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Infants and toddlers can add plenty of life to your backyard swimming pool scene! The sensory element of water offers an exciting way for them to explore their natural world and plenty of potential benefits for their physical and mental health. However, young children also create some unique challenges for your pool environment. As long as you … Continue about Swimming Pool Safety: Infant & Toddler Edition

Infants and toddlers can definitely add extra smiles to your summer fun! If you have little ones in your network of friends and family who spend time at your backyard swimming pool, you’ll want to make sure to do what you can to ensure the safety of the youngest members of your tribe. While many people immediately think of the issues that can come … Continue about Sun Safety: Infant and Toddler Edition

We’ve already looked at some of the most important points about designing your family-friendly pool, such as pool size, pool depth, safety features, paving, interior patterns, and add-on features (see Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4). In our final article, we’ll take a look at the practical side of caring for your family-friendly pool. By following these … Continue about Helpful Tips for Designing a Family-Friendly Pool, Part 5

Kids and teens are enthusiastic about adding cool features to the pool (see Parts 1, 2 & 3). If you have some extra money to invest, why be satisfied with just a plain swimming pool when you can transform your backyard into a mini-water park? Either right when you install your pool or gradually throughout the years as your children grow and … Continue about Helpful Tips for Designing a Family-Friendly Pool, Part 4

When it comes to your pool’s interior, you may not have given its appearance much thought. Just a simple blue or white liner can indeed look elegant and won’t cost as much money as a customized decorative design. However, if you have a little extra to spend and want to add some pizzazz to your pool, you may want to throw in some creative touches … Continue about Helpful Tips for Designing a Family-Friendly Pool, Part 3

In our first article, we talked about the importance of including a shallow end for the kids to play in your backyard pool. There are a few other features that relate to pool depth that can help your younger children get used to the water in a safe environment. In this article, we’ll look at the advantages of adding a tanning ledge as well as … Continue about Helpful Tips for Designing a Family-Friendly Pool, Part 2

If you’re about to take the plunge into pool ownership, congratulations! There are so many factors to consider when it comes to designing the pool that best suits your unique needs. If you have children, you’ll want to make sure your new pool is as family-friendly as possible. That means thinking ahead about all of the different features you’ll … Continue about Helpful Tips for Designing a Family-Friendly Pool, Part 1

In our first three articles in this series on pool party prep, we considered safety measures (see Parts 1 & 2) as well as pool water maintenance (see Part 3). Now we’ll turn our attention to another important factor: accessories. Here are some suggestions for pool accessories you could add to your outdoor oasis to make the day more comfortable … Continue about How to Make Sure Your Pool is Pool Party Ready! Part 4

Our first two articles covered the vital topic of pool safety (see Part 1 & 2). The topic we’re going to turn to next is related to safety but focuses on a specific area: pool maintenance. Making sure that your pool water is sparkling clean will help your guests feel more comfortable in the water. It will also provide them with a healthier … Continue about How to Make Sure Your Pool is Pool Party Ready! Part 3

Planning a great pool party is about more than choosing an exciting theme, a delicious menu, and fun games. It’s about making sure your guests will have a safe, comfortable time in your backyard oasis. In our first article, we began discussing some pool safety measures you’ll want to put into place if you’re having a party for kids. Now we’ll take … Continue about How to Make Sure Your Pool is Pool Party Ready! Part 2