Sarah loves bath time because that's play time for her as well. We call that "water play". Dont underestimate bath times with your little ones because it is during these times that they learn so many things about themselves, ie parts of their body, listening to instructions like "look up!", "wash your neck", "left leg up", "right leg up", "armpit!", "tongue", etc... :p They learn lots about maths & science! If they have cups, they can learn to measure and develop other fine motor skills like scooping water from one cup to another using a spoon... well, Sarah loves that activity a LOT!
Recently, I bought for her the IKEA's stacking cups. I've been wanting to get that or something similar for a long time but at one point of time, I couldn't find them at all. I particularly like the IKEA cups because besides being reasonable in price (only RM6.90/set), they are colourful and each cup has different patterns and number of holes in them. That made water play interesting!
I normally vary the toys so that she will learn different things from time to time. In my in laws place, there are some cups, ducks and frog in there. She likes to squeeze the frog in the water and that made some "glup, glup" sound, and she would smile and tell me, "got sound..." after that, she would take the water-filled frog and squeeze it hard so the water would be released through its mouth. She enjoys doing that and could do that many many times until mummy needs to "force" her out of the bathroom.
Anyhow, I would try my best to make it an enjoyable moment for her whenever I had the chance to bathe her. At times during the weekend, if she behaves well during the day, I will allow her to use the bath tub and extend her bath time so she can play a little bit more... just to reward her! Now that she learns about punishment and reward, this seems to work pretty well for us! :)
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Yes! Totally agree...Bath time is the fun time for toddlers, yet the best learning curve for them too.
Sarah really do enjoy herself!
And also, Rach is helping IKEA to boost their sales!!!
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Danie is right. Sarah looks like she is having a time of her life here!
Bath time, busy time for me man. Naomi will play and cooking during her bathtime. heehee...but i agree lah, they really have fun.
Oh ya, the stacking cups is REALLY good. Good for travelling..small n light.
Sarah got ask to shower alone or not?
Sarah enjoyed every moment in the bathroom indeed!
Steff, so far Sarah has not asked to shower alone. As long as she has some toys with her to play with, she's content. But she does demand that she brushes her own teeth!
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