Creative Pool Party Games For Kids

By Gloria Mason


The heat of summer is the perfect opportunity to take to the water to cool down. Break out the swim suits, iced drinks and inflatable toys and it is time to have a little fun in the sun. There are many great pool party games for kids that are sure to keep the young folk laughing, splashing and having a blast.

Water and children are as natural a combination as cookies and milk. Beginning as toddlers in a tub, they quickly learn to splash around and enjoy the fun of sloshing and swimming. Having some group play with their friends encourages team work and cooperation all while having an amazing time laughing and being young.

The old time classics are still some of the favorites in many pools today. It is almost a rite of passage to play a game of Marco Polo when growing up and many still enjoy it as adults. It is always a thrill to respond "Polo!" to the unsighted it-person's "Marco!" while racing around and trying to avoid being tagged.

Chicken fights are yet another classic favorite that has a larger thrill element and should be reserved for teens or older children. It requires all players to split off into pairs with one in the water supporting their partner on their shoulders. The point of the game is for all the top people to try and wrestle their opponents off their bottoms and the last couple standing are declared the winners.

Creating a whirlpool is best played in rounded pools that have a constant depth and is a great way to get all the children working together as a team. Start them moving around the sides in the same direction, like a train that starts slow and increases speed with each lap. Before long they will be going to fast that the water takes over and begins to move on it's own, allowing the youngsters to lift their feet and enjoy the ride until the momentum winds down.

Jousting is yet another very entertaining competition that gets everyone playing together. They mount inflatable rafts to serve as horses, paddle out to meet each other and then use foam swimming noodles to try and unseat their opponent. Depending on how many are in attendance, this can be done as an all in type of deal or as an elimination game with those on the sideline cheering.

Those rafts, or inflatable donuts, will also come in handy relay races. Separate everyone into two teams with half of each going to opposite ends of the pool. The object is for a member from each group to jump on the float and paddle as fast as possible to the other side, tagging and switching places with a teammate on that end who repeats the action until the last one finishes and declares victory.

As long as there is a place to swim, keeping children entertained is not too hard to do. Let them have some friends and family join them to enjoy some classic pool party games for kids. The old favorites that parents played as children are just as fun for the youth of today and can be made even more adventurous with a little creative adjustments.




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