{"id":9033,"date":"2015-08-19T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T17:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=9033"},"modified":"2015-08-19T11:44:08","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T18:44:08","slug":"paddleboarding-pippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/paddleboarding-pippi\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddle Boarding For Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My youngest daughter Pippi has been begging me to allow her to try paddle boarding for the past few years. Finally, I deemed her a strong enough swimmer to allow her to try a real paddle boarding lesson, on Okanagan Lake.\u00a0Pippi is able to swim out to the swimming area buoy with me and back this year.<\/p>\n

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The paddle is taller than she is.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I don’t allow my kids to do deep water sports until they are strong swimmers (Okanagan Lake is deep: <\/em>760 feet in some areas with crevices of undetermined depths on the lake floor)<\/strong>. I know many parents think it’s okay for their marginal swimmers to be out in deep water if they’re wearing a life jacket but I disagree. If children can’t swim well, they shouldn’t be in deep water.<\/p>\n

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Musings…By Mix Hart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Musings…By Mix Hart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I thank Nicole from Kelowna Beach Rentals for Pippi’s awesome lesson. Pippi loved paddle boarding!<\/p>\n

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I was impressed by Pippi’s balance; she paddled for the entire hour and didn’t fall off her board once! As part of the lesson, she jumped off several times in order to practice getting back on. Afterward, Pippi said her arms were a little sore\u2014it’s a big deal holding onto that paddle and steering for an hour (especially for little arms).<\/p>\n

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Lake Okanagan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Musings…By Mix Hart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I love water sports that use your own steam to get around the lake such as paddle boarding and sailing<\/a>\u00a0(great exercise and so much fun). I recently tried paddle board yoga<\/a> and that was a lot of fun too.<\/p>\n

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Pippi looks likes she’s dancing on the board! She’s getting reading to leap off.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Splash! Where’s Pippi?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I wish paddle boards weren’t so much money to purchase. Even human-powered sports are expensive (skis, paddle boards, bikes); next season, I want to rent a paddle board for the entire summer.<\/p>\n

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Musings…By Mix Hart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the beautiful things about children is that they don’t really care about how they look as long as they’re comfortable. Pippi grabbed the first bathing suit she found and put it on for the day. It turned out to be a hand-me-down from her older sisters and about 3 sizes too big. When wet, it bagged down to nearly her knees but she didn’t seem to care, so I didn’t care.\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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