
Simple Summer Fun with Water Games!


5 Simple Water Games
1. Water Balloon “Volleyball”
What you’ll need: water balloons, beach towels, a partner
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How to play:
- Grab a partner. Each person holds the opposite end of a beach towel.
- Place a water balloon on the towel and on “go”, lift up the towel quickly to make the water balloon fly. Try to catch it back on the towel before it pops.
- For a large group or older crowd, set up a net and play traditional volleyball using this method.
^Um, whoever invented these water balloons is a genius!
2. Pool Noodle Race
What you’ll need: pool noodle, (cut in 1/2), sand bucket or jar, flower watering can
How to play:
- Fill up a large pool or bucket with water. A kiddie pool works great.
- Each team will take an empty sand bucket or jar (use a jar to make it more difficult for older kids) and place the cut water noodle inside.
- On “go” each team races to fill their bucket or jar with water. Water must go through the inside of the water noodle.
- The first team to fill up their bucket wins.


3. Sprinkler Relay Race
What you’ll need: hose, sprinkler attachment, kid pool
How to play:
- Set up the sprinkler and kid pool.
- Players must run from the pool to the sprinkler.
- Add in various actions like, run backwards, crawl like a spider, fly like a bird, jump like a kangaroo, etc. to get from the pool to the sprinkler and back.

4. London Bridge is Falling Down
What you’ll need: hose
How to play:
- Have one person hold the hose and sing “London Bridge is falling down”. On “down”, they lower the hose.
- The players run through the hose trying not to get wet.


5. Water Darts
What you’ll need: water balloons, target
How to play:
- Make a target. It can be fancy or as simple as your plastic pool!
- Take turns throwing water balloons to hit the target. The person with the most hits wins.
