Fill’er
up and throw ‘em in.
Bubbles,
kids, toys…When the sun sets in the evening, our master bath transforms into an
ocean filled with ships and captains--sea creatures and beaches.
I
love bath time. My littles not only get clean, but their imaginations create
worlds where they are heroes and heroines.
I fill up the tub--toss in some toys and let the kids play until their skin
is prune-ish.
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| Photo Credit via Swiat Kasiek |
After the first group of children gets dried, dressed, brushed and night
diapered, the next little gender group jumps in. We warm up the tub with more
hot water and extra bubbles and the fantasyland transforms from one world to
another. The ships settle in their docks and the tub is not an ocean for this
crew, but rather an exquisite hair salon for my prissy little girls.
The
Martha Washington flip, the shark Mohawk and the pointy spike styles are all
modeled above the bubbles with girlish enthusiasm.
The
kids think bath time is more about entertainment than cleanliness—which is fine
with me. The toys will be kicked out of the bath and the shower will replace
the tub full of water soon enough as proved by my older set of children. When
this happens the toys get replaced with razors and shaving cream and a buzzer
must be set to maintain a reasonable water bill.
But
for now, imaginations transform my tub into play lands of
excitement and I love every minute of it.
Soul
Shaping Moment: Let your littles share bath water to teach them prudence in household management. Let the stinkier, dirtier ones go last.
