42 Things in Your Child's Bathroom

42 Things in Your Child’s Bathroom is the direct result of a reader’s request. Yes, a reader actually requested I do a “42 Things” list for children! I already had that planned, because your children’s belongings are part of a normal household inventory, but it thrilled me to no end to get the request from a reader! So, many thanks to the reader who made the request (no name, so I can’t name her), and if you are interested in seeing her comment, head over to this post: 42 Things in Your Master Bedroom.

Anywhoo, for new readers to this series, welcome, and a brief explanation about what this is all about: I create lists of 42 household inventory items and post them on this blog. I’ve been doing this series for several years now, so if a household inventory list is of interest to you, be sure to check out all my other 54 lists!

We lost our home in a wildfire in 2007 and we were not prepared. At all. Not from an emergency planning perspective or from a household inventory perspective. It took me 9 months of working nights and weekends to create a home inventory list for our homeowner’s insurance claim. You can read the 20-part series I wrote about the loss of our home and the rebuilding process starting with this post: Any Way the Wind Blows.

Fast forward a few years, it occurred to me that I’d not done a household inventory on our new home’s contents! So, I decided to be proactive and create one and while I was working on it, I’d share it on my blog.

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My hope is that my lists will help others to either be proactive in creating their own home inventory or use my lists as a tool if making a list for a homeowner’s insurance claim. Just recently there was an earthquake in Napa Valley and homes were lost. Two days ago, a major water main pipe broke in a San Diego neighborhood, flooding homes, and cars. Four nearby hospitals were without water for many hours while city crews worked frantically to get the situation under control.

It’s too early to know how many cars and homes were damaged or to know the number of dollars lost by residents. Clean-up continues and the water to the neighborhood was turned back on this morning – so, if my calculations are correct, this neighborhood was without water for more than 36 hours.

My point – emergencies happen all the time. In a flash, life is interrupted and sometimes changed forever (for example, the people who lost homes in the earthquake or the recent wildfires). Can you imagine being at work at 4:00 p.m. on a workday and learning on your drive home that your neighborhood was flooding? How about not being able to get to your home because of road closures and, of course, the flooding? How would you feel if you had a spouse at home, children at home, pets at home and you couldn’t get to them?

Obviously, some things are out of our control, that’s why they are called emergencies. But to have a back-up plan in place, even just a communications back-up plan with your family will lessen the stress of an extremely stressful situation.

Back to 42 Things in Your Child’s Bathroom…

I have some exciting news to share – I’ve taken all my 55 lists of 42, added 20 more, and wrapped them all up together in an eBook called The Complete Book of Lists: Room-by-Room Checklists for Your Household Inventory Project! You can purchase it for $9.99 through the link (it takes you to another section of this blog). If you are in the midst of creating your own home inventory project or getting ready to start one, this eBook is a great tool.

Look at this cutie patootie! All smiles and giggles dressed in a hooded bathrobe after his bath. How many bath products, tools, and supplies do you think it took to end up with this happy child? When you think of it that way, you’ll be surprised. For example:

Did you load up the bathtub full of bath toys to entertain your child? While some of these appear to be part of a set, it looks to me like there are at least 12 different bath toys in this photo.

Did you add bubbles to your child’s bath?

How about the other things in your child’s bathroom like soap, shampoo, scrub sponges and washcloths, lotion, special cream, baby oil, baby powder, cotton swabs, and the baskets and bins used to store all the bath supplies? Let’s not forget our collections of rubber duckies! Are you starting to get the picture? We use a lot of different products to keep ourselves squeaky clean! And, if you are in the midst of creating a home inventory list, more than likely you will need to include each and every one of those items on your list for your homeowner’s insurance claim.

The list below doesn’t include every single personal product in your bathroom in detail. Instead, it just lumps them together under “toiletries.” But don’t fret! I’ve created a separate list for personal products called 42 Personal Products in Your Bathroom; so check it out for more details.

Also, in conjunction with this list for your child’s bathroom, here are links to corresponding lists to help you by continuing the child theme part of your project (per the unnamed reader’s request!):

42 Things in Your Child’s Bedroom

42 Things in Your Child’s Closet and Drawers

42 Toys and Things in Your Child’s Playroom

42 Things in Your Child’s Bathroom

Here’s the list of 42 Things in Your Child’s Bathroom (this post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.):

Bath sheets
Bath towels
Hand towels
Washcloths
Bathmat, shower mat
Bath rugs
Shower curtain, liner
Window curtains, valances
Window blinds, shades, shutters
Chair, bench, step stool
Wall sconces and lamps
Ceiling fan and light
Mirrors: wall, floor, hand
Storage totes, cases, cubes, bins, bags
Medicine cabinet & wall cabinets
Free-standing cabinetry
Shelves, decorative ledges
Drawer & cabinet organizers
Storage baskets, boxes, drawers
Bath canisters, caddies, trays
Towel stand/rack, wall hooks, towel bars, towel rings
Blow dryer, hairdryer
Curlers, flat iron
Combs, brushes
Hairpins, clips, accessories
Toiletries
Bath soaps, salts, bubbles
Toothbrushes, toothbrush holder
Soapdish, dispenser/pump
Shower caddies
Storage carts
Artwork, posters, photos, frames
Plants and plant containers
Decorative objects, knick-knacks
Bath toys and toy storage
Bath scale
Hamper, laundry bag
Wastebasket
Tissue, tissue box cover
Paper towels and holder
Toilet paper and standing holder
Medications: Prescription and over-the-counter

I’ve created several different Pinterest-worthy photos to share on Pinterest. And since I couldn’t decide which one to include in this blog post, I’ve included three! More is better, don’t you think? Will you do me a favor? Will you share this post on social media? Chances are you know someone who’s suffered a loss in a disaster and sharing will help them, too.

The Pinterest collage above showcases three cute babies and lots of different bathroom stuff. A synopsis of this blog post outlined in photos!

I love this adorable stuffed bunny rabbit wrapped in a blue bath towel! It makes me smile every time I look at him!

And these two girls make me laugh! I love the one at the top of this Pinterest collage with her thumbs-up gesture as she blows her hair dry. And the expressions on the one with the curlers in her hair – priceless!

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Stay tuned for more…

Tootles,