Best Kiddie Pools for Summer 2011
In summertime, children enjoy nothing as much as splashing in the backyard pool. Kiddie pools are the greatest way to keep the kids occupied during the hot summer months as children enjoy nothing as much as splashing in the water. So, if you're looking into buying a kiddie pool to place in the backyard this summer, here is a list with the different types of pools that will help you choose the right swimming pool for your kids.
Inflatable kiddie pools
Intex 117-by-76-by-53-Inch Rainbow Ring Pool Play Center
The most popular pools nowadays are inflatable kiddie pools; which are really easy to install as well as quite inexpensive as one can find inflatable kiddie pools for as low as $20 on the market.
These pools for kids have been cleverly conceived: tubes are big enough for the kids to sit on them but not too much so as the kids to be able to get out of them without trouble.
Inflatable kiddie pools come in many different designs, ranging from animal shaped pools to boat shaped pools; some may even be complete playing centers.
Plastic kiddie pools
Intex 8' X 18" Sun Fish Snapset Pool
Plastic kiddie pools are the other alternative to pools to place in the backyard. They're generally bigger than inflatable kiddie pools and their sides are made out of plastic instead of plastic tubes.
Plastic pools for kids are generally round shaped and, although also popular don't come in as many different designs as inflatable kiddie pools.
Still they're affordable and a good option for the whole family to take pleasure splashing around in the water.
Convertible Kiddie Pools
A third alternative for the kids to take pleasure from spalshing in the water is a convertible pool/sandbox. Sandoxes are hard built and can agreeably become small pools.
Convertible kiddie pools are generally made out of hard plastic or wood to which one can add a vinyl pool insert and fit any kind of backyard.
They're extremely handy if you don't have a big yard. Naturally, there come in different sizes, from water activity tables to playing centers.
Which one of those kiddie pools to choose?
All these types of kiddie pools are excellent choices for your fun kids activities in the garden. All types of pools are quite easy to set up and the difference lies into the use you plan to do with these pools.
The advantage of the plastic and the convertible kiddie pools is that they won't require an air pomp to be inflated while an inflatable kiddie pool will allow you to choose between many different designs and even water activity centers.
The principle thing to look into when choosing a kiddie pool is the number of children who are going to fit in it and the kind of use that's going to be made with these pools: are they going to be family activity centers only or are they going to be part of summer party games? While the plastic pools are bigger than the inflatable models, the latter come in a wide range of sizes and designs and convertible sandboxes allow younger kids to take part to the fun.
As for safety, while most models listed in this page are safer than deeper backyard swimming pools, as parents you should always have a eye on your children when they play in the water.
Personally, my preference go for inflatable kiddie pools. I've always bought such a type of pool, whether I only had a patio or a bigger garden, when my child was younger and I've never been disappointed with the models I chose: small inflatable pool for kid as a toddler, bigger one when he grew up.
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The brightly colored Mushroom Baby Pool 40"X X35" is an adorable mushroom shaped inflatable kiddie pool designed to suit babies.
The soft floor is especially made to allow babies to play and the mushroom sunshade will protect your little one from sunburns.
The set comes with a repair patch.
The inflatable kiddie pool Intex Play n' Learn Baby Pool is a real learning center designed for babies while taking pleasure from water activities.
The pool is made out of brightly colored vinyl and features fun graphics especially designed for babies to learnd forms and colors.
The pool comes also with four detachable rings and inflatable toys on its sides.
Perfect for summer fun activities in the yard and in the water, the 100" x 77" x 31" Ocean Play Center provides you with two pools in just one! A small pool in which babies can enjoy water games and a bigger one for older kids.
This excellent water activity center for kids comes with a water slide and is decorated with an inflatable palm tree.
This kiddie pool is a real activity center and, with a few additional inflatable kiddie pool toys can provide kids with hours of pleasure during the hot days of the summer. The pool has a capacity of 83 gallons of water.
Perfect for families to relax in the water with their tweens, the 75" x 70" x 24" inflatable Swim Center Ocean Reef Pool is ideal for bringing a touch of freshness on a hot afternoon.
The hexagon shaped pool is made of three transparent rings decorated with aquatic graphics.
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