Pool games with hands

Always exercise caution when diving or jumping into the pool. Divide players into teams and give them one hour to use the supplies above to build their best, most seaworthy cardboard boat. Encourage teams to get creative, and make sure each boat gets a name! 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. Give each team a frozen T-shirt and tell them they can use any means necessary to thaw the shirts: the garden hose, the swimming pool, the hot pavement — you name it. Empty Water Bottles work great too! Fill the 2-liter bottle with pool water , and close it tightly. Divide players into two teams, and have the teams move to opposite ends of the pool, facing away from the water.

Throw the bottle into the water. When they hear the splash, the teams can turn around and try to find the bottle. The clear bottle will blend in and become almost invisible at the bottom of the pool.

The first team to find it wins! Marco Polo is a simple game that can be played with two or more players. That person closes his or her eyes, or is blindfolded, and counts to a certain number you pick!

Give each player a pool noodle and let the joust begin! Players joust with the noodles until one player is knocked off of the floatie. The remaining player is the winner. Tip: Before you start, use the permanent marker and number each ball from 1 to 25 or Divide the players into two teams. 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! Competitors pair up in teams of two. The objective is for each top player to wrestle each other until one team topples over. Just grab some frisbees and toss them in a pool rim side up.

Assign each frisbee a point value with a permanent marker if you are planning a competitive game. Give the players a beach ball, ping pong balls, or other lightweight balls to toss into the frisbees from a reasonable distance. The object is to catch the ball on the frisbee. This game becomes even more fun since the frisbees become moving targets as swimmers move around in the water. If you can get your hands on a movie projector, the rest is easy!

Hang a sheet taught and fill the pool with floats to create a night to remember. With a variety of easy pool games to choose from, parties will run smoothly and kids will stay occupied all summer.

No one wants to make memories of fighting over screen time, or fretting over finances. Instead, use these ideas to remember a summer spent laughing and having fun with your whole family.

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