PADI Diving For Kids
PADI Bubble Maker
PADI Bubble Maker is a great way to introduce children to scuba diving in a pool in less than six feet of water.
Celebrate a birthday by throwing a memorable, exciting Bubblemaker party with friends and family.
It’s fun, easy and safe.
The Fun Part
The youngsters can join in the family fun of scuba diving or even start a trend!
Children should be comfortable in the water, but they don’t have to be super swimmers.
With youngsters in mind, the maximum depth is only 2 metres/ 6 feet.
- Typical sessions last about an hour (sign up, gear up and fun included)
- Also available as a confined open water experience (2 metres/ 6 feet max. depth)
What You Learn
Kids get a chance to :
- Experience what scuba diving is like under the direct care and supervision of PADI Instructors
- Take their first breath underwater
- Learn about and use scuba diving equipment made for children – not adults
The Scuba Gear
Children use all the basic scuba gear, which is made for their size and stature. Check with us about setting up a Bubblemaker experience today.
The Learning Materials
You Need Ready to blow bubbles? The Bubblemaker crewpak gives kids a memento of their visit to the underwater world and is full of fun surprises. The pack includes:
- a kid-sized beach towel
- Log book
- Certificate
- Temporary tattoo emblem
- A popular Bubblemaker “action figure.”
Prerequisites:
- The PADI Bubblemaker program is for children age 8 and above. No pre-training required
PADI Bubble Maker
Quoted rates are in USD & per person**
PADI Seal Team
The PADI Seal Team is for young divers who are looking for action-packed fun in a pool by doing exciting scuba Aqua-Missions.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to dive with flashlights, take digital pictures underwater or float effortlessly like an astronaut?
These are Aqua-Missions that introduce you to wreck, navigation, buoyancy, underwater photography, environmental awareness and more.
Here’s your chance to do some cool stuff in the pool, meet friends and share in the adventure of the underwater world.
Specialty Aqua-Missions
Reinforce safe diving skills while the kids are having fun. PADI Seals get to sample a wide variety of dives. In addition, it provides parents with a structured program that lets their children develop skills, learn about the aquatic environment and have a lot of good, clean fun. This is also an excellent way to introduce kids to scuba diving prior to full Open Water Diver certification.
What You Learn:
The PADI Seal Team program is broken into two parts.
- Part one, Aqua-Missions 1 – 5, teaches kids the basics of diving – things like buoyancy control, mask clearing, regulator recovery, etc.
After building a solid foundation of scuba skills, kids move on to part two.
- Part two is full of specialty AquaMissions, which usually last about an hour.
PADI Seal Team
- Helps children learn responsibility
- Teaches children about the aquatic environment
- Is a fun pool-only experience
- Is conducted by certified, trained PADI Professionals
The Scuba Gear
You Use Children use all the basic scuba gear, which is made for their size and stature.
The Learning Materials
The Seal Team crew pak includes everything a PADI Seal Team member needs to prepare for their AquaMissions. Video on DVD? Check! Activity book? Check! Log book pages? Check! You are now cleared for an underwater adventure . .
Prerequisites:
- To participate in PADI Seal Team, your child Must be at least 8 years old
Your Next Adventure Upon successful completion of the first five Aqua-Missions, students become a PADI Seal Team members.
Upon successful completion of 10 additional specialty Aqua Missions, students become Master Seal Team members
When kids are 10 years old, they can take complete the Junior PADI Open Water Diver certification.
PADI Junior Open Water Course
Young people can take the full PADI Open Water Diver scuba certification course and upon completion will become Junior Open Water Divers with certain age limitations for scuba diving:
Junior Open Water Divers ages 10-11 years old must dive with a PADI Professional or certified parent/guardian. Dives must not exceed 12 metres /40 feet
Junior Open Water Divers ages 12-14 years old must dive with a certified adult
More PADI Courses For Kids
Junior Advanced Open Water Diver (ages 12-14)
Young people can continue the adventure and build their skills by taking the Advanced Open Water Diver course with a few limitations Junior Open Water Divers ages 10-11 years must complete three adventure dives to become a Junior Adventure Diver.
They must dive with a PADI Professional or certified parent/guardian. Dives must not exceed 12 metres/ 40 feet. Junior Open Water Divers ages 12-14 years may complete three Adventure Dives to earn the Junior Adventure Diver rating or five Adventure Dives to earn the Junior Advanced Open Water rating They must dive with a certified adult.
Junior Rescue Diver (ages 12-14)
Young divers ages 12-14 rise to challenges and learn how to master them in the PADI Rescue Diver course. Upon completion, they become Junior Rescue Divers.
They must dive with a certified adult.
Junior Master Scuba Diver (ages 12-14)
Young divers ages 12-14 can continue building experience and exploring unique diving environments on their way to the Master Scuba Diver Rating.
They must dive with a certified adult.
