There are so many things your baby or toddler can learn through water play. And it is so easy, no need to spend lots of money on toys and they will be playing for hours.

Some useful things you might need

• different size pots and pans OR/AND
• tubs you use for hand-washing clothes
• containers of different size and shape
• funnels
• scoops (use big plastic serving spoons. in fact, many kitchen utensils often come handy in child’s play)
• wine corks (they float and the collecting process can be quite enjoyable for the parents)
• plastic syringe, small water pistol or an empty shampoo bottle
• food colouring liquids of different colours (you can buy them in a baking section of your supermarket)
• tongs (try to find ones covered with plastic or rubber as the metal ones can be quite sharp)

Obviously, water will be splashed, otherwise it would not be so much fun! So, choose the area of play carefully. When my son was a baby we did this sort of play either on our balcony on hot days or in the bath tub. No need to fill the bath with water, just place all the playing materials into the tub, strip to a nappy and a t-shirt and play away. You can even climb into the bath tub with your little one if the tub is big enough, try it, it’s fun!

Once my son got a little older we would play with water using large pots and containers placed on a table and I would just cover the floor under the table with a large plastic tablecloth.

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