Bath toys that don't get moldy

Skip Hop Zoo Stack & Pour Buckets has the best record against mold: 12 of 12 parents said the buckets stayed clean, though that rests on a fairly small group. Munchkin Fleet of Five Boats comes next at 19 of 22, from more parents. Squirt toys did poorly, and Munchkin Farm Squirts has the weakest record here at 1 of 35.

  • 211 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Jun 2017 to Jul 2026

Updated . How we count

Did it stay free of mold? What parents said
  1. Skip Hop Zoo Stack & Pour Buckets 12 said either way
  2. Munchkin Fleet of Five Boats 22 said either way
  3. Yookidoo Spin 'N' Sprinkle Water Lab 10 said either way
  4. Yookidoo Elephant Baby Shower 21 said either way
  5. B. toys Animal Bath Squirts 17 said either way
  6. Munchkin Ocean Squirts 36 said either way
  7. Munchkin Farm Squirts 35 said either way

Share of parents who stated an outcome for mold. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Skip Hop Zoo Stack & Pour Buckets Best record Skip Hop Zoo Stack & Pour Buckets 12 of 12 say it stayed free of mold See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Squirt toys with a hole get moldy:85% of Munchkin Ocean Squirts reviews, 85% of Munchkin Farm Squirts reviews and 79% of B. toys Animal Bath Squirts reviews say mold grew inside. Toys that don't trap water held up, like the open Skip Hop Zoo Stack & Pour Buckets at 12 of 12 and the sealed Munchkin Fleet of Five Boats at 19 of 22.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points parents repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1 Skip Hop Zoo Stack & Pour Buckets

Skip Hop

Zoo Stack & Pour Buckets

Best for easy cleanup

12/12 say it stayed free of mold

Kids love these, at 94% of reviews, and 12 of 12 parents said they stayed free of mold. 33% say they're easy to clean. Skip Hop's own site agrees at 5 of 5, which we show but don't count.

What parents praise

  • Kids love it 94%
  • Easy to clean 33%
  • Sturdy 22%

What parents complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where parents said it
  • Target 12 of 12
  • Brand site 5 of 5 shown, not counted
2

Munchkin

Fleet of Five Boats

Best for no trapped water

19/22 say it stayed free of mold

More parents weighed in on these boats than on the buckets, and 19 of 22 said they stayed clean. 43% call them easy to clean and 14% point out there are no holes to trap water. A few, 8%, still found mold.

What parents praise

  • Kids love it 70%
  • Easy to clean 43%
  • Sturdy 19%
  • Good value 16%
  • No holes, no trapped water 14%

What parents complain about

  • Hard to clean 8%
Where parents said it
  • Target 19 of 22
3

Yookidoo

Spin 'N' Sprinkle Water Lab

3/10 say it stayed free of mold

Kids enjoy it, at 75% of reviews, but mold is the catch: 7 of 10 parents who brought up mold said it grew inside.

What parents praise

  • Kids love it 75%

What parents complain about

  • Hard to clean 10%
Where parents said it
  • Target 3 of 10

Share of 20 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

4

Yookidoo

Elephant Baby Shower

4/21 say it stayed free of mold

Two problems come up again and again: 49% of reviews say it got moldy inside and 30% say it broke. Just 4 of 21 parents said it stayed clean.

What parents praise

  • Kids love it 41%

What parents complain about

  • Breaks easily 30%
  • Hard to clean 14%
  • Too expensive 8%
Where parents said it
  • Target 4 of 21

Share of 37 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

5

B. toys

Animal Bath Squirts

2/17 say it stayed free of mold

Mold dominates the reviews of these squirt toys, at 79%. Just 2 of 17 parents said they stayed clean.

What parents praise

  • Kids love it 32%

What parents complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where parents said it
  • Target 2 of 17

Share of 19 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

6

Munchkin

Ocean Squirts

3/36 say it stayed free of mold

More parents weighed in on this set than on any other toy here, and the answer was clear: 33 of 36 said mold grew inside. 15% say their kids love them.

What parents praise

  • Kids love it 15%

What parents complain about

  • Hard to clean 8%
Where parents said it
  • Target 3 of 36
  • Brand site 0 of 1 shown, not counted

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

7

Munchkin

Farm Squirts

1/35 say it stayed free of mold

This set has the weakest record here: 1 of 35 parents said it stayed clean, and 85% of reviews say mold grew inside. 12% say the toys are hard to clean.

What parents praise

  • Kids love it 20%
  • Good value 5%

What parents complain about

  • Hard to clean 13%
Where parents said it
  • Target 1 of 35

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

Where these numbers come from

The 7 products ranked here carry 1,347 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about mold, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Jun 2017 and Jul 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (3 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

We count what parents report. Nothing here is medical or safety advice: for a sick baby, call your pediatrician, and for car seats, a certified child passenger safety technician can check the install.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most parents here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

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Product pages we read

  1. Skip Hop Zoo Stack & Pour Buckets Target (18 reviews counted)
  2. Munchkin Fleet of Five Boats Target (37 reviews counted)
  3. Yookidoo Spin 'N' Sprinkle Water Lab Target (20 reviews counted)
  4. Yookidoo Elephant Baby Shower Target (37 reviews counted)
  5. B. toys Animal Bath Squirts Target (19 reviews counted)
  6. Munchkin Ocean Squirts Target (40 reviews counted)
  7. Munchkin Farm Squirts Target (40 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which bath toys don't get moldy?

Skip Hop Zoo Stack & Pour Buckets has the best record, with 12 of 12 parents saying it stayed clean, from a fairly small group. Munchkin Fleet of Five Boats follows at 19 of 22. Neither one traps water inside.

Why do squirt toys get moldy inside?

Squirt toys pull bath water in through a small hole, and that water is hard to get all the way out. Parents here said mold grew inside the Munchkin Ocean Squirts (85% of reviews), the Munchkin Farm Squirts (85%) and the B. toys Animal Bath Squirts (79%).

How do I keep bath toys clean?

After every bath, squeeze the water out of any toy with a hole, then let all the toys dry somewhere airy before the next bath. Look inside when you can, and throw out any toy with mold inside.

Do Yookidoo bath toys get moldy?

Parents report mold in both of the Yookidoo toys here. 17 of 21 parents who brought up mold said it grew inside the Yookidoo Elephant Baby Shower, and 30% of its reviews say it broke. The Yookidoo Spin 'N' Sprinkle Water Lab came in at 3 of 10.

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