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I am so excited that it has finally been warm enough to go swimming! I also love all of the fun and playful pool floats I am seeing all over the place, but if you think I am paying $90 for a floating unicorn, you are insane! (I mean, it is cute… but my kids will pop that thing in 20 minutes) Don’t worry, you can still float in style without breaking the bank! I have rounded up some fun pool rafts that are less than $40.
- Donut Pool Float: This pool float is both adorable and functional! You can’t go wrong for only $19!
- Giant Gummy Bear: My son really wants this one, since he LOVES gummy bears and he thinks it would be so fun to have one in the pool. This one also comes in green, but does anyone really want the green gummy bear?
- Ice Pop Float: Just in time for 4th of July! This iconic ‘bomb pop’ raft is 6 feet long and can hold up to 200 pounds!
- Fruit Slice: My kids would love this float, since it could be like their own little island.
- Giant Swan: This is the go-to float making the rounds on Instagram, ever since Taylor Swift posted a pic of her on this bad boy with her man, Calvin Harris. It is on sale right now for $30, which is much lower than it normally costs.
- T-Rex Ride On: I bought this float for my dino loving nephew, and it was a huge hit. A few kids can hop on and they also wrestle it. If flamingos and swans aren’t your thing, this T-Rex is perfect!
- Pineapple Tube: I love all things pineapple, so this bright tube would make my day!
- Giant Pizza Slice: Because pizza and bathing suits totally go together. (ha!)
- Rubber Duckie: From the bath to the pool, this yellow duck is a water play must-have!
- Salted Pretzel: A few people could float around on this bad boy. Super cute and only 15 bucks!
- Lobster: My husband goes lobstering almost every year, so this would be a fun pool float to have, even if it is on the small side.
- Gumball Machine: This looks like a really comfy raft, since you can rest your feet on the bottom half of the gumball machine.
- Flying Pig: This raft just makes me smile… and there are a few versions of this one. (including a cute cow!)
- Watermelon Float: Fruit floats are so hot right now, and this watermelon version is different than the citrus slice on the list since it is more like a tube.
- AhhQua Bar: This this is as cool as it gets! I would love to bring this to the beach, and there is plenty of room for your friends!
There you go! You can still be cool at the pool without spending a ton of money! Which float is your favorite?
I feel like they should make a floatie that looks like you’re in a wine glass… Anyone else with me on that?:)
haha! awesome idea!
Yess I love all of these. I totally saw the pizza one at Target last weekend and almost bought it!
xo
Lee Anne
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Really? They never have fun ones at my Target.. maybe they do now. I find the prices tend to be a bit better on amazon, most of the time. 😉
Ok, I have to say that this has been one of my favorite posts I’ve read lately!!! These floats are one of those things I always wonder where they came from- I’ll keep this as reference! We are (fingers crossed) hopefully putting a pool in the next year or so and I would LOVE to have these!!! At the very least- they would make an awesome kids gift!!! Thanks so much- glad I found you and your blog!! Have a great day!
That makes me so happy to hear.. I love fun posts too! 😉 Putting in a pool is so exciting (& stressful) but once it is done it is totally worth it!
I don’t have small kids, but I have to admit that these are awesome! I don’t know which one to pick! Haha!
Listen, at 36 years old I LOVE these.. I dont even let my kids use some of the fun ones since I know they will end up popping them!
These are hilarious. I have one that is a floaty just for your drink. It is really fun.
I wanted those! The flamingo ones.. but it had bad reviews so I passed! Does yours work well?
These are so cute! I don’t have kids, but my sister does, and they would love these!
Who needs kids?! I love a fun pool float and I am 36! 😉
The pretzel float is so cool! What a fun round-up of pool floats. We have a pool, and I’m always looking for fun new floats. I never thought of looking on Amazon…which is crazy because I shop there for practically everything else! Thanks!
An most of the time they are way cheaper on amazon.. I have seen the swan one everywhere for at least $50.
we are starting swim lessons for my almost 2 year old this summer! These would be perfect!
toddlers would love all of these! My daughter needs swim lessons too!
This was just the fun I needed today! I’ve been on the hunt for some good Summer pool accessories and this is it! Love, love, love! XO
Anna || A Lily Love Affair
They are so much more fun than a regular raft! Esp for us bloggers who need to photograph everything! 😉
These are all so adorable! I think the donut one might be my favorite. 🙂
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I like that one too.. they have it in a bunch of different colors too!
I want so many of these! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I know me too. I really want the giant swan but my pool is so small that it wouldnt leave us much space!
These are all so cute, I want them all! My son would love that gummy bear!
Isnt it so cute? I love fun pool accessories
We will be doing swim lessons and water play this summer. We may ‘need’ some of these, such as the fruit slice and the dinosaur. Our kids would be in love!
My nephews love the dinosaur one (I even posted a pic of the kids using it on mothers day on my instagram!) 😉
My dad has a men’s group called Men Are Pigs Assoc. My parents bought a house with a pool last year, thinking the pig float is going to be a birthday gift for him now.
Cool stuff, soon the summer! I choose the duck with James Bond glasses
These are all amazing! Makes me miss the days I had my own pool growing up!
I love pool floats! and the time is almost here!
I was at the Don Cesar this weekend and some lady at the pool had the pizza flotation device. I immediately wanted to be her friend. Cheers!
The pineapple one and donut one! ALL THE HEART EYES!!!
Now I just need a place to use one. They are all super cute. I’d either pick the watermelon one or the duck.
Hahaha I’m a pool float junkie!!!!!i swear I haven’t met a float I didn’t think I had to have!
Ahhhh!! i want a pool float!! only problem: i don’t have a pool! 😉 (Obsessed with the bomb pop and donut though. so cute!)
These are all super adorable!I want the pretzel and the piggy. Too cute.
The gum all machine and pretzel are very creative!!
great post! I have been looking for something for my two year old. Thank you!
I’m all about fun pool floats! I’ll take one of each please!
xo Ashley
I need a swan pool floatie in my life.
These are so fun!! But I fear most of them would just keep me hungry 😛
Haha I love these!! I was just thinking last week where I could get some of these fun floats for summer. Thanks for sharing.
I love the fruit slice raft and the ahhqua one (#15)! I could totally see sharing those with my kiddo! Adorable suggestions, thank you!
Man, these are all so cute! I wish I had a pool to float on…
So cute!!! I have the giant swan and I’m hoping to add the giant flamingo to my collection this summer, haha.
That gumball machine one is so cute! And I love the donut too. I’m so happy it’s actually warming up outside now!
They are totally awesome! All of them! 😀 And I don’t care if I’m an adult, I want them NOW! Especially Giant Gummy Bear, I love gummy bears 😉
We were JUST at Costco and my hubby wanted to buy a $99 raft. I was like, “Are you crazy??!!” They ripped the last one apart in like 2 weeks! LOL! I needed this and #15 looks awesome, as do the rest!
I love this roundup!! What fun ideas! I had no idea there were so many fun options out there!
THESE ARE SO COOL!! Wait.. where’s the dinosaur? 😉
The T-Rex float is perfect for you! My nephews have it and love it
I need the gummie bear float in my life.
right? Gummy bears make everything more fun!
Loving the gummy bear one!
I thought that one was so cute too and I love that it comes in different colors!!