-----Original Message----- From: Dave Uebele <daveu_at_sptddog.com> >Trying to keep it fun for our daughter so she learns to grow >into it. Yes, we are also doing pool sessions to get her used >to being in the water, though there is quite a difference between >the temp of pool water and Puget Sound water. Sorry bout jumping in on the end of this thread, but I would like to mention a couple of things. My daughter Brooke is a bit older 11 but she started paddling when she was very young. On all of our paddles together we play the sponge game, this is where we throw the sponges at each other using the paddles only, she loves to get daddy wet. We may not paddle long distances but we have a lot fun playing games (not to mention the games help to sharpen her paddling skills). Does anyone know any more games we can play? We also bring one of her friends with us as often as possible, they use her old Zephyr. Bringing a friend means so much to her, I guess when she becomes a teenager she will want to go paddle with her friends and leave daddy behind. I guess I'll cross dat bayou when I come to it. I'm hoping she will not loose interest and continue to grow in the sport, I think it is a fine line we parents walk to keep our little people's interest in any sport. Brooke loves nature so, what better way to experience our great mother than in a kayak. Arthur Hebert *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jul 06 1999 - 14:56:19 PDT
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