Swimming Games: Blowing Bubbles

Series Summary

Whether it is in a pool in the backyard or a pool in the Olympics, a river in the woods or the endless oceans, swimming is one of the world's favorite pastimes. Not only is swimming a great recreational hobby, it is one of the most efficient ways to exercise, providing both cardiovascular and muscle strengthening. Needless to say, with all of the benefits of swimming, it is a good idea to learn how to swim, and swimming games are a great way to begin. In this free video series about swimming, a lifeguard discusses several fun swimming games that help new swimmers learn important aquatic skills. Find out how to keep kids involved and interested in learning to swim with games like freeze tag, superman and ring around the roses in the water. Learn games that incorporate swimming techniques like the biggest splash, kicking raises and fetch. Swimming games are fun activities that can help new swimmers of all ages master underwater skills.

Video Transcript

"In this section which is the first game you can show kids, it's called "blowing bubbles." So, I'll be showing this in the water, in the later part. But, what you want to do is, there's a lot of kids that usually come to me, that maybe had a bad experience, or they don't really want to put their heads in the water, they're afraid their going to drown or something. So the best way to ease a kid into the water is by teaching them how to blow bubbles. And, it's very simple, you just tell them, you know, barely you know, use your lips, touch the surface of the water, just kind of blow a little and as, as easy as it may seem for a child, it's actually a lot for them, and it's definitely a step for them to move forward, and get a little bit more comfortable with the water. So, what you want to do is tell the kid, or child, whomever it may be that's in front of you, and just have them put their head touching the surface of the water, and just tell them to just blow, blow bubbles, just blow as many as they can, and have them do that a couple of times, and, you know, eventually you'll lead into trying to you know, put their nose and things into the water a little bit more, so."