bath toys for an older child

iammumtoone

Thanks for all the suggestions, I like the idea of the dive sticks, I will look at getting something that can also be used for swimming when he has grown out of it for the bath.

I will also see if I can find some boats for older kids and plastic men like action men.

spendingmad

suejb2 wrote: »

Leaving a seven year old alone in the bath?

Yes?! At what age do you think it is suitable to leave a child playing in the bath?

marleyboy

Battleships and Submarines, give him a sense of adventure with his bathtime imagination.

spendingmad

What about a little bath basketball net and ball??

iammumtoone

Leaving a seven year old alone in the bath?[/QUOTE]

He is seven years old not seven months. I don't go far always stay upstairs I can hear him all the time.

Does everyone stay in the bathroom and watch their seven year old all the time whilst they are in the bath.

marleyboy

At Seven I imagine them covering and shouting "MUUUUUM......OUT!"

chazsucks

Leaving a child alone in the bath is more to do with the individual personality than their age IMO but generally I think 7 is definitely old enough for most children to be alone in the bath!

Bath toys - bath crayons definitely, if your worried about his eczema try places like etsy for homemade organic type bath crayons - or DIY them, my boys love helping me make bath crayons, even more so than actually using them lol!

Toy boats, submarines... with lego or playmobil people...

As someone said above containers for pouring

Small toys meant for swimming, or things that float or sink

LilElvis

I thought bath crayons were a great idea - until my daughter used them to draw on the grout between the tiles. It's faded, but hasn't totally gone, despite using every cleaning product I have and much scrubbing with a toothbrush.

Wilma33

Empty bottles (shampoo, washing up liquid, etc) can provide hours of fun


Of course it's fine for a 7 year old to bath alone (with the adult checking the water temperature and popping in or calling to them every now and again if they can't hear them).

cte1111

We've also had problems with bath crayons staining grout, I'd avoid unless you like orange and yellow bits between your tiles!