Kids and fabric tails

[Mermaid Adriel]

So, this summer I'd like to start my business doing parties or anything with children, in a fabric tail. Obviously, fabric is no realistic, so what can I say to them?
I'd like to hear your experiences :)

[mermaidtigris]

I don't really know. I went to a pool in my fabric tail and the kids were really excited but I don't even think they noticed it was fabric. :)

[Mermaid Fenicia]

Same with my fabric tails. As the most of them are in crushed velvet, they feel like the skin of a seal/dolphin ;)

[BayouMermaid]

Older kids seem to notice, but younger kids don't really. If they see the sewing marks, just tell them that you had a run in with some sharp barnacles and had to get stitches.

[mermaidtigris]

I was kind of wondering about this too. What about if the tail has an open fluke for the monofin?

[Echinacea]

A couple of pieces of velcro can fix the open fluke problem.

[Echidna]

You're in Italy. My guess is mermaiding is completely unheard of there?

Then it doesn't matter whether your tail is fabric or a woven grass mat.
Many European children most likely have never seen something like it.

You won't need a super realistic tail to make them happy :)

[mermaidtigris]

Ikr! I was at the beach in my gold/orange tail and some little girls were shyly waving to me and dragging their parents over and I then realized my monofin was sticking out of my tail. they didn't notice it at all. :)

[Echidna]

eh, most people don't even know what a monofin is, much less what it looks like ;)
and that's adults.

when I'm standing in a queue at a pool and carry one of my big monofins, from what some people ask me about it, they clearly think it's some sort of pool equipment like a noodle or a wakeboard :p

so yep, I wouldn't worry about it when the rim of the monofin is visible.

[Mermaid Adriel]

You're in Italy. My guess is mermaiding is completely unheard of there?

Then it doesn't matter whether your tail is fabric or a woven grass mat.
Many European children most likely have never seen something like it.

You won't need a super realistic tail to make them happy :)

No, mermaiding is pratically inexistent here :(
Anyway,as you said, I hope kids will be happy just because they see something new.

[Mermaid Adriel]

Well, I've bought a shiny silver fabric that remembers me of dolphins' skin, lol

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[Mermaid Jaffa]

Pretty! Love the fabric, not too garish in color.

[Kishiko]

I've come up with my story, and you're welcome to use it if you want lol! If a kid asks why you don't have scales, tell them that you're still a young mermaid and that mer people have very long lives, so your scales haven't grown in yet!(:

[mermaid_lover]

haha i love the story! :lol:

[Mermaid Jaffa]

I thought of one the other day if I were asked that question, I would reply, "I don't get my real tail till I pass the Mermaid Test."

Hopefully, they'll be happy with that answer otherwise I'll have to think of something else real quick!

[Nicky-Katz]

Children have very wild fantasy. And they do not care if you look like a fish or are just wearing a fabric tail. For them at this moment you ARE real.

[Mermaid Adriel]

after all, the important thing is that they have fun :)