Bathtime Pals Squirt and Float Toys 9+ Months Set of 5 Sea Characters

I run a swim school and it is extremely hard to find cute, soft water toys to use in the pool. After a ton, (and I mean a TON) of research and comparison shopping, I settled on purchasing these. I first bought a handful sets back in 2015 and just recently reordered more. While they are more expensive than the toys we used to purchase in years past, they are much more durable. This is especially apparent after purchasing a more pool specific toy brand this past summer and having to get rid of over half of those after only about 6 months of use (they became pancakes).I do have quite a bit of the original 2015 toys left. Sadly, many of the fish have been discarded as the sponge inside eventually wore down but most of the fish lasted 2+ years. We have not had issues with mold, even with daily use and hours in the pool at a time. It also doesn't hurt that all the kiddos love them. :)With all that being said, I feel that if you purchase them for home use or if you teach your own swim lessons, you won't be disappointed. Definitely a great purchase that will provide tons of water fun!

I looked at A LOT of bath toys before choosing these. I didn't have a lot of money to spend and of all the similarly priced toys these seemed to be the best choice. They arrived and I was instantly positive I had made the right choice. They look like the pictures and are made with a variety of textures (soft, hard, scratchy, smooth). They are also easily washable. I throw them in the washing machine and then set them in front of a fan to speed drying.My daughter (22 weeks) LOVES these. Especially chasing them down with her little flailing hands and chewing on them. If you wring them out and place them out to dry they don't take too very long. Similar to a wet towel after a shower.The squirter toys get the water out a good distance so be careful!I am very pleased with this purchase.Oh - sidenote - I was at BabysRUs and saw these for sale. The price was $5.99 for the octopus and the fish. So purchasing onine at Amazon was definitely the way to go.

We bought these for our son when he was seven months old. The crab and the octopus are squirty toys but are also soft and has plush legs which our son loves to chew on. The fish is a spounge surrounded by terry cloth and can be used to spounge OR as a chewy toy in the bath. We love this because there are only three toys which is perfect for first bath toys and our son (and our bathtub) is not overwhelmed by too many toys. All of them float as well which makes it easy for them to be grabbed by little hands. The only thing (which has not been a problem for us) is that they should squeezed out and placed somewhere to dry. We have been placing them in the tub edge and they are still somewhat wet after two days. But that has not been a problem for us. We love these and would recommend them as first bath toys.

This is a really fun, whimsical bath toy. The monkey isn't especially fast and traverses almost the length of a traditional tub on 1 string pull. The dome of the submarine gets cloudy from moisture and the nooks and crannies collect mold. It is not easy to clean, but if you're okay with spending some time to really scrub or replace in a few months, it's quite fun for the kiddos.

I decided to buy these just because they looked so very cute. When they arrived, I was very happy with the whole set. I had bought a couple of other squirty sets in the past, but these are the cutest of them all! My personal favorite is a green spikey-hair thingy (can't quite figure out what exactly it is :)). My daughter's fave is a penguin.Now every squirty we've ever had seemed to eventually collect mold inside. I am sure these would have the same issue, just because they are rubber and always come in contact with water. I try to make sure I squeeze all the water out after a bath time. Perhaps, it will help prolong the life of these little thingies.I think for the price these make really cute gifts, too.

these lil fellas are a must be in my son's bath now if i am to get anything else done for the day. if you find yourself like me struggling to keep your lil one still while you bathe 'em-this is your answer!!! they will be so fascinated with these lil pals that you will breeze right through your task and they wont even notice how you manipulate them into co-operating - and to add to it-you will surely get giggles out of 'em with the squirts.i absolutely love 'em...and so does my 9mth old...he even takes 'em with him out of the tub once he is done with his bath...just goto make sure all the water is squeezed out before he takes it to the play pen or the bed!!!

Cute and fun 😁

Pros:SoftFloat even when saturated with water.Fun to sprayOne is a sponge (my 4 year old liked putting soap on it and squeeze out the bubbles)CuteCons:Difficult to clean (may mold)Spray is diverted by the fabricDirections say to NOT IMMERSE in water. (It's marketed as a bath toy.)Take a looong time to dry. (It's been 20 hours and they still aren't dry.)