Bathing and games

The moments in the bathroom at the end of the day helps your baby to reduce tension and the impressions from the past experiences, but also the bathroom is the perfect place to play and discover how much fun can offer water.

As a waterfall - you could hold healthy the baby under its arms with one hand while the other slowly pours his back with warm water.

Let swim – hold the baby on tummy in the water and gently move it from one side to the other of the tub, just like real swimming. Be careful and keep the mouth and chin to be over water.

Make waves - show your baby how to slap his hands on the surface of the water to make waves and splashes. The sound of this occupation will deliver tremendous pleasure.

Pour in and pour out - put some colored mushrooms in the bathroom, with which your little baby could improve its senses and learn to squeeze. If the baby already can sit down in the tub you can give it plastic cups and allow to test pour in and pour out.

Time for bubbles - you could leave a water trickle in the bathtub of the baby (pre-check its temperature) and not leave the baby immediately below it. For greater baby the water trickle will make enough bubbles to raise the spirit of the time for bathing. Make sure that your baby can not slide into tub. A rubber pad will be a good idea to protect it.

The swimming toys - a few simple, plastic toys or ducks which are swimming around in the water will encourage your baby to make a long hand for it and to try to catch it.

Take a shower together – share his bathroom. For your baby is very encouraging be together with you in the bathroom, and you both will enjoy of the touch of skin in the skin. The temperature of the water should be suitable for your baby - test it with your elbow to be sure that it is not too hot. Ask your partner to pass your baby and to take it after the bathroom. Do not try to go into the bath-tub with the baby in your hands – you could slip!

When you go to the bath with the baby do not forget:

• To take with you all necessary things (shampoo or soap, towel, powder if it is necessary and some toy)
• Never leave the baby alone in the bathroom even for a second!
• To avoid slipping use a rubber pad into the tub
• … of course do not forget to enjoy ;-)