TravelTalkOnline Forums Thread Like Summary - Any tips for kids & snorkeling?

We're just over a year out from our first trip with our kids, currently 7 and 4, but will be 5 and 8 by the time the trip comes around. We just went and got them their first snorkel gear this morning so that they can begin practicing and getting comfortable with it over the summer at the pool and the occasional beach trip.

Would really appreciate any tips and tricks, suggestions, gear recommendations, etc. for young snorkelers. Including suggestions on snorkeling life jackets for kids? We have good life jackets for them, but we feel that's probably a bit too much flotation for snorkeling, so we're looking for some kind of middle ground (and more secure than the pool noodle trick, given their ages), and bright colors are good as well.

I tried a search, but didn't find anything specific to snorkeling with kids, if you know of a thread, please feel free to point me in the right direction, but accept my apologies in advance, I did try to look for it. Thanks!

That looks like a very good option for snorkeling.

My grandsons can swim. They are 11, 6 & 5 years old. We have a pool. I bought them snorkel equipment last year. They are pros. Best to start in the pool. It takes a minute for them to get used to the snorkel.
Have fun!
Anita

For my kids, starting them with mask, adding fins when they were comfortable with the mask, was the best approach. Add snorkel when they ask for it.

Cheers, RickG