42 Fun Bath Activities for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Big Kids Too!

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Let me tell you one of my parenting secret weapons… kids’ bath activities. My children rarely pass up some bath fun. And a warm and soothing bubble bath is the easiest indoor kids’ activity around to distract a cranky toddler or entertain your bored preschooler.

Parenting Secret Weapon: Fun Bath Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers!

Sure, we have a basket full of kids bath toys in the tub, but those same old bath toy boats and foam letters get boring after awhile. So, I’ve gathered up a list of clever bath activity ideas for even more kids bath fun. Let’s check ’em out…

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Easy and Fun Bath Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers

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Fun Bath Ideas for Toddlers

1. Pool Noodle Bath Activity

Cut pool noodles into little floating blocks that are perfect for building and sensory play in the bathtub.

2. Tops in the Bath Activity Idea

You’ll only need some food pouch tops from the recycling bin for this fun bath activity for toddlers

3. Vegetable Soup Toddler Bath Activity

Add plastic toy food along with plastic bowls and spoons to your toddler’s bath tub for some imaginative play.

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Fun Bath Ideas with Themes

4. Bathtub Pool Party

Use some blue food coloring and kids pool toys to transform your child’s bath time into an indoor pool party!

5. Frog Pond Fun Bath Idea

With some plastic frog toys and a few simple props, your child can have bath time in a frog pond.

6. Fall Leaves Bath Time Idea

Add some fall leaves to the bath tub for an instant Autumn-themed bath activity for toddlers.

7. Race Car Themed Bath Activity

Use craft foam to turn the edge of the tub into a race track for your preschooler’s toy cars.

8. Freight Train Bathtime

Or, make colorful freight train cars out of craft foam for your little engineer to arrange on the bath wall.

9. Ocean Themed Bath Idea

A submersible light sets the mood for this fun ocean-themed bath time activity for kids.

10. Under the Sea Bath Activity

Or, try this fun bath idea that lines the tub with foam seaweed and coral shapes for an under the sea theme.

11. Indoor Snow Bath Idea

Add shaving cream icebergs and actual snow to create a winter-themed bath time for your child.

12. Calming Spa Bath Time

Set up a soothing spa-like bath time for your little one, complete with kid-friendly spa treatments.

13. Simple Birthday Balloon Bath Idea

Surprise your toddler or preschooler with a bathtub full of balloons on their Birthday — or any day!

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Educational Bath Activities and Games

14. Alphabet Soup Bath Activity

Grab some plastic bowls and spoons from the kitchen for a fun alphabet soup bath activity using foam bath letters.

15. Simple I Spy Bath Game

Gather random plastic toys and foam letters to play an educational search and find bath game for preschoolers.

16. Bath Time Sight Word Activity

Write sight words on craft foam for an quick educational bath activity for your emerging reader.

17. Shaving Cream Writing Bath Idea

Spread shaving cream on the bath tub walls for your preschooler to practice writing their ABCs.

18. Bubble Science Bath Activity

Use a plastic container from your recycling bin for an easy science experiment your child can do right in the tub!

19. DIY Balloon-Powered Sponge Boats

Help the kids make balloon-powered sponge boats to experiment with during bath time.

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Art Bath Activities for Kids

20. Homemade Bath Crayons

White soap, food coloring, and water are the only ingredients needed to make homemade bath crayons for the kids.

21. Bath Crayon Drawing Game

Then, make simple drawing prompt cards out of craft foam for a fun bathtime drawing game using bath crayons.

22. Watercolor Painting Bath Idea

Keep the art-making mess contained by taking your child’s washable watercolor paints into the bath tub for some bathtime fun and creativity.

23. Shaving Cream Bath Paint Recipe

Use shaving cream to make some foamy homemade bath paints your toddler can paint on the bathtub walls.

24. Spray Paint Bubble Bath Idea

Add a colored water mixture to spray bottles for a colorful bubble bath activity that challenges kids fine motor skills, too.

25. Homemade Bubble Bath Paint

Make some child-safe bath paint out of your favorite kids bubble bath for endless bathtime creativity.

26. Abstract Art Shapes Bath Activity

Cut basic shapes out of craft foam for your child to create abstract art on the bath walls.

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Sensory Bath Ideas

27. Fun Ice Fishing Bath Idea

Freeze your child’s toys inside a block of ice for them to play with and fish out during bathtime.

28. Easy Colored Ice Bath Activity

Or, freeze colored water in ice cube trays. Then let your toddler play with the colorful ice cubes and watch them melt during bath time.

29. Rainbow Surprise Bath Bomb Recipe

Add some kid-safe essential oils to these rainbow bath bombs for a sensory bath your child will love.

30. Child-Safe Glow Bath Activity

Mix these vitamins into your toddler’s bath water. Then turn a black light on to see your child’s excitement when the bath water glows!

31. Glow-In-The-Dark Bath Paint Recipe

Or, use washable neon paint, some shaving cream, and a black light to make child-safe glowing bath paint.

32. Catch a Glowing Star Bath Activity

Make edible gelatin stars that glow under black light to make your toddler’s bath time magical.

33. Simple Glow Stick Bath Idea

Add some glow sticks to your child’s bathtub for an instant sensory bath activity.

34. Scented Sensory Bath Paint

Kool-Aid is the secret ingredient to this kid-friendly scented bath paint that’s easy to make and super fun.

35. Kids Water Bead Bath Idea

Add water beads to your child’s bath for an exciting sensory experience they won’t soon forget!

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DIY Bath Activity Ideas

36. Bubble Snakes Bath Activity

Use an old towel, rubber band, and recycled plastic bottle to make a simple tool for blowing long bubble snakes in the bathtub.

37. Matching Hatching Dinosaur Eggs

Make your kids fizzing bath bombs in the shape of eggs that “hatch” to reveal plastic dinosaur toys!

38. DIY Bubble Bath Playdough

Mix up some bath-safe playdough for your preschooler to sculpt with in the bath tub.

39. Kid Calming Bath Bombs

Lavender essential oil makes these fun fizzy bath bombs calming for little ones during bath time.

40. Surprise LEGO Bath Bombs

Or, make some colorful bath bombs that fizz and dissolve into surprise LEGO Minifigures.

41. Sponge Boat Craft for Bath Fun

Make DIY toy boats using sponges, craft sticks, and duct tape. Then, take them into the tub for so much fun!

42. DIY Pool Noodles Boats

Or, use pieces of pool noodles to build simple sailboats for a fun bathtub activity.

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Kids Bath Activity Toys and Supplies on Amazon:

Bathtub Basketball HoopNuby Wacky Waterworks Pipes Bath ToyMunchkin® Draw™ Bath CrayonsYookidoo Baby Bath Elephant Shower HeadMagnetic Fishing Toy SetNuby Floating Purple Octopus Bath ToyMunchkin® Learn™ Bath Letters and NumbersDino Egg Bath Bombs for KidsTub Works Bathtub Finger Paint SoapOKGIUGN Ferry Boat Toys SetAlex Bath Beep Beep Stickers SetINvench Shark Grabber Bath Toy SetMr. Bubble Kids Bath Bomb PotionsBoon BUNDLE Building Toddler Bath Tub Toy SetHoneysticks Bath Color Tablets for Kids

 

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