Munchkin Bath
Scooper Turtle v. Boon Frog Pod v. Sassy Frog Tub Organizer
On our last day of bath toys, we answer the question of
where to put all these great squirters and floaters. Be sure to browse through all 7 Days
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When the Boon Frog Pod first came to the market, parents
swooned. Finally, a bath toy storage system that isn’t only cute enough for the
kiddies, it also makes sense. The Munchkin Bath Super Scooper Turtle came soon
after. Both of these amphibians seemed like the ultimate: they offer drainage
for water-logged toys, have lots of room for all bath time play things and are
space-saving. Anything that goes up on the wall and out of tripping range is
good for us.
The Munchkin Bath Scooper Turtle was the first to be tested
and there were high hopes that it would be the last. It is more compact than the
Boon Frog Pod, with only one master piece. The friendly turtle acts as scooper
and holder, with only the hook attached to the wall with an adhesive strip accompanying.
The storage area was perfect for our toy load and our tester baby loved putting
her toys back into her turtle. Unfortunately the Munchkin Turtle fell down
after only 24 hours of stickiness. We tried again with a new model and it
lasted even less time than the 24 hour marker.
The Boon Frog Pod offers three options to prevent those
off-the-wall problems. The first is the same adhesive route as the Munchkin,
but there is also the very hard core option of drilling holes into your bath
tile and screwing that thing right into the wall. We chose some middle ground
with the suction cup hook that holds the Frog Pod in place. And the
instructions (including alcohol wipe!) that came with the Frog Pod were clearly
meant to head off the slippage issue, instructions we could have used with the Munchkin
that would perhaps have prevented it from crashing so quickly.
The only downside to the Frog Pod is that it is just so darn
big. Rather than being a one-scoop operation, the frog body is a large plastic
piece that stays on the wall and the scoop that is the frog’s back, comes off
and on. (Which is fine, unless it gets packed a little high, then it becomes
difficult fitting it back on the frog.) The Frog Pod is mounted on the wall so
we don’t anticipate it being a space issue for most people; it’s just that the
Munchkin Turtle and the Sassy Tub Organizer are less cumbersome and when space is
at a premium, the little things mean a lot.
The Sassy Frog Toy Organizer is a sure sticker. One of our
editors has had it kicking around her bathroom for some time without any
crashing to the bottom of the tub incidents. And the mesh bag allows the proper
drainage to avoid mold and mildew on your precious’ toys. It is a smaller
organizer than both the Frog Pod and the Munchkin, and while our glut of toys
fills up the bigger scoops, perhaps the lesson is we don’t really need ten
pounds of toys for bath time. It also retails for $10.99, a real steal since
this price also includes a spout guard, which is of course, also a frog. - April Peveteaux
Buy Munchkin Bath
Super Scooper Turtle from Amazon. - $19.99
Buy Boon Frog Pod from Amazon. - $24.99
Buy Sassy Tub Toy Organizer from Amazon. - $10.99
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