Kids Outside Activity – Swimming in the Summer

It’s almost summer time again, and swimming pools are opening their doors to the public. Most kids love going to the swimming pool and spending a few hours with their friends going down slides and jumping off the diving board.

Public swimming pools are great, but you want to take a few precautions if you take your kid to a public swimming pool. First, foot diseases spread very easily in places like this because nobody is wearing shoes, and water helps transmit foot diseases like athletes foot.

The water in a public swimming pool is filled with chlorine, but that doesn’t mean it’s not dirty. You shouldn’t be afraid to ask the pool owner or manager how often the pool water is changed, not just cleaned. This isn’t an issue with most public swimming pools, but still you’re better safe than sorry.

If you don’t feel comfortable taking your kids to a public swimming pool, or you don’t have the money to spend $30 – $50 every weekend to take them swimming and get snacks, then you can buy an inflatable swimming pool for your backyard. Depending on the size and quality, these pools can cost anywhere between $50 and $200, far less than taking your family to a public pool every weekend.

With the money you save, you could buy a Slip-And-Slide for your backyard too so your kids can not only swim, but have some fun slipping and sliding around too. This will not only save you money, but give you leverage with your kids as a reason not to visit the public swimming pool.

Just don’t buy a tiny swimming pool for yourself, because even though they’re very very cheap, they’re not fun and your kids will probably get bored with it quickly. So get a decent medium to large sized pool and keep your kids happy all summer.