Bath Toy ideas for 4yo ?

[smiles4u]

Hi all,

I would like to get as part of my recently turned 4.5yo DD Xmas gifts for this year some updated bath toys suitable for her age

Can anyone give me suggestions of bath toys they have seen and where to buy them (and approx how much) ??

and i'm open to hear of any that you don't recommend too (that you thought were overpriced and not worth it)

TIA

[Enchanted]

A gf of mine has bought some "bath paints/crayons". So the kids can write/draw on the sides of the bath and it all washes off easily. I think you get around 5-6 in a pack and they are around $20. I can find out there to get them from if you're interested. I guess the only thing you need to think about it whether or not you think she will continue the drawing throughout the house though

[sconeonamission]

I was going to suggest bath chalk, which is pretty much what was suggested above

[boobaloo]

4yo ds has a hair-washing jug, some boats, and his bat man characters.

[Daydream Believer]

yep bath crayons. We got our first lot as a b'day present, crayola ones. The second lot I got from the Aquarium but baby bunting has them sometimes & they are shaped like pencils, & they were $9.
Old barbies & baby dolls, tea sets, plastic figurines, beach toys

[smiles4u]

thanks ladies bath crayons sounds good i've always seen them but never knew if they were ok in washing off properly or might possibly stain the bath, etc !!!
.... thx Sal i never knew Crayola made them, and yeh Baby Co and Baby Bunting might be a good place to shop of some bath toys for her age cause last year we got her a fantastic mesh bag with suction caps that was filled with foam people that you can dress up with clothes, etc was about $16 if anyone here is interested (and a year later it's still like new)

I saw on eBay a Dora doll that swims !

She loves boats & trucks as much as dolls to give you ladies ideas (although she already has a decent size boat) !


Keep the ideas coming ladies

[~Kim~]

we have a swimming Dora, we have foam letters that stick on the wall when wet, ummm different sized plastic balls that float and different cups to put them in, marine plastic animals (like a farm set but stuff like whales/squid/fish), from Kmart I got a shower thingy that attaches via suction cup and you push a big button and the shower squirts (it's a bit useless IMO).
I just keep them in a basket in the laundry and rotate them from time to time.

[krisp]

Hi! We have the Dora mermaid doll that swims and both my kidlets lover her!

[smiles4u]

Hi! We have the Dora mermaid doll that swims and both my kidlets lover her!

oh i was just about to ask Kim if it was the mermaid one, thanks heaps Kris that's fantastic to know - Approx how big is it ? (not that matters i guess), reckon i will get that one for sure (Kris did you buy it ? if so was it from Target, BigW or Kmart ?)

[smiles4u]

ok update ;

i bought the Dora mermaid swimming doll (was last one left on shelf in Target, $28)

... and can't find the Crayola bath crayons in Target so will look somewhere else for them

[HotI]

Eco toys (add the dot com au) has some cool BPA free bath toys. They have bath critters and a net to catch them which i am thinking of getting for my nephew. Also a floating ring toss for the bath too.

[angelaartsstudent]

Food colouring? :-P

Can put different colours in drop by drop and watch it mix and swirl?

Maybe there are some types of small pool toys that will work as bath toys?

[widdly]

Archie just likes to have a cup, a jug, a spoon and a face washer. he doesnt play with anything else in the bath.

I have ordered from Avon a little roll-on coloured soap that he can draw on himself with.

[meow]

Water wheels are cool. They are often sold by places like windmill as sandpit toys. Also measuring cups are great for exploring volume. You can get a volume relationship set from windmill which is AWESOME. Each different shape holds the same amount of water so it's great to discover volume.

[ShootingStar]

We have a Dora doll head thing.. its like just her torso and sits on the side of the bath. Both my kids play with her every night, washing and doing her hair.

Otherwise i have seen a Barbie bath mermaid set thing that goes in the bath also.

[2girls]

My DD just received an Ariel bath castle set for her 5th birthday - she loves it! It sticks on the side and has a slide for Ariel and Flounder to slide down as well as various other gadgets. Don't know how much it was (from a friend so probably not too much!) but both my girls think it's fantastic.

[Erin_25]

My DS has been loving for some time now a small plastic tea set. I got it for his cubby but was smaller than expected and some how it ended up in the bath tub. Well he just loves it, being able to fill it up to have a tea party, or uses the cups to rinse when brushing teeth or to wash hair out, wash his trains etc. He seriously plays with it all of the time, so I am thinking a little girl would love it just as much! I also got him a fishing rod with magnetic fish, was about $12 at toy world, this has too been a winner along with a plastic watering can. And anything plastic that can get wet that is current toy of the month ends up in the tub also. Oh and he is obsessed with my body scrubbing thing, so I got a blue on with a dolphin attached for a couple dollars at a shop and he washes everything with that also.

[Swoop]

I saw in early learning centre the other day some flutes that you use in the water - I think they float at different heights to make the different notes. There were 5 or 6 in a pack and they were for age 3+. I can't say whether they're any good or not, but they looked fun and I would've bought them for DD but the age thing concerned me.