My kids are real water babies. They like nothing better than a noisy bath together and flooding my bathroom. The whole affair is so chaotic I usually make up an excuse to get out of it and leave it to my long suffering other half. I suppose part of the problem is that our bath toys are pretty naff - just several squirters and plasticy bits that hurt your bum if you accidentally sit on them. So when the lovely folks at Kids Stuff, creators of Crazy Soap, got in touch to see if I’d like to review their cool range of kids bath products, I said yes immediately - we could definitely use something new to occupy them in the bath, not least for Daddy’s sanity.

So who are they? Well Crazy Soap have been making bathtimes fun for over 20 years. Their range encourages a child to discover that getting clean needn’t be boring and turns a bath time chore into something fun and special for all involved. The products are colourful, and in tons of different textures for extra sensory play.

We’ve had the entire range for a few weeks now, and the kiddies have thoroughly tested them. So here’s what I, and more importantly the kids, think of them!

Colour Changing Bubble Bath

“Foaming fun that magically changes colour – it’s orange in the bottle but turns blue in the water – with a bath time frog finger puppet.”

Pretty self-explanatory really - just pour the orange liquid into the water and it turns blue immediately. It looks an unappealing brown colour in the bottle, but the act of it turning blue is pretty cool. The foam bath also creates hundreds of bubbles which was also a hit with the children.

The smell was pleasant and the formula is also hypoallergenic for sensitive skin - a must for children’s skincare in my opinion.

My only slight misgiving is that we tend to put the bubble bath in without assistance from the kids. In fact, we tend to keep the kids away from the bathroom whilst we run the bath altogether. This is because, so excitable is Heidi, she once hurdled the side of the bath and landed face first in the water. Both kids also mess about with the taps and we worry they’ll scold themselves. Of course, you can pop some Crazy Soap foam bath in AFTER you’ve run your bath (so your kids can see the magic), but then they’ll be no bubbles.

Bathtime Foam Soap

This stuff is AWESOME. Much like Imperial Leather’s Foamburst for us adults, this foam is actually a fab lathering cleanser for the kiddies. A little goes a long way and the kids really enjoyed squirting each other and rubbing it in. I honestly don’t think they’ve ever been so clean!

Even better, the foam is extra thick. The PR blurb states it’s a “pliable foam soap that can be shaped and bounced” (I know, genius right?). I had visions of creating little animal shapes for the kids, but this was trickier than it looked. Although the formula doesn’t melt away in water as quickly as shaving foam, you won’t manage much more than a ball, cube or sausage-shape, and I wouldn’t recommend chucking blue or pink blobs at your white tiles to see it bounce either (we made a right mess).

That said, I loved the fact it comes in funky colours and was impressed with how soft it left their skin. Despite them being super fun, there’s no SLES / Parabens and the formula is PH balanced - an unexpected bonus for a foam-based product. The scent is also light, fruity and pleasant, and will linger long after bath time - Happy mummy.

Bathtime Body Paint

I remember having some sort of take on this as a child myself. I seem to remember a sort of roller-ball Mr Matey-esque product that my brother and I would colour each other in with. Needless to say, body paint stands the test of time and went down an absolute storm with Heidi & Dex. The novelty of getting messy to get clean was almost too much for them and the shrieks of delight were heard next door.

Basically, not only is it a paint, it’s also a super mild soap to boot. It stays vibrant and can be smeared, smudged and soothed over wet or dry skin. I was a little worried about it staining the grout around our tiles but this wasn’t an issue and it washed off well with no residue.

As always, the kids finished up their bath with a massage and were as soft as ever when we popped on their PJs. I’m usually very fussy with their skincare products, but Crazy Soap is so mild it has slotted neatly into their bathtime regime. Overall I’m hugely impressed - and with all the products coming in at the £2/£3 mark, they won’t break the bank either. I’d happily recommend for kids of all ages as cabinet staples or stocking fillers.

You can find Kids Stuff Crazy Soap at most leading supermarkets, or else say hello on Facebook and Twitter to find your nearest stockist.