Time to Play! Front Crawl

Kids learn by playing. The more you can make learning to swim fun for your kids, the more they’ll like it, the quicker they’ll learn, and the more fun you’ll have teaching them. This game is about stealth and imagination. You can use it to help your kids learn to be aware of their bodies while they’re working on their swimming skills, all while they’re having fun.

Ask your child to imagine having his body move through the smallest possible hole in the water. How small can he make the hole? Can he be like a spear or an arrow moving through the water? Can he be like a needle moving through the water? Can he be silent and move without a splash? What body positions can help him do this?

P.S. My seven-year-old son would like you to know that today he found a crab at the beach that was as big as his fist!