Children love water from the bathtub to the garden hose and from the water table to the pool. Since water has always been a fascinating thing for children of all ages, of course there are tons of products on the market to enhance the experience. From bath toys and rubber duckies to climbing walls and floating basketball hoops, water toys are always fun and always available everywhere.
Little ones love the squirts and splashes of toys made for the tub, even if they’re in a pool and don’t forget the many, many baby floats, small boats and learning aids you can buy. For many parents, having the float with a built-in sun shield, canopy or small roof is an advantage as it reduces the sun’s rays as well as the glare from the sun coming off the water. The baby can be shaded while swinging with mom or dad.
As kids get older, they can swap out the hover boat for a kickboard or pool float as they learn to swim. Of course, kicking your legs while holding on to the edge of the pool works too, but with the kick board you can move! And who doesn’t love the versatility of pool floats? It can do so much and it’s so simple and easy to use that every pool should have these clever creations.
Boats and floats are always fun, and as kids get older, many want to play their favorite sports, like volleyball and basketball, in the pool. Nowadays companies have brought out things like climbing walls to increase the fun value in a pool and of course there are always diving boards and slides which are great fun in the summer months.
We’ve already established that pools are a fun and great place to enjoy, but of course, safety should always be at the forefront. It doesn’t take long to drown in a pool, especially for young children. The first thing is to make sure that the pool area is fully fenced with a gate that is locked at all times and that no one but an adult can open it. The second is to never leave children unattended, not even for ‘just a minute’. And young children and infants should never be more than an arm’s length away from a responsible adult, at any time in the pool or sundeck area.