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Easy At-Home Activities for Toddlers Before Starting Swim Lessons

November 01, 2019

Some children naturally love water and don't hesitate to jump in, while others need a bit of encouragement. There are a few fun things you can do at home to make sure your toddler is ready for swim lessons regardless of their love of water. Engage them with these fun at-home activities that help develop skills needed in swim lessons.  

Blowing bubbles

When your child is old enough, it's a good idea to develop breath control. An easy and fun way to accomplish this is going outside with a bubble wand and solution that requires them to blow air to produce bubbles. Practicing breathing in deeply and expelling air helps prepare toddlers to blow bubbles in the water during swim lessons.

Play in the shower

Getting a child accustomed to water on their face is easiest when they can control the situation. Using the shower or a garden sprinkler, encourage your child to hold their breath and put their face in the cascading water. This fun activity allows children to develop breath-holding skills but allows them to control when they enter the water. Wearing comfortable swim goggles can help reluctant children master the skill without the distraction of water in their eyes. As they become more comfortable, you can challenge them to blow out breath while their face is in the stream of water. 

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Blow through a straw

There are so many fun games you can play that further develop breath control. It's helpful for swim lessons that kids learn to blow hard or gently to control how much air they expel underwater. One fun game kids enjoy involves filling a mixing bowl or cake pan with water and floating a pom pom or ping pong ball. Give your child a straw and have them blow through the straw to move the ball across the water. Supervise them carefully while using a straw.

Speak whale

Swim instructors say that many children struggle to submerge their ears. One way parents can encourage this skill is to play games in the shallow area of a pool. Hop in with your child and submerge your mouth and chin to make funny underwater noises. Ask your child to turn their head and submerge one ear in the water to listen to the whale talk back to them. As they become more comfortable in the water, ask them to submerge both ears simultaneously. Games like this one make them comfortable with the sensation of water and muted hearing and help them practice following directions.  

Kick in the car

The sensation of floating is new to most children who start swim lessons, but so is learning to alternately kick their legs. You can practice this skill anywhere, but it’s a good activity when they’re strapped in a carseat. Like a modified version of red light – green light, you ask your child to freeze when you say red light and kick like crazy when you say green light. As the child masters the game and follows instructions, parents can add kicking slowly to the command of yellow light. Games that pair activity with directions help kids learn to follow directions and teach alternate kicking. 

Getting kids ready for swim lessons

Swimming instruction is critical, but your child will progress faster if they already know a few basic skills. Engage your child in simple at-home activities to develop the emotional and physical skills they’ll need. Consult your pediatrician for additional emotional or physical milestones that indicate pool readiness. Always supervise children while they play near water, even an inch of standing water can be deadly to an infant.  

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