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Bath-Time Fun With Ariel’s Floating Fountain

For adults, bath time is about getting clean. For kids, it’s all about the toys. A fact is clearly evident in my girls’ tub. At bath time there is barely room for two girls among all of the colorful, plastic toys – and that is with half of them put away.

Even though our bath is already overflowing with toys, I am a sucker for the laughter and bubbles (not to mention the yummy clean baby smell) that result from a bath. So when I was asked if I would like to review another bath toy, Ariel’s Floating Fountain, I couldn’t resist.

Ariel's Floating Fountain Disney Little Mermaid Bath Toy

K recently spotted Ariel’s Floating Fountain at Target. She was very excited to tell me that her friend Sophie had the bath toy and how much fun it was. Little did she know, it was already on its way to our house. So when I presented her with the new toy, she squealed with delight.

Ariel’s Floating Fountain made its bath time debut last week, and in the eyes of my kids, it is a hit. It’s a Disney Princess they can play with in the bath plus it squirts water — what more could they want?

Pulling it out of the box, the fountain easily snapped together and it was ready for play in no time. The toy set comes with Ariel, and other figures are sold separately. While watching my girls play, I was pleased to discovered you do not have to buy additional figures for the set to be fun. Sure the girls would love additional mermaid friends, but it is fun with Ariel alone. My girls also quickly discovered their Color Splash Buddies Woody and Jessie from their Toy Story Color Changing Party Boat made a fun addition to fountain play. So any toys can play along.

Ariel's Floating Fountain Bath Toy Disney

Of course, what makes this bath toy a delight for kids is the fountain. Both girls had a blast taking turns squirting each other. WARNING – playing with this toy results in water everywhere. Water shoots from both yellow fish on the base and the top of the fountain. Within minutes I was wet, the floor was wet, the wall was wet and there were tons of giggles. Honestly, I am considering moving this toy to a pool toy.

While the kids (ages 5 and 18 months) have had a blast playing with Ariel’s Floating Fountain, I am not overly impressed. Fun factor, high. Functionally factor, eh.

The main problem with Ariel’s Floating Fountain is that it sinks. It starts off floating great, but the moment kids start playing with it water flows up the slides flooding the base and the fountain sinks – every time. It seems to be a design flaw. The hollow base has holes for draining, which is great for drying it off, but it also allow water in. Not at all like the Party Boat that pops up like a buoy even when we try to sink it. So the girls spend a lot of time dumping the water out. Again it doesn’t seem to bother them, but it seems silly to me.

Ariel Floating Fountain Bath Toy

Parents with young ones should also be aware that there is a small purple shell that easily pops off. Of course my toddler wants to do everything big sister does so they both play with the toy, but once she discovered the shell I had to get rid of that part. Defiantly a choking hazard, hence the 3-12 age recommendation.

My final thoughts – The girls love this toy, and isn’t that what it is really all about? Even with a half dozen or more baths with the toy, the girls don’t seem to notice the sinking fountain. The just pick it up and dump the water on each other and go back to swinging and squirting. I’ve even taught my oldest how to aim the fountain inside the tub, ie at her sister.

Ariel’s Floating Fountain is available from Amazon for $19.99. Additional floating dolls are also available – Cinderella is $5.74 and Tiana is $6.29.

This giveaway has ended.

I am a Mattel Disney Insider and was provided toys to facilitate this review, however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. 

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  1. Mandy Hillman says

    April 22, 2013 at 2:29 pm

    I would love to win this for my daughter!

    Reply
  2. Jennifer says

    April 22, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    My daughter loves mermaids and love Ariel!! I would love to win 🙂

    Reply
  3. jasmine says

    April 22, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    I would love this for my 3 yr old shewould love this!

    Reply
  4. Katie Eldridge says

    April 22, 2013 at 2:44 pm

    I would love to win this for my daughter!

    Reply
  5. Amanda Napier says

    April 22, 2013 at 2:57 pm

    My 3 year old daughter, Piper, would love this! She loves princesses AND mermaids! Perfect bath toy!

    Reply
  6. desiree says

    April 22, 2013 at 3:06 pm

    the gift will be bd gift for my neice

    Reply
  7. lindsay says

    April 22, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    my stepdaughter

    Reply
  8. holly says

    April 22, 2013 at 5:54 pm

    my daughter, she would love it! 🙂

    Reply
  9. Jeanine says

    April 22, 2013 at 7:30 pm

    My baby girl, Courtney Leigh! She’s 4 and in love with every Disney princess there is.

    Reply
  10. Lesley W says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:08 pm

    My daughter LOVES Ariel and has been begging for this – really really hope to win this for her!!

    Reply
  11. Sarah B says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:09 pm

    My daughter would love this!

    Reply
  12. lsw4711 says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    My 6 year old! She’d LOVE this!

    Reply
  13. Brett says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:21 pm

    for my 3 year old who eats-sleeps-breathes princesses

    Reply
  14. donna z says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:36 pm

    for my 3 yr old daughter

    Reply
  15. Sarah Hayes says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:44 pm

    Id love to have this for my daughter

    Reply
  16. Summer says

    April 22, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    I like to win for my niece. Thanks for the chance.

    Reply
  17. Amy K says

    April 22, 2013 at 9:26 pm

    My son is obsessed with Ariel. For real. He has a thing for belly buttons and mermaids.

    Reply
  18. Janet Benthin says

    April 22, 2013 at 9:49 pm

    I would love to win this for my granddaughter Aria!

    Reply
  19. Janet Benthin says

    April 22, 2013 at 9:49 pm

    I would love to win this for my granddaughter.

    Reply
  20. beth cole says

    April 22, 2013 at 10:59 pm

    My daughter, Maggie, would love this. She loves Ariel.

    Reply
  21. Sally says

    April 23, 2013 at 6:39 am

    The kids are going to love this, fingers crossed hope I win

    Reply
  22. Emily says

    April 23, 2013 at 9:33 am

    I would love to win this for my daughter. She loves Ariel.

    Reply
  23. Tamar says

    April 23, 2013 at 12:44 pm

    this would go to my cute little daughter

    Reply
  24. Monique Rizzo says

    April 23, 2013 at 6:02 pm

    My niece. She is a Mermaid fanatic.
    Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill12@gmail.com

    Reply
  25. keely hostetter says

    April 24, 2013 at 8:32 am

    For my daughter, she would love it.

    Reply
  26. Laura Jacobson says

    April 24, 2013 at 10:33 am

    I would love to win for my niece Kayla!

    Reply
  27. carol says

    April 24, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    I would love to win this for my grandkids

    Reply
  28. Ani says

    April 24, 2013 at 3:46 pm

    I want to win it for my nieces.

    Reply
  29. Kelly R. says

    April 25, 2013 at 7:05 am

    This would be for my daughter.

    Reply
  30. Angela Yeremenko says

    April 25, 2013 at 8:57 am

    I would love to win this for my daughter.

    Reply
  31. Karyn P. says

    April 25, 2013 at 6:38 pm

    My 3 kids would flip for this! Ariel is their favorite Princess.

    Reply
  32. Victoria Carlson says

    April 25, 2013 at 8:46 pm

    Would love to win this floating toy for my niece! She would absolutely love it!

    Reply
  33. Breenah says

    April 26, 2013 at 5:00 pm

    My niece would LOVE it! She loves Ariel.

    Reply
  34. Stephanie Larison says

    April 26, 2013 at 11:55 pm

    I’d love to win this for my daughter!

    Reply
  35. Dawn Ganey says

    April 27, 2013 at 12:16 am

    For my niece as a christmas gift.

    Reply
  36. Melissa T. says

    April 28, 2013 at 11:00 am

    I want to win this floating fountain toy for my niece.

    Reply
  37. Lori Walker says

    April 28, 2013 at 2:45 pm

    I’d like to win this for my niece.

    Reply
  38. Lori W. says

    April 28, 2013 at 2:58 pm

    I would love to win this for my niece!

    Reply
  39. Melissa Hartley says

    April 28, 2013 at 7:15 pm

    This would be for my second cousin Bella who turns 4 in June 🙂

    Reply
  40. Sarah says

    April 29, 2013 at 1:48 pm

    My niece, but I wouldn’t be surprised if my son claimed it as his own.

    Reply
  41. Patricia Wojnar Crowley says

    April 29, 2013 at 9:26 pm

    I want to win for my niece!

    Reply
  42. Jeanna says

    April 30, 2013 at 12:25 pm

    I’d love to win this for my daughter! She’s a huge Ariel fan!

    Reply
  43. Taryn Pasco says

    April 30, 2013 at 7:43 pm

    My two year old! She loves her bath toys & she loves The Little Mermaid!

    Reply
  44. Brynn says

    April 30, 2013 at 10:47 pm

    MY 5 year old niece would love this!

    Reply
  45. Lauren Eggers says

    May 1, 2013 at 12:40 pm

    I want to win this for my daughter. She loves Ariel

    Reply
  46. Jessamine D. says

    May 2, 2013 at 8:31 pm

    I’d love to win this for my 2 and 4 year old daughters 🙂

    Reply
  47. Rachel says

    May 3, 2013 at 8:58 am

    Such a cute bath-time item. My 4 year old would love it!

    Reply
  48. Valerie Taylor Mabrey says

    May 3, 2013 at 1:11 pm

    My granddaughter
    vmkids3 at msn dot com

    Reply
  49. Rebecca Peters says

    May 3, 2013 at 7:59 pm

    I want to win this for my daughter.. her favorite princess is ariel

    Reply
  50. lisa says

    May 4, 2013 at 6:58 am

    For my girls

    Reply
  51. DebraPapay says

    May 4, 2013 at 10:36 pm

    I would love this for my granddaughter.

    Reply
  52. Rochel S. says

    May 4, 2013 at 10:43 pm

    For my daughter!

    Reply
  53. Nicole C. says

    May 5, 2013 at 1:44 pm

    I would love to win Ariel’s Floating Fountain for my daughter.

    Reply
  54. Christina Tietz says

    May 5, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    I would love this for my two daughters who spend half their life in the water!

    Reply
  55. Christina Tietz says

    May 5, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    My daughters love Ariel and live in the tub!

    Reply
  56. richelle bowers says

    May 5, 2013 at 4:03 pm

    my granddaughters

    Reply
  57. denise says

    May 5, 2013 at 7:02 pm

    For brooke

    Reply
  58. shawna says

    May 5, 2013 at 7:41 pm

    I would love this for my daughter.

    Reply
  59. April Bever says

    May 5, 2013 at 8:53 pm

    I would like this for both of my daughters

    Reply
  60. Laurie Emerson says

    May 5, 2013 at 10:03 pm

    I would love to win this for my daughter.

    Reply
  61. Breanne says

    May 5, 2013 at 10:15 pm

    My niece

    Reply
  62. carol lewis says

    May 6, 2013 at 10:03 am

    For Rachel, my granddaughter.

    Reply
  63. susan smoaks says

    May 6, 2013 at 10:45 am

    I would love to win ariel’s floating fountain for our daughter, she would have a blast with it!

    Reply
  64. Deborah Mireles says

    May 6, 2013 at 6:17 pm

    I would like to win it for my grandaughter

    Reply
  65. Dawn Reid says

    May 6, 2013 at 9:38 pm

    I would love this for my daughter.
    mightynaynay(at)cs.com

    Reply
  66. Vikki Billings says

    May 6, 2013 at 10:09 pm

    I would love to win this for my granddaughter!

    Reply
  67. Belinda Parker says

    May 6, 2013 at 10:10 pm

    For my three year old daughter Bella!

    Reply
  68. Dawn Ganey says

    November 23, 2013 at 9:47 pm

    I love this. Ariel bath fun so imaginative.

    Reply
  69. Jessamine D. says

    November 25, 2013 at 1:07 am

    This is sooo cute. My daughter spend LOTS of time taking a bath (90% of the time is spent playing) and I think this would make them stay LONGER. LOL. 🙂

    Reply
  70. Jessie C. says

    November 26, 2013 at 10:23 pm

    This is a fun one for DD, she would love it.

    Reply
  71. Cindy Merrill says

    November 30, 2013 at 4:23 am

    This would be something nice to store for later- my niece is only 2, but I could save it for when she’s old enough to play with this.

    Reply
  72. keely hostetter says

    December 2, 2013 at 10:47 am

    my kids love bath toys, my daughter would enjoy this

    Reply
  73. Jean says

    December 4, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    My girls love TLM and love bath toys, so I’m always on the hunt for new ones. I’m not sure I want one that gets water everywhere though. I better keep looking. Thanks for the review!

    Reply
  74. Julie Wood says

    December 5, 2013 at 11:38 am

    Ariel’s Floating fountain is a great present to give to my niece! She would love this for Christmas, and I like that it is so colorful!

    Reply
  75. alicia k (Petite Pilates Pixie) says

    December 6, 2013 at 9:37 am

    this is such a cute little set!

    Reply
  76. Lisa Brown says

    December 8, 2013 at 9:22 am

    so perfect to entice your kid into the bath 🙂

    Reply
  77. Barbara Montag says

    December 8, 2013 at 11:09 am

    I have grand kids who would love this!

    Reply
  78. Barbara Montag says

    December 9, 2013 at 9:51 am

    What a fun bath toy!

    Reply
  79. Jessamine D. says

    December 12, 2013 at 8:09 pm

    This looks fun! My daughters love playing while taking a bath so I think they’ll enjoy this very much. 🙂

    Reply
  80. Cassandra Eastman says

    December 15, 2013 at 11:06 pm

    This is adorable, I love that it’s small so it doesn’t take up too much room in the tub. My daughter would love it as well as my niece!

    Reply
  81. Sarah Hayes says

    December 17, 2013 at 12:34 am

    Id love for my daughter to have this and I have a feeling she will have it one day lol. super fun and we all are for disney!

    Reply
  82. alicia k (Petite Pilates Pixie) says

    December 17, 2013 at 7:55 am

    ariel is a favorite in this household!!

    Reply
  83. Tammy S says

    December 17, 2013 at 1:53 pm

    This is adorable for any little girl too have. the movie is fabulous also.

    Reply
  84. Carrie with Children says

    December 18, 2013 at 11:53 pm

    Ah, my girls would absolutely flip out for this toy! My oldest is obsessed with mermaids lately! 🙂

    Reply
  85. courtney b says

    December 20, 2013 at 11:53 am

    my daughter would love this! she loves bath time and loves all her bath toys.. she also loves toy story

    Reply
  86. ANN*H says

    January 6, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    My niece or my great grand daughter both would love this. The younger one is always wanting to play in water so the way this is done she would have a ball with it. As anytime water is involved the water will be everywhere as usual. Just how it always goes.

    Reply

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