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Spa Bath for Kids

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Spa Bath for Kids | Mama Papa Bubba

You know those times when your kiddo needs a little something extra special just for them?  Like time alone that doesn’t feel like forced time alone?  Well this spa bath for kids has become one of our go-tos in those situations and is exactly that… Time alone that feels special {maybe even a little bit luxurious} and not at all forced.  It’s the perfect really chill, relaxing way to end the day and such a good mood booster for us too.

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The set-up is really simple and can really be anything you want it to be depending on what your child loves and what you have in the house.

Spa Bath for Kids | Mama.Papa.Bubba.

I always fill the tub up with a good amount of water and set out a towel, a washcloth, and a little ‘welcome to the spa’ of some sort. {Nothing fancy, obviously…  This one is a piece of scrap paper from the junk drawer written with blue pen, but I often just write ‘welcome to the spa’ right on the tub with washable marker like I do for all of the little things I put out next.}

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Alright – the little spa goodies… These are put in plastic containers (ancient apple sauce container collection for the win!) and I label each one by using a washable marker directly on the ledge of our bathtub.  You can play around with different types of markers {washable obviously!} to see which ones work best on your surface, but regular old washable Crayola markers tend to be my go-to as they go on alright and wipe right off without any effort at all.

Spa Bath for Kids | Mama.Papa.Bubba.

What you include is totally up to you, but I always go with the same 5 labels… ‘wash’, ‘scrub’, ‘soak’, ‘sip’, and ‘snack’.

Spa Bath for Kids | Mama.Papa.Bubba.

‘Wash’ is almost one of two things…  A couple of pumps of Moon Baby (or go to wash for both kids) or castile soap from our foaming soap dispenser (just put castile soap and some water in a foam dispenser that we always have on hand). BUT – how fun would it be to put out a chunk of our awesome DIY squishy soap?!

‘Scrub’ is almost always a big squeeze of the maple brown sugar scrub from Back to Earth that I love, but we’ve also done our homemade lemon vanilla sugar scrub and our funfetti sugar scrub when we’ve had them, and both are super fun and delicious smelling too.

‘Soak’ is usually a locally made bath bomb or some of our beloved coconut oat milk bath that Miss G can just pop into the tub when she’s ready.

Spa Bath for Kids | Mama.Papa.Bubba.

‘Sip’ is usually fruit water (plain water with frozen fruit instead of ice cubes) with a paper straw to make it fancy…

And ‘snack’ is usually some type of cut up fresh fruit.

Spa Bath for Kids | Mama.Papa.Bubba.

And that’s basically it!

Spa Bath for Kids | Mama.Papa.Bubba.

When everything is ready I usually put on a calming Spotify playlist, dim the lights, and invite my little guest to enjoy some time at the spa.

Spa Bath for Kids | Mama.Papa.Bubba.

She enjoys some time on her own and when she comes out afterwards…  You can just tell –  she feels sooooo good.  Also, Mr. Sam had his very first taste of the spa bath the other night, soaked it right up, and then asked for another one midday the next day – hah!

Calming Spa Bath for Kids | Mama Papa Bubba

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Calming Bedtime Bath

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Calming Bedtime Bath | Mama Papa BubbaWhether it’s been a long day, Miss G is amped up and bedtime is nearing, or I’m in need of a quick and easy “special bath“, this is a go to I count on regularly.  It’s incredibly simple and fills the entire bathroom with the warm, tranquil combination of lavender and rosemary – perfect for calming our little lady before tucking her in at night.

IMG 8539Here’s what I use to put it together…  Organic lavender essential oil, fresh rosemary, lavender flowers from the garden (or other dainty purple flowers if you’ve already depleted your lavender supply like I have) and a couple of drops of purple gel food colouring (yes, the not good for you conventional kind… if you know of an all-natural food colouring that works well, please let me know – I’m desperate to find one!)

IMG 8543While the warm water runs into the tub, I add 3 or 4 drops of the lavender essential oil and 2 drops of the purple food colouring to the stream.  When the tub is nice and full, I break up the rosemary sprigs and sprinkle both them and the flowers on the surface.  Miss G loves this bath and inevitably, I end up with a bouquet or two in the process.

IMG 8548And cleanup is just as easy.  After removing my lovely-smelling babe from the tub, I quickly skim a strainer along the surface of the water to remove the plant pieces before draining the water.  Done!

Then all that’s left is to read some bedtime stories and snuggle my little sleepyhead into bed for the night. 

To see our equally calming lavender rosemary bath fizzies, click here.

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