To ask if 5/6 I too young for a pool party?

[PumpkinPie2016]

My DS will be six at the end of Nov. He will be Y1 and most of his friends will be 5 as he is one of the oldest. DS has swimming lessons and can swim unaided. I know a few kids in the class have lessons but I don't know if all do.

I was thinking of having a pool party for his sixth birthday. It would be held in a leisure centre learner pool. The pool is only 0.9m deep everywhere and there are arm discs/woggles. Me, DH and my parents would definitely be willing to get in - me, my mum and DH are all excellent swimmers. My dad can swim - not amazing but certainly competent enough.

Other parents would be welcome to join us in the pool or watch.

Would you/your child be ok with a pool party at this age of do you think it's too young? I don't want a load of people not coming because they don't like the idea.

I've gone to a couple with my DCs for older relations. I have no issue in being in the pool supervising. However I wouldn't organise one until the majority were 8, so a late summer birthday at the earliest, because supervising ratios are a pain.

Thry have a 1 to 3 ratio at david lloyd for under 8s which is one of the reasons we joined. I can see why now as most children learn to swim very young, my 3 year old can now swim after 4 lessons.

This is not very relevant but just to counteract the general horror of being in water with children

It is very different though, swimming in a straight line under the eye of an instructor, or a parent and a whole group of children on and off inflatables, at a party itsboiledeggsagain