Charlene DeLoach Shares Water Toys for Learning on Great Day Connecticut
Toy and play expert Charlene DeLoach joined Great Day Connecticut (WFSB Channel 3) to share easy ways parents can use the best water toys for summer during pool time, sprinklers, and backyard water play to build color recognition, counting, literacy, physics, and problem-solving into a day of splashing.
The core takeaway: when kids are engaged and moving, everyday the best water toys can become low-pressure opportunities to practice skills without making play feel like school.
What Charlene Shared on the CBS Connecticut
“Splash School” is all about finding learning moments in the play kids already want to do. A pool scavenger hunt can support color recognition. A floating plush can spark questions about sinking and buoyancy. A splash pad can become a sight-word game, while a backyard dunk tank invites kids to make predictions and test what happens.
The goal is not to turn every summer activity into a formal lesson. It is to give parents simple prompts that add a little purpose to water play.
Products or Topics Mentioned
- SwimWays Rainbow Reef Fish from Spin Master
- Moosh-Moosh Aqua Plushies from K2A Brands
- Strawberry Splash Pad from Big Mouth
- Splash Station Waterpark from GoSports
- Scotts Water Squirting Toy Lawn Mower from Red Toolbox
- Color recognition
- Floating and sinking
- Sight words and number practice
- Predictions and backyard physics
- Movement-based learning
Watch The Segment Here
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