Tags
bruised heads, cylindrical plastic, dive sticks, eye injuries, stand upright, swimming aid, Toys, weighted
Dive Sticks
While this toy was supposed to be helpful in aiding children in learning how to dive, as happens at times, this toy got it wrong. Dive Sticks were brightly hued cylinders of hard plastic. They were four to eight inches long and an inch in diameter. They were weighted on one end to stand upright when placed in water. Children were to dive in order to retrieve them. Things went swimmingly until kids started swimming up to the surface with eye injuries or bruised heads.