Bath time has always been a nightly ritual in our home, which we started when Nolan was just a tiny babe and have continued on as he's grown, and also just recently started with Acelyn on a nightly basis. I love that it gives them (Nolan, mostly) something to look forward to every night, but most importantly, sets consistency for both kids to feel comfortable knowing what's happening next and allows them to relax to a successful send-off to sleep.
Of course, before the books are read and night-night kisses are given, we spend a good 20 minutes, at least, splashing and playing in the tub. We've been loyal to lots of squirty toys over the years, but I hate that I'm always left wondering if all the water is out of them at the end of play time, and even worse, if mold is building and growing inside... yuck! Recently, we've started playing with some great new, fun toys that both Nolan and Acelyn can use!
The Nuby Stacking Bath Boats were an instant hit with Nolan, and he loves filling them each up with bubbles and water and pouring them out, over and over. There are five boats total, and each is vibrant in color and made of a BPA free, durable plastic, which allow for perfect pouring and floating fun. Each has a different design for pouring waterfalls when turned upside down, although the waterfall does look similar each time. We love using the boats to refresh Nolan's colors and counting skills, and he builds coordination through stacking each one from biggest to smallest, all while learning trial and error development, too.
These boats are perfect for ages 9+ months, and can be found at these retailers:
The Nuby Fun Bath Links are a ton of fun for both kiddos, and I love that they can start sharing toys now that Acelyn is starting to become interested in holding things. These links are made up of BPA Free plastic, and some links are squishy plastic while others are a durable, solid plastic. Nolan loves holding them up to show his sissy, and fills them up with water to have them both watch it pour out the sides. Acelyn's favorites are the crab and the soft, yellow link, and she's all about holding them herself while sucking and chewing on the ends (and I love that I don't have to worry about safety with them!). Nolan can put the links together with my assistance, as some pieces are a little tougher to snap together. I continue to try to have him always attempt by himself first, to build his coordination and development. He enjoys linking all 15 pieces together to create a long chain to splash into the water.
The pack includes a suction link to connect to the tub, and he uses his chain link and this to create a "whip" effect and splashes like crazy (when Mom says it's okay). All the link pieces float, which makes for a fun game of hiding them within the bubbles, and then searching for certain colors or animals!
The fun bath links can be used for ages 6+ months, although Acelyn "plays" with them and she just turned 4 months old. They can be found at these retailers:
My favorite part of both of these toys is having no worry about mold and cleanup! Both the bath toys as well as the links are easy to drain and dry, and even though the links have connector holes in them, they are large enough to get all the water out without worrying about buildup. The stacking boats save on storage and we keep ours just on the side of the tub, for easy access and easy cleanup that Nolan can do himself.
Finally, I can purge and ditch the squirty toys of the past two years, along with ditching my worry of any more "unknowns" in our bath time rituals! And please don't mind the oversharing of bath time pictures of these cuties... I think sudsy bath photos might be my new favorite thing!
Nuby sent these products to review, but did not compensate me to write this post. All opinions and thoughts are of my own.
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