Prepare for soggy socks! (ELC Bathtime Fun)

Member Name: Gretta

Product:	ELC Bathtime Fun
Date:	16/03/01 (78 review reads)
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Advantages: cheap, fun and educational

Disadvantages: you WILL get wet!

This is one of those toys that your child will not only enjoy over a long period of time it also teaches them so much. It consists of four different basic parts. Firstly a scoop (close supervision, unless you want a very soggy bathroom) which all children will enjoy. Next a cup with a switch to prevent the water flowing out the hole in the bottom, the scoop can be used to fill it up. Thirdly, a water wheel which is fascinating to kids of all ages! Finally a cup with lots of tiny small holes so that the water flows through like rain. Again, fascinating for kids, my 2 year old still always looks startled when he sees the water coming out the bottom as rain! Recommended for age 12 months plus, but my son used it from about 3 months, as none of the parts are small enough to swallow.

The scoop can double as a 'boat' as when empty it floats very well. My son doesn't mind having his hair washed as long as he can rinse it himself with water from this scoop. The switch on the cup is quite a challenge for small fingers to twist so helps teach babies a new skill, and helps older ones learn about concepts such as 'open' and 'shut'. Also very useful for teaching ideas such as floating and sinking.

Advantages
A bright, colourful plastic design, that can be cleaned with normal household cleaners. Durable, mine is the old colour design that doesn't include the plastic squeezable sea creatures you now get with it, which shows how long it lasts. Cheap, four toys for 7 pounds. Comes with a rack to hang the cups on that attaches with suckers, for storage.

Disadvantages
Some bits are tricky to reach for cleaning. The suckers on mine don't work very well which means that it sometimes falls down in the night and scares the life out of me!

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