Glow In The Dark Bath

A couple of nights ago, my five year old asked if I could turn off the lights while she and her brother were in the tub. At the time I said no, but it got me thinking. Wouldn't it be fun to have a bath in the dark? But that seems pretty dangerous, not to mention, a little scary for my two year old. So, what could I do to make the "in the dark bath" not so dark and fun at the same time? The answer came to me in the form of little plastic sticks...GLOW STICKS!

So, last night, I asked my kids if they wanted to have a bath in the dark. My five year old shouted "yes" without even thinking, but my two year old was a little apprehensive. When I told them there would be colourful lights in the tub with them, my two year old, jumped into the tub and yelled, "lights off"!





When the lights went out and the glow sticks were shinning from the bottom of the tub, my kids were in "glow tub" heaven. They played in the bath tub for almost an hour. The water was cold and yet they didn't want the fun to be over. In order to get them out of the tub, I had to promise them another lights-off bath in the near future.



I guess it's time to stock up on glow sticks.

WARNING - If your child likes to put things in their mouth or bite things, I wouldn't recommend this activity.