Latest news with #AquaTots
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Aqua-Tots Swim School promotes water safety education in May
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Aqua-Tots Swim School is making sure families are prepared during Water Safety Month. This week the school invited swimmers to swim fully clothed from shirts to shoes. The purpose is to prepare them to feel the difference and keep from panicking if they were to accidentally end up submerged in water in their clothes. Aquatic manager Linda Markert said this new concept has been a blast. 'Instructors are having fun. Kids are having fun. I personally have been having a lot of fun. It's something new and this is one of the only places I've seen that's been able to offer something like this at this kind of scale,' she said. 'So I'm really excited that we're able to offer this for the community. It's something new for them to experience, and it really is making an impact by helping kids become safer.' She said it's good for families to practice the ABC's of swimming. Be sure to have adult supervision, place barriers to open water, such draining tubs and enroll in classes. Aqua-Tots is currently offering water watcher bracelets so families can identify a designated adult at functions to supervise water activities. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Everybody's Got a Story: Dive-In Arcade
PEORIA, Ill (WMBD) — Behind a 'secret entrance' is a three-for-one special over on North Orange Prairie Road in Peoria. 'We were excited about providing a destination for families to come. You can do your swim lessons, you can get pizza and then hop over for some fun at the arcade,' co-owner of 'Dive-In Arcade' Alison Unkovich said. Unkovich and her husband Matt opened Aqua Tots last year and with Brienzo's joining the business strip, opening the 'Dive-In Arcade' adds another piece to the entertainment puzzle. 'It is fun for all ages. Teenagers, young kiddos, parents, grandparents. It just really provides an atmosphere where you can come and have a good time with your family,' Unkovich said. Of course, while I was at the arcade, I had to play some of the games! My Skee ball skills, not the greatest. My basketball skills though, still pure! There's an arcade game for everyone. 'We wanted to provide a nice mix of games. There are some popular Jurassic Park games, the racing games or there's a surf game for the kiddos, but also some fun games where you can win prizes,' Unkovich said. We wanted to make sure to include Papa shot basketball challenges that you can do with a buddy or a parent or a sibling.' The reward of winning big on the games means there are some excellent prizes to choose from. All of it culminates in a great time for the community. 'It's been fun to come in here with my own kids and some fun together and compete with each other. It's just been nice way to spend time together as a family and then to see other families in the community enjoying that and making memories together,' Unkovich said. The 'Dive-In Arcade' has some exciting promotions coming up. You can find them here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
