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The traditional rubber duck is always fun to watch float and squirt
in the bath so make sure you have a few ducks to play with
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Bath books are great to distract your baby if she
Bath Toys
gets upset in the bath
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Freeze a small bath toy in a plastic cup of water, peel off the cup
and watch the ice melt in the bath
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Pouring water out of a plastic cup from a height can keep children
fascinated
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Get a shower pump for the bath, this can be suctioned to the side of
the bath, when your toddler pushes the pump bath water is sucked up
and pumped out the shower head
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Use a small washer to wash each part of your baby’s body, name each
part as you do
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From birth get your baby use to having water splashed on his face,
take him in the shower with you occasionally. This will help with
washing hair and swimming later in life
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Put a number of small bath toys in the water and give your child a
net to catch them with
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Add a couple of drops of food coloring to the water to have a
colorful and fun bath. When your toddler is old enough she can
choose the bath color, siblings can have fun negotiating the color
they would like each day
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If your child does not like washing his hair let him wear goggles or
a swimming mask to stop shampoo getting in his eyes
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If your child is a little fearful of taking the plug out, make crazy
noises before and during the process to make the experience fun
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At the end of the bath get your baby to use a cup and fill a bucket
with water. After the bath go outside and water the garden with the
bucket of water. You will be setting a good example to your child
by reusing water
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Give your toddler a straw and get her to blow bubbles in the water
