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Bath toy ideas for 3 year old?

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Jsgdud · 08/12/2021 07:38

Been struggling to think of a bath toy gift for a 3 year old. Up to £15. Any ideas please?!

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LowlyTheWorm · 08/12/2021 07:43

My 3 yo grandchild enjoys foam soap, toy dinosaurs and a Tupperware “boat” (it’s just a tub)
Also previous children have loved a mini whisk and bubbles and jugs and funnels.

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EnidFrighten · 08/12/2021 07:55

We have a set of stacking cups with holes in the bottom that have been a hit for years! Simple but you can pour from them, make towers, make fountains etc.

Greentoys do some good boats for £12ish, they don't seem to go manky. Beware anything like rubber ducks that have bits you can't clean.

www.greentoys.co.uk/shop-by-category/bath-toys/toy-boats

Mine also enjoy foam shapes you use in the bath, we have letters and some people you can stick clothes onto. This sort of thing
www.amazon.co.uk/Edushape-Magic-Creations-Dinosaurs-Bath/dp/B001JEOG9W/ref=mp_s_a_1_15?keywords=foam%20bath%20shapes&pd_rd_r=13c7cf89-54ba-4aa6-b188-d1031ee4857d&pd_rd_w=2smAO&pd_rd_wg=uPv0X&pf_rd_p=7651c268-32cc-44fd-b40e-e92ca52cc2d9&pf_rd_r=VJTBHGB45QNYKD6JPANQ&qid=1638950069&sr=8-15&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

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EnidFrighten · 08/12/2021 07:55
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SomethingBeginningWithX · 08/12/2021 08:02

At 3 they enjoy basically any toy for the bath don't they?

My DD is 3 and will play with absolutely anything at all in the bath but her favourite thing is probably a plastic tea set. I've bought her an ice cream bubble maker thing for Christmas.

If not a toy maybe a bath bomb (you get cool rainbow and fizzy ones) bath colours that change the colour of the water, and jelli baff that turns the bath into jelly/slime for them to play in.

We usually keep various bits of plastic recycling and use them as bath toys as well, they are usually the favourites!

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SquigglePigs · 08/12/2021 08:22

We've just bought this for our DD's third birthday and she loves it

Bammax Baby Bath Toys, Shark Grabber Baby Bath Time Toy Bathtub Toy Set, Shark Bath Toy Game for 3+ Year Old Toddlers Kids, Blue smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0831R32GR/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_P79DFDF0JMJFEY2WYAR9?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

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ratussbaguss · 08/12/2021 08:51

Foam letters! They stick to the sides when wet. The kids love them and great for building familiarity

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Incywinceyspider · 08/12/2021 08:58

We've got my DS a mini basketball hoop and balls and a Bing boat for Christmas. Right now he mostly just plays with an empty shampoo bottle.
A fishing set maybe?

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HarrietM87 · 08/12/2021 09:25

Plan toys have lovely wooden boat bath toys that look nice, feel lovely and don’t go mouldy.

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JustLikea · 08/12/2021 09:33

Mine had special bath crayons they could draw on the side of the bath with as I recall and random empty bottles they'd fill up with bath water and squirt and those wind up toys

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RedwineforSantaplease · 08/12/2021 09:54

Green Toys boats are great.

Set of tubes/cogs. We've got Boon ones but I'm sure you could find a cheaper alternative.

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DockOTheBay · 08/12/2021 10:45

Foam letters and numbers, I've also got a set of foam two piece puzzles which are cute.

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Newdad19 · 09/12/2021 00:09

The 2 big hits in our house was a cheap pack of sea creatures/fish that they can fish for with a net, and play a guessing game about which one they have caught... and the second was a paw patrol chase set that suctions onto the side of the bath and lights up in the water

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INeedNewShoes · 09/12/2021 00:25

Deal: TOMY Boon Pipes Baby Bath Toy | Bath Accessories For Babies And Toddlers | 5 Multicoloured Water Pipes For Bath Time | Suitable For 1, 2, 3 And 4 Year Olds www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00R0V7PUU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_dl_C4N5V1B07QCNGYYFT0Z1?psc=1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

I got these for DD last Christmas. She still loves them (now 4.5).

Also echo pp that the Green Toys boats are great. We have the sub

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Imohsotired · 09/12/2021 00:47

My 2 and 4 year old like the green rubber bath toys - they do a fab whale and shark for around £9 each and most of the stores that stock them have a 10% code. They don’t go mouldy. The Tommy boom cogs and pipes are also great.

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