For babies and young children bath times are much more than scrubbing up clean, they are a time for fun, creativity and curiosity.
Bath toys are a great way to entertain your little one and even to distract them from the the tasks that aren’t so fun – washing hair and nose cleaning to name a few.
With so may flashy and interactive toys available online and on the high street, it can be difficult to work out which ones are worth the money.
Bath times are only a small portion of the day, so understandably you’ll want to keep costs down. These are the best bath toys for babies and toddlers you can scoop up now for less than £20.
Best bath toys 2019
1. Baby Shark Sing and Swim Bath Toy
Is there a baby or small child on the plant that doesn’t know the baby shark song? If you can find one, we’ll wait.
The popular children’s song that the kids love and drive us mad simultaneously, could be on it’s way to a bath near you.
Place your baby in the bath and a water operated sensor in the toy recognises it’s bath time, and of course it wouldn’t be bath time without a little sing song – enjoy (or silently loathe) the baby shark song while your little one splashes around.
Price: £13, The entertainer toy shop – buy here now
2. Munchkin Bath Letters and Numbers
A simple, classic and educational way to add some fun to bath times.
The pack contains 26 floating letters (a-z) and 10 numbers (0-9) to give your child endless entertainment in the bath.
Teach them the alphabet with these toys when they’re young and as they get older they’ll be able to spell out words and messages for you.
This bath toy in suitable for smaller babies and toddlers and will allow them to develop those all important educational skills.
Price: £9.79, Amazon – buy here now
3. Skip Hop Zoo Bath Pull and Go Submarine
The pull and go submarine is suitable for children aged 12 months and onwards and is also a great way to encourage their early motors skills.
Pull the string at the back of the toy to activate the propeller and off it goes, your little one will delight in watching their submarine float around the bath.
If your little one loves the skip hop zoo, they’ll love this signature character toy.
Price: £6.95, Amazon – buy here now
4. Plui Rain Cloud Toy
The Plui rain cloud is a simple way to provide a lot of fun for the little person in your life.
The toy works by absorbing the bath water and gently releasing little droplets of rain. Holding your finger on a little hole at the top of the toy will stop the rain from falling – release your finger and it starts to rain again.
This effective bath toy provides entertainment as well as helping to develop your babies curiosity and help with their motor skills.
Price: £10, Kidly – buy here now
5. Playwrite Bath Flutes
Make bath times fun and bring a magical tune to make a splashing experience for your child.
Five different coloured flutes come in the pack, simply fill each one with different levels of water to create a different tune. These toys will increase your child’s creativity and imagination – not to mention turn them into little musical maestros.
Suitable for children aged 3 years old and above.
Price: £6.49, Amazon – buy here now
6. Boon Pipes Building Bath Toy
Boon pipes building toys are a fun and innovative way to get your little one thinking and developing problem solving skills at bath times.
Each of the individually coloured and shaped pipes has a different function, the set can be used piece by piece of as a set to create a flowing water chain. They easily suction onto the bathroom walls for ease of use when playing.
Suitable for one year olds and above.
Price: £12.99, JoJo maman bebe – buy here now
7. Tomy Spin & Splash Jellyfish
This Spin and Splash Jellyfish is suitable for one year olds and can also be enjoyed in their toddlers stages.
Fill the jellyfishes head with water from the tub or the paddling pool and watch the tentacles spin around whilst releasing spurts of water.
As well as a fun toy to play with, this could also be a great way to wash out shampoo for little ones who don’t like their hair being washed.
Price: £11, Argos – buy here now
8. Cuddledry Cuddleduck
How could we have a bath toy roundup, without the classic rubber ducky?
This bath toy from Cuddledry is handmade using 100% natural rubber and is soft and cuddly enough, for little hands to grasp hold of and squish on.
There are no holes in this rubber bath companion which means nowhere for water to become trapped and form harmful bacteria.
Price: £10.99, Amazon – buy here now
9. Munchkin Ocean Bath Squirters
Why have one bath friend, when you can have eight?
Each of these ocean munchkins float in the bath and when squeezed by little hands, can squirt water out – providing loads of fun at bath times.
The brightly coloured toys will catch the attention of little eyes and will also help to teach them animals, colours and cause and reason.
Price: £9.99, JoJo maman bebe – buy here now
10. Big Frog Automatic Bubble Maker Bath Toy
Enjoy a bubbly bath and a sing a long with this musical bubble maker bath toy.
Shaped as a frog, when switched on the frog’s mouth acts as an automatic bubble dispenser – giving your little one a fun bath time every bath time.
Enjoy 12 classic nursery rhymes and melodies, the bubble machine will easily stick to your bathroom wall with three strong suction cups.
Price: £16.99, Amazon – buy here now
