their dolls hair as I washed theirs. They were so preoccupied
they did not even care that theirs was being washed!
Gone Fishing
Wash well with soap and hot water
the Styrofoam plates your meats come in. Once you have
about four cut some fish shapes from them. You child
can use the big one cup measuring cup to capture his
fish!!! See how fast your little fisherman or fisher
girl is at catching their fish! If the fish are different
colors you can play fish store and request you special
fish and watch them chase it around the tub. This one
makes for lots of giggles.
Loops
I save my margarine tub covers
and cut out the centers. My shampoo bottles make great
posts to play ring toss with. My only caution is making
sure when you cut out the centers there are no sharp
edges. My older kids love to play this in the tub together.
Sponge Animals
Cut animal shapes from new sponges,
frogs alligators sharks and fish are all popular bath
choices but really the choices are endless you could
even make a fleet of trucks for your little boy! Fabric
puff paint would be great to lightly decorate one side
of the sponge. Once it is dry they are grate bath time
companions. They float as well as stick to the tub walls.
Bath Time Safety Tips
Never never leave a baby or toddler
in the tub alone for any reason.
Use a good quality bath mat to
help prevent slips and falls.
Run the water first test it and
make sure it is not to hot or cold.
Never allow your child to run
the hot tap.
Though bubble bath is great fun
it can cause irritation to genitals make it a very rare
treat if at all.
Make sure razors are put away
out of reach.
© 2003-2004
Jennifer & Gregory Gove
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