Toddlers and kids learn to swim faster with Coast Guard approved Puddle Jumper Life Jackets
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The Sterns Puddle Jumper Life Jacket is Coast Guard approved and gives kids the confidence to quickly learn how to swim. |
Our almost three year old daughter is practically doing laps in the pool this summer thanks to her Stearns Kids Puddle Jumper Life Jacket
. It is one of the best ways for young kids and toddlers to quickly learn how to swim.The puddle jumper design combines the security of "floaties" or "swimmie" arms with a floatation pad that goes across the chest and attaches to the floatation arms. They are fastened in the back with a secure clasp.
Because Puddle Jumper Jackets are Coast Guard approved, they are great for young kids learning to swim in the pool, on the lake, in the river or out on a boat.
The innovative design of the Puddle Jumper Life Jacket
helps to lift kids' chins out of the water and offers more stability than a regular life jacket or floatie arms. Regular life jackets tend to ride up and force kids to float onto their back more. The Puddle Jumper Jacket keeps kids leaning forward more, but with their chin out of the pool water.The Puddle Jumper Jacket is perfect for 2-4 year olds (between 30-50 lbs) that are ready to learn how to swim in a pool, but just need a little extra confidence in the water. Because this design keeps chins out of the water and is so stable, kids quickly build confidence to begin swimming on their own. They also have a better range of motion swimming in the Puddle Jumper than in a regular life jacket.
We bought our Puddle Jumper Jacket last year when our daughter was almost 2 years old. She wasn't quite ready to swim on her own with the jacket yet, but it was great for her to float around while holding our hands and begin to learn to kick and move around in the water.
This year our daughter is almost 3 years old and within her second time in the pool with the Puddle Jumper she is swimming on her own wearing the jacket. I have been amazed to watch how excited she is to swim "all by herself". The jacket is a huge confidence booster - which is so important when kids are learning how to swim.
The added bonus for us is the freedom to now swim alongside her... and not be constantly holding onto her in the pool! We've come a long way from the infant life jackets we used to have her in when she was a baby at the boat and pool.
Here's a video of her swimming with her Stearns Puddle Jumper Life Jacket
!The red Puddle Jumper Jacket that we bought last year may no longer be available, but it comes in many other colors and cute styles that are appropriate for girls and boys.
In addition to the regular Puddle Jumper Jacket there is also a flotation bathing suit under the Puddle Jumper brand with the same floatie arms. I personally have not used the suit for my daughter, but I hear it works well too.
I wrote this post because over the last few weeks people keep asking us about the Puddle Jumper Life Jacket
because they are amazed to see an almost 3 year old swimming so well. And there are now several other kids her age at our marina that got the Puddle Jumper and are swimming just as well. As a mom, I highly recommend this product for any kid learning to swim!Check out my Boater Life Boat Shop for more Toddler Life Jacket options!
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1 comments:
very cute. your little girl swims very well in that puddle jumper jacket!
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