Pool Party Games For Kids During The Warmer Weather

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 people simply encourage the youngsters to play the game they are offered, it can be great fun for them to have prizes for the winners. Prizes do not have to be expensive, often discount stores have some great ideas that children will love to have should they win.

Though there is no set rule about what kind of prizes you should get, it can sometimes be even more intriguing for the children when prizes are theme based. Any prizes that are related to the water or the summer weather can be fun to have on hand.

There are countless activities one can play while swimming in the water these days. Basketball is often a first choice for most water game theme days but, you might also find your guests enjoy tennis or even golf among many other fabulous games. You can buy many different activities at a number of different shops. While the prices are likely to vary slightly from store to store, it is not likely that they will be very expensive.

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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