5 uses for 1 bath toy

I always feel that there is more than one way to play with a set of toys. And the more uses you find for it, the more value for money the set is. Those who have been following me for a while would know I have some obsessions with unicorns and nautical items. Since my child is a boy, I have been accumulating quite a bit sailor-items for him. 

He is not exactly 12 months yet, but he has been quite receptive and curious about a lot of things lately. So we thought it was time to introduce him to more bath toys. B.Toys' Fish N Splish Floatable Bath Boat (S$67.10), apart from being chunky and filling up half our foldable bath tub, everything about it was lovely!

1. Great for Storage

I have to admit I was initially attracted to its looks. All the bath toys can fit snuggly into the toy boat and honestly, it even looks cute as a deco in our toilet. Haha. We don't have a bathtub so if were to use every toy during his bath time, my child would barely fit in. So...I just leave the boat outside and rotate the toys haha. *The boat can float by the way when empty :D

2. One of the toy is a comb!

The set has many toys, and got all grounds covered. You don't have to keep buying different toys. Just one set, bam, you got everything settled! The boat has a mirror at the side. My son's favourite star fish can even double up as a mould should you go to the beach.

If you have sharp eyes, you will notice that one of the bath toy is also a comb. We didn't exactly have a comb for our baby before this, so this was pretty handy. I really enjoy combing his hair now as he frolics around in the tub with his new-found friends. A pretty adorable comb, don't you think? This is one of my favourite piece along with the captain!

3. Water Sensory Play

I am not sure if it is the same for all kids, but mine really love the showering effect. Yes, you can see his grubby hand reaching out even when Mummy wants a clean shot. The set comes with 3 mini pails with holes at the bottom. 

Tip: I find it easier to wash their hair with such toys. The traditional method is to use a hanky. I have tried the hanky method and I think it doesn't wash the shampoo off their hair as cleanly. The hanky method is still the preferred method when they are infants, but when they can sit or are both comfortable with water, I find some pails work better! And after a while, they won't be afraid of showers anymore!

4. Fishing

Not only does my child love this set, I enjoy playing with it too. The hook allows you to fish out some of the bath toys. I have tried showing my child a few times but I think this is too advanced for him now. He just tries to eat the hook and the stick. You can play with them either in water or on dry land. 

5. Picker

Another dry-land game, I also use this set to train my boy to put things in and take things out! This can't exactly act as a sorter, but my child can't sort yet. So this is the closest I can do to get him interested in "sorting" Sighs!

If you are planning to get a set for yourself, 5 uses for the price of 1! :P

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Note: Laptop is down, so posts won't be as frequent!

Move a baby at ease Feat. Cody the Crab

We might have been keeping it quite hush-hush about this. We have moved to our own place...with an infant too! We were initially quite worried that our little one would have problems settling down, so we decided to bring his sleeping aid along as a priority. I packed rather light, but Cody the crab ($63.95) was one one toy I kept reminding myself to bring him along. 

You must be wondering, so who/ what is Cody? Cody is a sleep projector that creates a magical underwater world in the bedroom with moving waves and fish swimming. There are 3 soothing melodies (ocean, heartbeat or lullabies) available for selection. Cody uses a 3-step sleep programme by slowly lowering the animation and eventually shut off after 30 minutes. It also has a cry sensor that would start up upon loud sounds.

The box didn't come with any batteries. But Cody was quite easy to start up. On the night I start it up, our little boy and even my husband were captivated by the projector. It was a lot more magical than expected. I shared the video of it with some of my friends and one of my friends bought it immediately. Her little girl and husband were enthralled by it too!

Cody is currently my son's favourite toy. Most toys don't capture his attention long. Somehow, Cody holds a very special place in his heart. Every time we bring Cody to him, he would give this toy a gentle smile and gently caress it. He is oddly affectionate to this toy. On the first night at our new home, we turned on Cody and he fell asleep as usual - no tantrums, no meltdowns.

I think I can understand why. Even adults love Cody! Sometimes, after a stressful day, I also turn him on for my own use and drift to sleep. Cody is very enjoyable. The only minor concern I have with him is that he has a hard shell and I am at times scared that my child might knock his head against it. When I turn Cody on, I would also direct it away from my boy so that the lights do not shine directly in his eyes. 

The cry sensor is very sensitive. Sometimes I end up startling Cody when I knock into some furniture as I navigate in the dark. However, as the lullaby is so soothing, neither my child nor my husband has been awaken thus far. Fellow germophobics, don't worry because Cody can be removed and washed! :D (Tip: Put it on the highest point and you can get clearer fishes on the ceiling. My boy likes to sleep with it by the window so the fishes is not as defined.)

You can listen to the 3 tunes here. Guess this explains why Cody works for difficult sleep regression nights too!