Since their invention in the '80s, pool noodles have become a staple for anyone who owns a swimming pool. Now, these colorful toys you loved as a child are just as useful as ever, though you may be ...

When pool noodles, those colorful 4- to 6-foot long styrofoam water toys, first came on the market, we only saw them at the town pool or lake. Kids used them to float, splash and play in the water.

Pool noodles are great for keeping you afloat while enjoying time in the pool. They are long, relatively slim flotation devices you can sit or lie on while playing, exercising or sunbathing in the ...