Time to Play! Feeling the Water

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. Here’s a great game to help your kids get a feel for the water.

Ask your kids to describe how the water feels. Make suggestions of your own. Does the water feel like pudding? Baby food? Milk? Juice? Watermelon?

Throw in some choices that are really silly. How silly can you get?

This game has the added benefit of providing free, frequent reinforcement of the lesson. Whenever your kids eat pudding or watermelon, they’ll get a reminder of the game, the fun you had playing it, and the way the water actually felt.