What toys does your 6ish yo boy play with in the bath?

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DS loves the bath but is a bit past simple bath boats and pouring cups now! What toys do your similar age boys play with in the bath please? Ideally stocking filler size and amount! But would consider a bigger purchase if it's something he would enjoy for a while.
Thanks!

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They had plastic bath bits in B&M last year. Small basketball hoops, tin can alley, that sort of thing. Very cheap though! I haven’t been in yet to see if they’re in there but they likely will be, or certainly something similar!

Bubbles!
Don't think they've used toys for a while now.

Barbie dolls

Playmobil pirate ship. And various jugs and pouring things (he floods the bathroom fairly regularly, so these probably aren't a good idea)

DS has Dino mashers which he can pull apart and make into new creatures. They are water proof and he has a great time pretending they are sea monsters.

Another vote for The playmobile pirate ship!

Octonauts. As many vehicles as possible in the bath at the same time.

Mine has a couple of rubber sharks he likes to use to terrorise his brothers pirate ship, while humming the theme off Jaws (he’s never seen the film, I hasten to add, I taught him that!)

He does also have a cheap B&M bag of plastic dinosaurs that all go in the bath too

Ds used to play with Playmobil boats, lego boats and Octonaughts.

My 7yo loves floating putty to build all sorts

Ocotnauts were a big hit
Playmobile pirate ship

He’s now 7 and plays with Lego ships in the bath.

Imaginext submarine

Octonauts and a range of boats from Wow Toys, they make fab bath toys.

Octonauts were a huge success and occasionally they still are with my older children! You can also get little fish that start swimming when they go in water.

Mine was bought a little stand with test tubes in it, I think they were Ben 10 and had bath salts etc in them. He would spend hours with a few cheap pump hand soaps making potions!

Playmobil boats, toy soldiers lined up along the top of the bath and pushed in, various sharks.

At 6 mine still played with (and still play with) empty shampoo bottles and stacking water cups that release the water in different ways (single funnel/multiple holes/sponge) but it’s quite a babyish looking toy.

Would he like bath bombs or tinit bath dyes/ crackles

Or a selection or boats powered by pull string/balloon/elastic

Mine son likes to make a Lego boat before his bath and then see if it will float.

Lego boats that he makes and cars

I got my DS a little football kit with floating penalty area where you flick the ball & try to score a goal, off eBay. Would be stocking sized
Also thinking about some of the gelli baff sets you can get...

Thanks everyone, great ideas, I would never have thought of playmobil. The pirate ship looks amazing but £50 is it likely to be on offer before Christmas do you think?

Playmobil pirate ship is ace in the bath, was DS main present last Xmas & gets played with every bath time so actually v good value overall. He also likes to use an old elc tea set & pretend he’s running a cafe. And he likes to wear his goggles & do a bit of scuba diving.

My son had a ferry boat with mini cars way back when he was still 6 years old.

Realised family will probably ask for ideas so can put the playmobil pirate ship on the list for them, thanks!