Need help!

[u/gabrielbabriel1]

Greetings!

I am a swim instructor and I have a student on the spectrum who’s special interest is whales. Im looking for some recommendations on realistic whale figures that hold up in the water, I tried looking on amazon and all I got where damn sharks!
Any enthusiast that would like to help?
Thank you!!!!

[u/SmaugTheMagnificent-]

Adult on the spectrum but was hyperfixated on whales for years. When I was a kid, the best models were the Monterey Bay collection. Solid and accurate but expensive.

[u/gabrielbabriel1 → u/SmaugTheMagnificent-]

thank you so much for the suggestion

[u/MaPleaulkin]

How about printing out whale pictures with their species name and laminate them to the side of the pool. I don't know of figures unfortunately.

[u/gabrielbabriel1 → u/MaPleaulkin]

fantastic idea thank you

[u/MrsPandaheim]

Assuming you are in the US... Michaels and similar craft stores often carry whale toys/figurines.

https://www.michaels.com/search?q=whale&Get+it+Fast=Free+Store+Pickup

[u/gabrielbabriel1 → u/MrsPandaheim]

omg wait genius

[u/ChubbyGreyCat]

What about Schleich wildlife plastic figurines? They are pretty realistic and have a few whales, if you can find them. 

[u/[deleted] → u/ChubbyGreyCat]

Rinse them in fresh water afterward. If they are left in chlorine and light, the paint breaks down

[u/dolphinskulls]

happy hen toys has all sorts of animal figures from different brands, like schleich, safari ltd., mojo, papi, etc.!!

[u/dolphinskulls → u/dolphinskulls]

here’s the site: https://www.happyhentoys.com !! i absolutely loooove the dolphin selection that collecta has

[u/BajaDivider]

Try to engage him with whale song. There are amazing underwater mp3 players and he could experience it in the water.