How Fin Fun Began

In 2009, Karen’s granddaughter, Emily, asked her Grandma repeatedly to design and make her a mermaid tail. Karen had a dilemma — Emily loved mermaids, she wanted a tail, and she wanted her Grandma to make one. Even having sewn for over 50 years, she still wasn’t sure she knew how to make mermaid tails. However, Emily soon showed her that they could do it with a combination of ingenuity and teamwork. Their design proved so popular when she and her sister, Sarah, swam in them at the local pool, soon all their friends were asking where they could get a tail of their own. Thus began Fin Fun Mermaid Tails, bringing a little bit of magic to every girl that dreams to swim like The Little Mermaid. Grandma Karen and her family have been delighted to be a part of making dreams come true for so many little (and not-so-little-anymore) mermaids.

Letter from Grandma Karen:

Being a grandmother to 40 grandchildren (yes that’s right, 40), I have a special place in my heart for our youth. Of course, even with our growth, it remains our top priority to help mermaid dreams come true by offering the best, most realistic and safest mermaid products possible, at an affordable price. Still, we hope to do even more to bless the lives of children. For that reason we donate a portion of our profit to children's causes.

I guess, like you, we like to imagine the many ways we might be able to help improve children's lives beyond just fulfilling their dream of being a mermaid. Who knows, maybe we will help inspire a young girl to find a cure for cancer, help solve world hunger, or even become an amazing mom!