Ok, so I know it sounds really strange to do swimming lessons for an 18 month old. In fact, that what I said when I heard about it too! But apparently the local wellness center at Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton offers swimming lessons for kids 6 months to 3 years old! And since Cache loves water and Tyler was taking the class, we decided it would be fun! It's every Tuesday for the nest 4 weeks, but it was fun and Cache didn't want to get out in the end! They practiced reach and pull, kicking in the water, blowing bubbles and passing balls around. I was pretty impressed when Cache was able to blow bubbles in the water! He still needs to work on his reach and pull and kicking. Right now he wants to fly in the water like superman with arms and legs stretched in front and behind him. :)
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| Off to swim class! |
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| Cache watching Tyler splash |
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| Swimming! |
Here's to strange ideas that work out! :)
They do it here as early as 9 months. I would have done it with Kyla, but didn't find out until after classes had already started. I plan on doing lessons with her this next summer though. It's crazy that they do it that young!
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