Family Fun With Foam Pool Floats

By Amanda Baird


The children have finished school for the summer break, the days are long and full of sunshine and people are wondering how to best fill their days. It seems to be compulsory that swimming trips or days out at an aqua park should feature. Yet the latter option might not be viable if you have a child who is unable to swim. Don't despair as this can be overcome with the assistance of foam pool floats.

Gaining confidence in the water is the biggest hurdle, and these items really can help. These pieces come in a rainbow assortment of colours, so any child seeing them will naturally think of fun and games. As they seem to carry no threat a child will feel completely relaxed.

When using these aids everything becomes fun, and so the threat held by water diminishes. They will not suffer punctures or deflate, a problem that their inflatable counterparts face. Thanks to their material they're buoyant naturally, and as such they do make wonderful floatation aids for anyone who is wary around water.

During the long hot days of summer the water does seem very appealing. You will notice people in and out of the water enjoying themselves, but there will also be others who are only paddling. Sometimes people see the inability to swim as a bit of a stigma, but are reluctant to use armbands or rings, but other devices can be used.

For the smaller children there are the buoyancy jackets. These jackets are lightweight and have different chambers into which buoyancy aids can be inserted. Gradually these can be removed so that the jacket is providing less of the buoyancy as the child grows more water confident. Eventually the jacket is empty but the child is happily unaware that they are floating on their own.

Older children and even adults can also benefit from a different device. These are known as noodles, and are long, thin floatation aids. If they are laid over the chest and held in position beneath the armpits they form a 'U' shape. Depending how much buoyancy is needed the number of noodles used can vary. At least now they can cool down a bit more than their feet.

A swimming trip can often involve more than just swimming, there is also the all important relaxation. The old inflatable air mattress has now been superseded. You will now see vinyl coated rafts of all different sizes being used, some also have a headrest area incorporated. They can be made use of on the land as well as on the water.

For those wishing a day with minimum interruptions there are also floating trays. These are just smaller versions of the rafts. They will be big enough to be useful, but not so large that they get in the way.

So these foam pool floats can be made use of in numerous different ways. Their bright colours really cheer anywhere up, and seem to create a happy atmosphere. They will provide years of use thanks to their construction and the material that they have been made from. The most important thing is that they can help a person learn to swim.




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