Bathtub Boat Races
1–5 years · 10–25 min · Indoor · Low energy
You'll need
- Sponges or corks
- Toothpicks and paper for sails
- Bathtub with water
Steps
- 1Make simple boats from sponges with paper sails
- 2Float boats in the bathtub
- 3Blow gently to race them across
- 4See whose boat wins
Why this works
Engineering combined with water play and breath control.
Try also
- –Use different materials to test floating
- –Add toy figures as passengers
- –Create a waterfall obstacle
Never leave child unattended in bath.