We have one of those stainless-steel bowl-style colanders, with handles and a base.

Noah loves it, of course: shiny, makes a nice clangy sound when you whack it with a wooden spoon, easy to pick up and fill with toys, attractive as a hat. What’s not to love?

Yesterday it finally occurred to me that it would be a great bath toy! Unlike a regular bowl, most of the water would drain out before it could be flung, plus lifting it out of the water and watching the water drain is interesting all by itself.

A hit, a very palpable hit.

Especially in a bubble bath, where it both contains and creates bubbles. And you can also wear it on your head, for a bubblicious hat. Noah found it entertaining for at least 10 minutes, probably closer to 15.