Water trampolines
Photo by Matty Bishwam Water trampoline. Talk about bouncing fun! A water trampoline is most definitely the ultimate in water toys for proprioceptive input and pure bouncing pleasure, no matter what your age.
A Water Trampoline takes an activity that is already a lot of fun – splashing around in water – and makes water trampoline much more entertaining. Why dive into the water when you can bounce using water trampoline? And with all the great accessories of water trampoline is available for your kids will be able to find endless ways to amuse themselves over the warmer months, which means more relaxing time for you!
So what exactly is a water trampoline? Picture, if you will, a large floating rubber donut up to 25 feet (8 meters) in diameter, the donut part filled with air, and floating in your favorite lake or swimming hole. In the middle, and on top, of this large inner tube the manufacturer puts a large round water trampoline mat. So the fully functional water trampoline is suspended several feet above the surface of the water and the edges of the trampoline mat are attached to the large rubber donut.
They are almost completely made out of PVC plastic, so there are no metal frames or exposed springs to bang into if the kids get over-exuberant on the trampoline. Water trampoline range in size from a small one of about 10 feet in diameter all the way up to the big 25 foot ones.
Of course, you can’t blow one of water trampolines up with air by hand. You have to get a separate air pump to fill one of water trampolines. The big ones tend to be expensive, so they may be something that a small town would buy for its swimming beach, rather than for personal use. But certainly if you want one, you can buy one.
So, whether you use it for pure pleasure or as a therapeutic tool, a water trampoline is a terrific luxury to have! It will be well worth the investment.
Originally posted 2009-09-20 22:37:54. Republished by Old Post Promoter
