Preschool At Home: Washing Baby Dolls

Please don't judge me for buying a 

plastic baby doll at Walmart today...

I had a good reason.

I've been wanting to set up a baby doll-washing station

for my youngest daughter "C"

She is three years old and in that 

mirroring mommy/mommy's little helper phase.

All of our other baby dolls have squishy cloth bodies

and I didn't think they would take to the bath very well.

We've given our babies "pretend baths" with air for years in this little tub

but the secret to real fun (I learned today)

is to use REAL water and REAL soap/shampoo!

I set up her baby washing station in the kitchen

so I could keep tabs on her while I fixed lunch,

 unloaded groceries, 

(and worked on my neurotic packing for our vacation next week)

Equipped with a terry cloth apron

(I'll post about it tomorrow!)

and two trays she was entertained for a solid 45 minutes!

The first tray had:

 a wash cloth

Child-sized pitcher of warm water

Soap

Mild Baby Shampoo bottle

Dry Hand Towel

Second tray held her doll baby bathtub

(you could also use a dishpan/plastic shoebox/or salad bowl)

and her plastic doll

I used trays to keep most of the water on the table 

and off the floor...

but I let her play with water in the kitchen

in hopes that some of the soapy water 

WILL SPILL on our filthy kitchen floor

and help clean off a layer. 

I added some water 

to an empty baby shampoo bottle

and it created just the right amount of suds

and was easier for "C" to pour.

"C" had a great time 

lathering and rinsing her baby.

Scrubbing her arm pits,

feet, and tushy. 

Also, shampooing her hair

and putting in her "contacts" (like daddy)

She named her doll "Lilly Rose" 

Lilly Rose was a very well behaved baby 

and did not complain 

when her bath water got cold

or when she got soap in her eyes.

She did however pee in the doll crib --

I may need to drill a few small holes in her 

to facilitate drainage!

We're planning on another bath for Lilly Rose

after "C"s nap today. 

P.S. Don't fret my bloggy friends, 

I have several fun new blog posts written and ready to launch 

in my queue while I'm on vacation so it will be like I never left. 

 Just think of all of the fun  new ideas I'm going to share when I get home!