Splish Splash: 9 Crafts to Take to the Tub

For a tub-time project that requires minimal effort for awesome results, check out Martha Stewart's tutorial for pop-up alphabet sponges. Source: Martha Stewart Living

Fun to make, fun to play with, and easy to clean up, shaving cream paint lets your pint-sized Picassos create their masterworks in the comfort of the bathtub. A muffin tin makes the perfect palette. Source: Flickr user Sean Nash

Not so much a craft as an easy trip to the dollar store, tossing a bunch of glow sticks or necklaces into the tub will literally light up bath time! Source: Dirt and Boogers

Take a trip under the sea with A Night Owl Blog's shark mittens — they'll make the most fun puppet washcloths for your kiddos. If you don't have blue mittens, don't worry! Sharks can come in all colors and patterns. Source: A Night Owl Blog

It takes just three ingredients (and a little bit of elbow grease with your cheese grater) to make this puffy bathtub paint. Check out the full tutorial over at Chalk in My Pocket. Source: Chalk in My Pocket

What kid wouldn't love the surprise of running in for bath time to discover a rainbow in their tub?! Up the ante by following Growing a Jeweled Rose's idea of adding a "pot of gold" to the bottom of the tub, too. Source: Growing a Jeweled Rose

Go ahead, let them scribble all over the tub and tile. These ivory soap bath crayons are easy and fun to make (and perhaps more importantly, to clean up!) Source: Kiboomu Kids Crafts

Skip the bath aisle on your next trip to Target or the drugstore, and instead make your own bubble bath with ingredients you're almost guaranteed to have on hand at home.

For little babes, transform a few washcloths into a DIY octopus toy for tub time! Source: Spoonful