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Give dolly a bath

Giving your child's favourite doll a bath is a chance to build their vocabulary.

Watch the film below for ideas for how they can learn about their daily routines and body parts.

A mum and her little girl talking while the little girl points at the nose of a plastic doll.
Challenge your toddler to wash different parts of the baby's body to test their understanding.

The benefits of bath time role play games with toddlers

  • Role playing actions like bath time with toddlers helps them to better understand their daily routines
  • It's a chance for them to reinforce the things they've heard from adults by playing the adult themselves. They act out the instructions and things you've said to them.
  • It allows them to practise saying action words like 'wash' as well as words for body parts
  • Playing with water is a lot of sensory fun for them as they get to splash around

How to talk through bath time with a dolly

  • Use plenty of action words to describe what's going on as your child plays, like 'wash' and 'splash' and 'dry'
  • Name the body parts as they wash them
  • Give simple instructions like 'shall we wash baby's face">