Splash at bath time: a play idea for 3 to 6 months
Bath time turns into a game of cause and effect: kick, and the water moves. It takes about 5 minutes and uses your baby's usual bath.
Checked October 29, 2026.
How to play
Splash at bath time3 to 6 months · about 5 minutes
You need: your baby's usual bath.
- Run your baby's usual bath and hold them securely with one hand.
- With your other hand, pat the water gently so it splashes.
- Say "Splash!" each time.
- Let them kick and pat the water too.
Builds: moving and using hands and social and emotional. Bath time turns into a game of cause and effect: kick, and the water moves.
Safety: Stay within arm's length with a hand on your baby the whole time. Young children can drown in an inch or two of water, so empty the tub as soon as you finish.
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