| When I was five years old, I used to spend | | | | be. |
| every day at the pool. You see, I had nowhere | | | | Now if these little scoundrels are lucky enough to |
| else to go and all the local kids used to spend | | | | have access to a swimming hole, then by all |
| about eight hours a day swimming and playing. So | | | | means that's where they should be. The water |
| where did I end up? Of course, at the pool. But | | | | just has a way of rejuvenating and exercising |
| there is one thing that got me through some of | | | | them. Once they're in there, all you have to do is |
| those long days more than my friends and more | | | | throw in some toys after them and they'll stay in |
| than the water: that was pool toys. Without | | | | there until dusk. In the meantime, you can go do |
| them, I would've gotten bored after about four | | | | your errands or simply read the paper. It's really a |
| or five hours. Because of them, I was able to | | | | win-win situation. |
| have a ball each and every summer. Pool toys | | | | My personal favorite was to play with inflatable |
| are just the best thing ever invented. I still feel | | | | pool toys. They were great because you could |
| this way today, many years later. | | | | get up out of the water while still riding on top of |
| Let's look at some of the great aspects of this | | | | it. It's the best of both worlds. The only problem |
| greatest of inventions. First of all, they're cheap | | | | was when my siblings would bug me by splashing |
| as anything. You don't have to spend a fortune | | | | water onto me, or trying to overtake my |
| like you do on video games. And on top of that, | | | | inflatable float. This really bothered me, but the |
| they will make your kids healthier, not fatter and | | | | truth is I would probably do the same to them, |
| lazier. Video games are for the winter. Swimming | | | | so who am I kidding? In this day and age, it's just |
| pool toys are definitely more suited to the | | | | so important for everyone to get out into the |
| summer. As soon as that temperature heats up, | | | | sunshine and dunk into the water. Move that |
| every good parent kicks their kid outside to go | | | | body, people, Lord knows you're sitting at a |
| congregate with all the other neighborhood | | | | computer most of the day if you're like the |
| hoodlums. That's just how it is and how it should | | | | majority of Americans. |