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Indigo Stafford

The viral paddling pool bin bag hack which will warm it up in 45 minutes

The combination of lockdown and incredible weather has taught us that paddling pools are not just created for children.

Sure, they are fantastic to cool down little ones, but with so many awesome new paddling pools on offer, adults are getting involved in the fun too.

In fact, some adult paddling pools even come with seats and a cheeky cup holder for grown-ups to enjoy a drink in the sun.

But whatever the reason you have invested in a paddling pool, let's be real - they aren't quite the same as a hot tub.

And what makes this apparent is that your paddling pool can become freezing cold pretty quickly - leaving you boiling the kettle or reaching for a hose.

But luckily a viral hack can show you how to warm your pool back up again in just 45 minutes using nothing but some budget bin bags and the sun.

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(Daniel Parker)

According to a viral hack shared by a woman online, placing two bin bags over your paddling pool can warm it up in no time.

Daniel Parker who shared the hack wrote: "How to warm your paddling pool

"By putting black bin bags on top it attracts the sun and it warms it up very quickly. Within about 45 minutes the water is warm and stays warm all day in the sun.”

Clearly many of us have been struggling to keep our paddling pools warm as the hack has been shared almost 20,000 times.

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