• Add food colouring or a mild scent like orange to the water.
• Discover all the water toys that lurk in the kitchen: big and small plastic spoons and scoops, funnels, colanders (good for showers outside), sieves, turkey basters, sponges, slotted spoons. Assign some old plastic containers to permanent play duty and poke a few holes in the bottom – one hole makes a little stream that lasts a long time, a bunch of holes makes an impressive shower.