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13 Brilliant Bath Toys
Scrub-a-dub-dub-keep your bubs in the tub. These 13 Brilliant Bath Toys are sure to keep it fun.
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Magic Creations Pirates
Blimey. The mateys are getting restless with bath toys they've grown too old for. Luckily for you, landlubber, treasure is within your sights. Magic Creations Pirates by Edushapes is a set of foam pieces that stick to tile, glass, tub and allow kids to get down and dirty on the wild seas.
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Alex Rub-a-Dub Dirty Dishes
Fear not, the real ones will be waiting for you après bath, but for now you can watch your little domestic diva or dude wannabe clean up the dirty dishes. The heat of the water makes the ‘dirt' on these plates disappear, but just like the real ones downstairs, it all comes back again. With 10 pieces to clean (and a dish rack to store them in), they'll be kept busy until bath time is over.
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Splashanimals Floating Play Cards
Shark-infested waters are ahead, but not the kind you may be thinking of. Splashanimals Floating Play Cards by Milliwick might teach your toddler some early tips on becoming a card shark, but you'll be OK with that. These mix-and-match animal cards float on top of the water, letting kids hunt easily for the proper front-and-back combinations, or create an intentional mix of strange animal species. These cards will totally float their boat.
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Boon Bath Creatures
Move over plastic, moldy, smelly and sludge-infested bath toys of yesteryear. Creatures from the innovative Boon baby products' company have been made with care, and can be interchanged to make any sort of mash-up the kids like. Soft and flexible, these BPA, Phthalate and PVC-free toys can hold water or expel it out of the tops of their heads. For nine months and up.
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Bilibo Minis
Some things can't be explained. Like how our kids are too full to eat another bite, until they hear the ice cream truck. These Bilibo Minis from a Swiss designer and child development experts don't have a specific purpose, and that's the point. Turn them into a hat, a boat, a spinning top, a stacking toy, a pouring vessel. No need to explain this one. Just toss them into the tub and watch your child's imaginative nature take its course. Made of 100% recycled material, for kids 12 months and up.
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Munchkin's Grippy Dots
Get a grip on it—the older they are, the less likely they are to slip. But for babes and toddlers just getting used to sitting on their own without the added challenge of a slippery surface, Munchkin's colourful Grippy Dots will stick on the bottom of the tub and help keep the kids in one spot—something you shouldn't get used to seeing anywhere else in the house.
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Tubby Toy Organizer
Your ‘salle de bain' might never be a sanctuary just for you again, but with Tubby's neoprene and mildew-resistant holder, you can have a more sleek, storage centre in which to house the soaking wet and sometimes unsightly bath toys.
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Floating Ring Toss
Bath time is a circus, so while they're in there, have them hone some coordination skills. Babes nine months and up will be attracted by the colours and shapes of this floating ring toss game, and will love getting the hang of it, literally. What we love? Boon products are smartly designed and BPA/Phthalate/PVC-free.
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Caterpillar Spillers
Encourage spillage—at least in the one area of the house it's intended for. Munchkin's cute bath time Caterpillar Spillers bring to mind a certain hungry little caterpillar, and each of the seven-numbered cups can link together, stack into a tower or be used to fill and pour on their own. Also great for travel and use on the beach or in the kiddie pool, this is one caterpillar toy that has legs.
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Ring Toss Fountain Octopus
We don't mind a little stickiness in the bath (sounds counter-intuitive?), especially if it keeps them occupied while we lather up their locks. Skip*Hop's Fountain Ring Toss attaches to the wall of the tub or tile and gives them a tossing target. Kids can also watch—or do it themselves—as water is poured down through the friendly mollusc's centre. (Yes we looked that up.)
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Tub Drain Stopper
Your Pinterest page is full of your future bathroom reno plans, but while you're planning and saving, you're letting other things go down the drain. Literally. Until you have that perfect Euro-tub on site, save on the plumber and stop water, small toys and other items from sliding down a leaky drain. The OXO Tot Tub Drain Stopper plugs it all up perfectly. Made of silicone so it's soft for prying fingers.
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Moby Bath Kneeler
When we first saw this, we almost blew our stack. Since we're constantly in search of ways to protect our kids—car seats, helmets—it never occurred to us to think about a little protection of our own. Enter our new BFF at bathtime: the whale-shaped Moby Bath Kneeler with a non-slip backing so you can be comfortable as the kids gets clean. This could be the best money ever spent on bath basics. Believe us.
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Bubble Bath Suction Hooks
Don't tell the kids, but we snuck something practical onto our list (though they'll be easily fooled by the bright colours and fun shape). Skip*Hop's Bubble Bath Suction Hooks stick in place (they actually do), so you can hang toys, washcloths and sponges on each corner. Your bathing beauties will also find all kinds of amusing uses for them. We can't tell you what, because as you know all too well from raising them, every kid is different.