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Hooded Swimming towel
Spring is in the air and it’s the perfect time to get a little more active after months spent indoors throughout the winter months. Our friends at Izzi Wizzi Kids TV & Playfest asked their audience last week what they were looking forward to doing with their kids now that Spring is on the horizon and helping their children to master a skill such as swimming was high on the agenda.
Learning to swim is a fun activity and a vital lifelong skill for all children to learn. As a parent, you might not be too sure about how to teach your child to swim or when you should start teaching them to swim. So here are some tips and a checklist!
Top tips
• Use bath time to show baby how fun being in the water can be. Gently splash water over his body or move him gently through the water on his back. This is great preparation for taking your baby to the swimming pool
• Infants can be introduced to a public swimming pool as early as 3 months, and the earlier your introduce them, the better.
• Visit your public swimming pool off-peak, when it is likely to be quiet, as babies can get stressed in noisy and crowded situations.
• Blow bubbles in the water. This helps to show babies what they should do with their mouths and breathing in the water, as they can’t inhale water if they are blowing out.
• Don’t expect too much and don’t give up! While your infant or toddler can learn how to swim in the sense that she can move in water on her own accord, many children are not be able to swim actual strokes until they are much older.
• Once your child is comfortable in the water enrol them in swimming classes. Being around other kids, with an instructor who is not you, may be a step in the right direction!
• Let them have fun!
Before your first trip to the pool, you’ll need to take:
Swimming Check List
• A towel with a hood or toweling dressing gown
• a drink and snack – swimming makes baby, toddler & kids really hungry
• Change for the locker
• Several swim nappies / waterproof nappies
Here at Piccalilly we love the challenge of creating great looking ranges that also have practical and functional application too. We’re always looking at ways to offer value and give parents that little bit more with the items we create. Piccalilly’s fabulous range of hooded towels and poncho bathrobes were created with active children in mind and are perfect swimming towels and great for bath and beach too! Extra large, super soft and made from premium organic cotton all Piccalilly’s towels are kind to the planet and kinder to wear on delicate baby & toddler skin.
