Pool Party Games For Kids In The Warm Summer Days

By Marsha Klein


Pool party games for kids is a fun way for youngsters to pass their time during the warm summer days while they also get some exercise with their peers. Planning your festivities ahead of the party will assist you in keep everyone's attention and help to decrease the chance that your little party goers will become bored.

While some parents will just encourage the youngsters to play the activities, it can be even more appealing to the children if there are prizes for the winners at the completion of each game. Prizes do not need to be costly to be lots of fun. Often, you can find some great choices at simple discount shops.

Though you are certainly free to choose any type of prize that you like, it can be even more fun to choose prizes that are summer or water theme related. Shovels and sand pails, swim masks and water balloons are just a few items to consider when you are thinking of prizes for the winners.

There are a number of different games on the market that can be played in water nowadays. Basketball is probably the most popular choice among the activities but, there is also tennis and golf among many more. These activities can be found in many different department stores at varying prices. Generally speaking, they are not too costly to purchase.

You might also want to buy a bunch of small balls or rubber ducks. Mark the balls or the rubber ducks with either a number or a color to identify them when they are in the water. Tell the children to race their ball or duck to the other end of the water without using their hands, the first person to get to the other side wins.

Ice cube races are also a popular choice and are very budget friendly. Simply grab a bunch of ice out of your freezer and throw it into the swimming pool. In teams, have the children collect as many as they possibly can without letting the cubes melt. To make it more difficult, tell them that they are not allowed to use their hands to collect the ice cubes but, instead have to use their feet.

Older children might enjoy a water relay race. The concept is very simple, put your players into different teams and have them swim as quick as they can from one side of the pool to the other with an item of your choosing. The first team that has every member complete the task first is declared the winners of the relay.

Pool party games for kids should be determined based on the ages of the children who are attending the festivities. Always remember that you need to have a lot of adults present to ensure that the children are safe while they are in the water. Encourage parents to stay during the party and be sure that you do not have too many youngsters swimming at once, having too many in the water can make it much harder to watch everyone.




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