Baster squirt

What you need

• Turkey baster (bath-only)
• Measuring cups on the ledge
• Mesh bag hung to dry

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How to play

1. 1You: Fill the baster in the tub — squeeze bulb underwater, release to fill, lift out. They: Watch the bulb expand and contract.
2. 2You: Squirt into the largest cup on the ledge. "Can you fill it?" — no target games unless they invent one. They: Aim the stream or ask for a turn.
3. 3You: Let them squirt at letters on the tile or the drain — supervise aim away from faces. They: Chase cause-and-effect with big arm movement.
4. 4You: When done, squeeze empty, stand baster bristle-down in the mesh bag so it drains. Preview towel time. They: Help carry the baster to the bag.

If it flops

Squirting at you? "Basters aim at cups and tiles" once — then hand them the cup as the only allowed target.

More plays from this guide

• Pour and measure →

  Nested measuring cups in the tub — pour from big to small, then small to big. You demonstrate once; they repeat until the water cools.

• Wash the letters →

  Stick foam letters on the tile, "dirty" them with a dab of washable paint or mud from the day, then scrub clean with a brush.