| Summer will be here before we know it and now | | | | tables. Some of the more popular pool floats are |
| is the time to start thinking about your swimming | | | | more like lounge chairs with head rests and |
| pool accessories such as pool floats and pool toys. | | | | beverage holders. |
| Floats and toys come in a wide variety and for | | | | Pool toys and floats are made of inflatable plastic |
| every age group. There are the standard pool | | | | or vinyl. Inflatable toys are commonly made with |
| toys such as dive rings and basketball hoops but | | | | Phthalates. Phthalates are a group of chemicals |
| there are also the more adventurous toys such | | | | (oily, colorless liquids) that are used, among other |
| as underwater pogo sticks and the sunken | | | | things, to make vinyl and other plastics soft and |
| treasure diving game. Adults and children alike can | | | | flexible. Three phthalates, DEHP, DBP, and BBP, |
| have many hours of fun in the sun while in the | | | | have been permanently banned in concentrations |
| pool with a deck of waterproof playing cards. | | | | of more than 0.1% in children's toys by the US |
| Waterproof playing cards are a pool toy that is | | | | Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSIA). |
| hard to beat, who wouldn't want to play Go Fish | | | | All of these types of inflatables are available for |
| while lounging in the pool on a float. | | | | swimming pools and even to take to the beach or |
| Floats are a big ticket item in the summer and | | | | the lake. You can even use swimming pool toys |
| pool floats come in all shapes and sizes. Pool floats | | | | and floats in the snow. A lot of people use pool |
| come in the standard raft shape float, circular | | | | inner tubes for sledding. So this summer make |
| tube shape float, and there are even floating | | | | sure you get the best for your family and friends. |