thread: My 3yr old tipped a litre bottle of bath bubbles down the drain.... AGAIN!

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  1. #1
    Registered User

    Dec 2007
    Victoria
    7,260

    Think you need to put locks of some sort on the cupboard.

    My 3 year old will seek out the shampoo/conditioner/body wash too, and yep, it all goes either in the bath with her or down the drain.
    Put them away, and close the bathroom door, childlocks on the cupboards, or a hanging basket thing from the shower head so they can't get to them.

    Also, have you tried consequences with the 3 year old - ie if he pours it out then he has no bubble bath for the next 2 weeks? Took a few times to figure it out, but once my 3 yo realised that if she emptied the bottle of bubbles there would be no more bubbles in the bath for x amount of time, she stuck to the small amount I give her in a squeeze bottle to play with in the bath.

    HTH

  2. #2
    BellyBelly Member

    Oct 2004
    Cairns QLD
    5,471

    My second oldest is bad for this. If something has been tipped out or squirted everywhere I can guarantee who did it!

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Feb 2007
    In the jungle.
    4,809

    My kids love pouring, detergents and paint. I don't even bother trying to explain. Everything is up high, bubbles, shampoos, detergents. If they are going to get into it I put it where they can't. Saves me a lot of angst.