Our Commitment

Our products are as special as the little ones who wear them!

Super Soft

Triple brushed, extra soft, and breathable fabric. Super soft to the touch, and now with UPF 50+, the highest UV protection certification, which blocks 97.5% of cancer-causing UV rays!

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Shop Eco-Smart

Flap Happy products are made with REPREVE®, the leading, most trusted branded performance fiber made from recycled materials, including plastic bottles. From plastic bottles to swimwear!

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UPF 50+

UPF 50 fabric blocks 98 percent of the sun's rays and allows two percent (1/50th) to penetrate, reducing your exposure risk significantly.

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Commitment to Protective Children's Wear

Flap Happy was founded over 30 years ago by designer Laurie Lipson Snyder, a Malibu native and mother of four.

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UPF 50+ fabric blocks 98 percent of the sun's rays

and allows only two percent (1/50th) to penetrate, reducing your exposure risk. Flap Happy products make long days in the sun extra fun!

UPF 50+, the highest protection, delivers long-lasting, safe protection in products that are comfortable for all-day wear.

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REPREVE® Fabric: From Bottle to Fiber

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Step 1

Recycled Bottles

Post-consumer bottles are collected, washed and chopped into flakes.

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Step 2

REPREVE® Flake

Recycled, cleaned flakes are melted and formed into chips.

Digital drawing of spools of REPREVE recycled fiber

Step 3

Recycled Fiber

Chips are melted and extruded into fiber. The fiber is used to make the material in products like Flap Happy swim hats and swimwear!