Toy Thursday: Color Your Bath Water!

We have our neighbors over for dinner several evenings during the week. In fact we often combine our efforts to make a complete meal for both families. After dinner, we visit until the kids get fussy and need to go to bed. On one of these occasions, our little neighbor boy (four years old) was on the verge of throwing a temper tantrum when his mom told him they had to walk back home for bath night. As I could see his face turn into a frown and arms go up, the light bulb turned on. I called him to follow me so that I could give him a color bath drop. And immediately his attitude changed as they went home.

Likewise, Judah has enjoyed playing with Crayola Color Bath Dropz. I actually discovered them by chance one day at Walmart in the soap section. I found a kit that contained a plastic frog that fits over your bath facet. Since our bathroom was decorated green frogs and Judah was hitting his head on the facet of late, I thought, "why not." The frog does work great by the way.

The real fun though lies in the three little dye drops that were included in the package. After we finished with the those colors, I checked back at the store for more. Sure enough I found a container full of them in the soap section for about $3.00.

When we tell Judah it is bath night, his response turns into the color he wants. We have combined the primary colors for orange, green, and purple water. We have also doubled the colors for dark blue, deep red, and bright yellow. He helps daddy feed the frog with the little drops allowing the colored to come out of the frog.

And the byproduct for mom is a stress free environment. He actually looks forward to his bath for once. He excitedly talks about the water changing color, learning his colors at the same time. The water drains leaving little (if any) dye residue stain that can be easily rinsed right off.

So why fight bath night? When we say, bath, the conversation turns to colors. Happy splashing!