When the time is up, have the teams put their boats in the pool. The boat that stays afloat longest wins! Inflate the crocs and set them adrift in the pool. Give each player a hula hoop. The object of the game is to capture the croc by "ringing" its head or tail. Once someone snares the reptile, they should climb onto its back and race to the shallow end of the pool. Whoever completes the stunt in the least amount of time wins. Bonus points for the best Australian accent.
Want to get more bang for your inflatable crocodile buck? Have a croc wrestling contest: Give each player a minute 60 seconds, to show off their best, most impressive croc-wrestling moves.
They can push the ducks with their noses, blow on them, or bump them with their foreheads — whatever it takes to get the duck moving. The same rules apply, though: No hands allowed! To play this game, the first player performs a task that the others must repeat.
For example, if the first player does a handstand in the water, the other players take turns attempting handstands, too. If someone cannot perform the task, he or she earns the first letter in the word fish. Whoever "spells" fish first, loses. To keep things fair, you may want to make a rule that players can only select a particular task once so that someone doesn't keep repeating tasks that no one else can do. You might also need an objective judge to determine whether one's stunt earns him or her a letter.
Instruct players to get on their floaties and line up at one end of the pool. Choose someone to be the referee. Players who fall off of their floaties are disqualified. The first player there wins! Tip: This game works best in a longer pool, and can also be played as a relay race with two teams. The leader should be in the center of the pool.
The watcher should be out of the pool, standing where they can see everyone. The rest of the players should line up behind the leader. The leader can do anything they want: dog paddle, do a backstroke, swim underwater — nothing is off limits. Eliminated players must leave the pool. The last player in the pool is the winner — and they become the new leader.
This modified version of freeze tag is best played in a shallower area of the pool where every player can stand with their heads above water. Players who are tagged must stand frozen like a popsicle with hands straight in the air until another player thaws him or her by swimming between his or her legs.
A player cannot be tagged while underwater. In this game, the first team to thaw out a frozen T-shirt wins! Divide players into two teams. The second option is to toss in a set of diving toys for players to retrieve.
These toys can double as party favors at your next pool party. Each party-goer is told what to retrieve until all guests have an assortment of items to take home.
The simplicity of this activity is perfect, so it will take minimal planning. Give the balls a numeric value starting with 1 up to Having multiples of the same number is ok. Divide your players into teams and toss the balls into the pool. The teams will compete to retrieve the balls into their buckets. Competitors are limited to removing one ball from the pool at a time, but sequential order is not important. After they have retrieved all ping pong balls, add up the numbers on the balls to total the score.
This versatile 2-in-1 set is fun for swimmers of all ages! Whether you are playing a competitive scorekeeping game of volleyball or showing off your slam-dunking skills, this set easily transforms to allow you to do both.
Fill the bases with water for stability, attach the proper net for your game, and start playing! The kit is weatherproof, so you can leave it assembled for as long as you will get frequent use out of it. Kids and goofballs alike will love taking part in this classic pool game. Before playing, make sure you allow plenty of space to prevent injury. Competitors gather poolside while each person, one-by-one, shows off his or her best belly flop. The person with the best reaction, whether it be laughter, applause, or cringe, wins!
Are your friends and family not loving the idea of doing a belly flop? Try cannonballs as a variation. Players will experience less sting, but still make a big splash.
Divide participants into groups. For this activity, groups of about is ideal. All you need is cardboard boxes moving box quality , scissors, and packing tape. These items are used to construct a boat big enough to hold a person or two.
Use as much cardboard and tape as you wish. The only catch is you may only use tape at the seams! After you have constructed your cardboard boats you will get inside and race them across the pool!
For an extra challenge, groups can paddle their boats with cardboard constructed oars, or players can paddle with their hands. This easy pool game is both fun and terrifying since no one believes the boats reliably float.
The sailors with the fastest race time win! To play: Each player rides their raft like a horse in the middle of the pool. They each have a pool noodle and on the count of 3, they joust to see who can knock the other player off their raft first. If you want to add a little math practice to your summer fun, this is the perfect game.
It takes a little bit of prep work but can be used all summer long in a variety of ways for kids of all math abilities. Start by using a permanent marker and numbering 25 or more! Then head to the pool! To play: Start by dividing the kids into 2 teams and place them with a bucket on opposite sides of the pool. Throw all the balls in the pool. Ready, set, go! Everyone jumps in and collects balls to put in their bucket. However, you can only collect one ball at a time. When all the balls are collected, each side adds up their total older kids can help the younger kids with math and the highest-scoring team wins!
The team with the highest score wins. To play: The whole point is to try and stand on your pool noodle without falling off. Whoever can stay on the noodle the longest wins! This game is fun for kids and adults of all ages. To play: All you need is some kind of ball to throw and enough room to jump into the pool. The first catcher stands at the edge of the pool and the pitcher throws the ball into the air in front of the catcher, who has to jump in and catch it before plunging into the water.
You can get creative with this game by having the catcher do a leap or a trick before catching. The catches can get more difficult, which ups the ante! This can also be done off a diving board, which makes it really fun as you can jump higher and farther! While rubber ducks make this game super adorable, it can also be done with any number of other items that float like balls.
To play: The players line up and each swimmer starts at one end of the pool with a rubber duck. The object of the game is to get your rubber duck to the other side, without using your hands. Your kids may try blowing on them, pushing them with their forehead or nose, carrying them on their back or head. Let them get creative. The first one to the end of the pool wins! Take this fun basketball game to the pool!
You can play this game with a pool basketball hoop , a bucket, or a round innertube. To play: The first player has to try to make a basket from anywhere in the pool and if they make it, the next player has to repeat the shot exactly how the first person did. Bring a healthy dose of imagination for this game, but you could also use this as an educational activity to research some marine life.
Sometimes my kids use gear like a snorkel, mask, or fins, but those are not necessary. To play: First, imagine a scuba diving scenario. It could be searching for a sunken ship, looking for manta rays, or scouting out the Great Barrier Reef. Then gather any pool floats you have. My son prefers an inner tube. Next, sit on the edge of the floatie and fall backward into the water.
Make sure to be far away from the edge of the pool. If you have goggles or a mask, try to communicate with each other using just your eyes or hand signals, like real scuba divers. Be sure to share all of the interesting specimens you found on your dive. Talk about a fun find! Invisible bottle is one of the best swimming pool games for kids. To play: Find a clear plastic 2-liter bottle with a clear or white cap.
Fill it with pool water. Have everyone playing stand on the pool deck, turn their backs to the pool, and close their eyes. Throw the bottle into the water. The clear bottle will blend in and become almost invisible at the bottom of the pool. The first person to find it wins! Airball is lots of fun and a great game to play with a large group of people or the whole family.
We use a beach ball when we play this in the pool. To play: The goal of this game is to keep the ball in the air!
You can pass it to other players or go around in a circle. You just need to keep it from touching the water. Count out loud how many times the ball is hit. When the beach ball touches the water, the round is over and you start a new game! Try to beat your score from the last round. As a kid, I was absolutely fascinated by the power of water.
One of the things we loved doing was to get the water moving in a whirlpool and then fight the current. The more kids that can play, the better results. The smaller the pool, the better. Or stay in the shallow end of the pool. To play: Everyone starts in a large circle. Begin walking slowly in the circle, all in the same direction. Start walking faster and faster until everyone is running in the water.
Continue running until a whirlpool is formed! Laughter and chaos are sure to ensue! Everyone loves a good belly flop! This game is sure to bring the laughter and a good way to get everyone big and little involved in the action. To play: Let each player take a turn jumping into the pool, showing off their biggest, loudest, most awkward belly flop. The diver who gets the most applause or laughter for their belly flop wins! Biggest splash wins! You can play with any number of players.
The more players, the more fun! This certainly makes things more fun and challenging. My kids love playing chicken fight in the pool, but we do have some ground rules to make sure no one gets hurt. They have to stay away from the edge of the pool and keep their hands off hair, heads, and necks. You need at least 4 kids to play this game. To play: Divide up into teams of 2 players. The water must be shallow enough for the standing player to have their shoulders and head out of the water.
Whoever falls into the pool first, loses. Everyone else is a bobber and lines up in a single file line at one end of the pool. The bobbers have to bob up and down as they make their way to the other end of the pool. Team sports in the water are always a bit hit with my competitive kids. We love dividing up and challenging each other to a half-court game of pool basketball!
To play: Divide into teams and start shooting some hoops. Point values go up the farther from the basket you can get.
See who can get the highest score!
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