There are dozens of items around your home that you can use in the tub for activities your kids will love.
1. Enter the Galaxy: Glow In The Dark Bathtub Party
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When immersed in water, glow sticks light up a whole bathroom and create an awesome galaxy bath. Kids can create make-believe trips to outer space or have a dance party right there in the tub! Turn those lights off, add some glow in the dark stars, and turn on some dance music; it'll be a party that's out of this world.
2. Paint a Masterpiece & Don't Worry About the Mess
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As much as every child loves painting, most parents can't stand the mess. And understandably so! Rather than foregoing all child Picasso potentials, let them paint inside the bathtub for easy cleanup. Finger painting, paper painting, body painting and tub painting are all viable options! Kids are able to use the bathtub as their very own creative canvas. You can always use standard washable paints to make a masterpiece but feel free to experiment with things like jello, colored cornstarch, dyed shaving cream, or even pureed fruits and veggies for an edible painting session!
3. Cream-Filled Tub Fun
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For this activity, you probably have the main ingredient already lying around the bathroom -- shaving cream! Shaving cream can be used for drawing and writing in the tub -- not to mention, it's an amazing tool that the kids can use to practice their letters and numbers. Add food coloring, glitter, or whatever you have lying around, for even more fun.
4. Deliciously Dirty Mud Wash
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It can be a chore to get your kids to wash behind their own ears, but when it comes to playing with mud and dirt, they're more than happy to wash up! Create some easy, yummy-smelling mud out of cocoa powder or chocolate pudding and let them have their own mud-pie indoors. They can splash through their own mud puddles, create car washes with sponges and brushes, and clean it all up in the end.
5. Water Bead Ballin'
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If you've never played with water beads before, let me enlighten you: They're freaking fantastic! They come in a teeny-tiny package, but don't let that fool you. Once immersed in water, they grow to 100 times their original size! They're pleasantly slippery and squishy without being slimy and are a great textural activity to do with all kids! They can fill buckets with them, splash them around, put them through different sized sieves and generally have a blast! Don't forget, they are NOT edible. So, if you have a little one who is still popping things in his/her mouth, consider using tapioca pearls instead.
6. Sail Away in This Homemade Noah's Ark
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If you're like most families, you have more stuffed animals than you know what to do with. So, why not put them to good use? Gather them all up and play Noah's Ark! The tub can be the boat and all the animals can pop right in. We're all for getting in the tub with our furry friends and reading books and getting cozy!
7. It's An Alphabet Soup Bath
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Looking for a way to entertain your kids AND simultaneously wash your dishes? What mom hasn't? Let them cook up their very own pretend feast. Pop some pots, pans, colanders, and various unbreakable dishes into the tub with a little dish soap and food coloring and let them "cook" up some of their favorite imaginary recipes. You could even let them make alphabet soup using letter magnets or foam alpha letters you may already have in your bathtime collection. After they're all done, run the bath with a little more soap and have them dry and put away.
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