I was 9 years old when the red-haired mermaid Ariel sang on a rock:"It is my wish, just like a human being, to be with them!" I sang along, dreaming of a mermaid tail and matching shells as a top 😉 . In my fantasy I swam together with the little fish Flounder in the sea, on my way to adventure. Unfortunately for me it has remained a fantasy, but Daughter was sent a complete mermaid outfit with tail and monofin from DutchTails to move like Ariel in the water. And glad she is! And mom is quite a bit jealous…
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And guess what? After some research on the internet, it appears to be a trend among young girls (and a few boys). The Youth News has paid attention to it and several newspapers have written about it. Boy. That it has such a mermaid tail is also evident from the reactions of the girls who see Daughter with the tail. “Wow, I want that too!” I hear many a girl say.
The base of a mermaid tail is a monofin. You put two feet in this large fin, so that your legs can no longer be moved independently of each other. So walking will no longer be possible. This also means that you put on the monofin at the edge of the pool, and then slide into the water.
We received a Finis Atlantis/Mermaid monofin. A beautiful purple with pink variant, to be used from shoe size 31 to 39. You can't see the color anymore if you pull the silver glitter tail over it. The set comes complete with matching silver glitter top. Yes, she looks like a beautiful mermaid! The fabric sparkles so much that it looks like the tail has scales. Just like real!
Daughter is sitting with her monofin (without tail, as can be seen in the photo) at the water's edge and again I heard a girl shout:"Mom, I want one of those things, but with a tail on it!" Bam, points scored again 😉 .
Swimming with a mermaid's tail turned out to be quite a bit of practice for Daughter. She will be 8 in November and has her A and B diploma, but this was a different story. By the way, there are special swimming lessons for mermaids in the Netherlands, did you know that? Here, children aged 7-13 can be taught how to swim with a tail. Due to the high demand for these classes, you will be put on a waiting list.
Advice As an adult, always stay close to your child when she is swimming with a mermaid tail. Because the swimming technique is different than we normally learn, and you are also 'stuck' with both legs, you have to pay attention!
The closure of the monofin is fastened with a strap behind the heels. This neoprene strap is easy to adjust, but sometimes the strap drops, causing Daughter to lose the monofin. That should not spoil the fun, just fasten it and continue.
“Mom, can I take the mermaid tail with me?” Daughter yells every time we go for a swim. Whether in a bath in the garden or to the recreation area nearby, the tail had to come along. So apparently it wasn't so bad that he slipped. "No mom, I'm just going to practice, it's getting better!" said Daughter.
And mom? I think it's very cute, that mermaid tail from Dutchtails. Daughter enjoys it a lot and secretly I would like to glide through the water like a mermaid. The tails also exist for adults. Maybe I should try it sometime 😉 .
Where else can you buy a Mermaid Tail like this? In quite a few places now! The costs of a mermaid tail range from approximately € 50.00 to € 80.00.
For example, you can go to Bol.com, but they also have beautiful variants on Aliexpress (for about € 25.00, you just need a little more patience before you have them at home)
