Did you know yesterday was the first day of summer? Yeah, it was Father's Day too. Cool, huh? I don't know where you guys are but it was HOTTER THAN HADES yesterday and a perfect day to hit the pool.
Every summer all I hear is, "MOOOOOOM, can we go to the pool today?" Every. Single. Day. Even if it's raining or barely 70 degrees. They are little fishies and I have Goldfish Swim School to thank for that. Oh I saw your eyeballs nearly roll out of your head when you suddenly realized this is a sponsored post but here's the thing, if you read me often, you'd know that I don't sponsor for just anyone and everything I write is the real deal. I adore Goldfish and you should too. Let me explain why...
My kids started swim lessons at Goldfish Swim School back when they first opened. I didn't have high hopes because neither kid wanted anything to do with water being near their face, eyes, nose, mouth, or hair. Well actually, hair was fine as long as it didn't cross that invisible line on their forehead. Kids are weird little buggers. After a handful of lessons both kids willingly dunked their entire heads under water. So yeah, Goldfish Swim School won some mega points with me.
They haven't been in swimming lessons for a little while because gymnastics, ice skating, replaced a car... ya know, life and money. Hey guys, it's a reality we all have to face. So I peed myself a little when Alex (manager and owner) emailed me asking if I'd do a post for Goldfish's Jump Start Clinic in exchange for free lessons for the kids. Duh. Yeeeah, I'm game. The kids had their lessons a couple weeks ago and I'm so glad they did. We've been to the public pool forty bajillion times since and it was a nice refresher for their past lessons.
What is the Jump Start Clinic?
It's one, half hour lesson a day from Monday through Friday. It's a jump start for the summer and to brush up on swim skills, technique and water safety. The fee is paid by week but contact a Goldfish Swim School in your area to check on price. There's a sibling discount, as well. <-- YAY!
Unfortunately, I didn't get to take the kids myself. Ya know, work and all that jazz. But our nanny took the kids and snapped some pics for me and this post. LOVE YOU, TEAGUE! The kids actually look like they love each other.
I really love how Goldfish has made swim lessons their sole priority. You can do birthday parties and they have open swim, which is super fun but what really impressed me is that they make swim lessons an experience. The showers are RIGHT THERE in the pool area. There's an area where waiting siblings can color, there's even a chalk board they can doodle on. The fish and turtle tank is always a hit. The dressing rooms are really clean, same with the bathrooms. There's a hair drying and diaper changing station. These swim suit dryer things. You can buy the goggles they provide in class along with other swim gear. I swear I see a million kids at the public pool with those goggles and I'm thinking, "GOOOOOOLDFISH!" They have quarter candy, which is fab for an after swim lesson reward.
I'm rambling but I'm just soooo stoked about this place. It's really very cool and you should absolutely check out their Jump Start Clinic. It runs now until August... SO GET ON IT!!!! You won't regret it.