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How to Play: Soaked Shirt Relay

by Sally Worsham, Posted Sep 13th 2010 7:00AM

Get dressed faster! Credit: Corbis
What you need: You need a swimming pool and a t-shirt for each team. How to play: Divide the children into teams of an even number. Each team gets a t-shirt. The rules: The first players on each team ...Get dressed faster!
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How to Play: Marco Polo

by Sally Worsham, Posted Sep 10th 2010 7:00AM

Be the Marco and tag the Polo! Credit: Corbis
What you need: You need a swimming pool. How to play: Designate one player as "it." Have all players get into the pool. "It" must close his eyes and try to tag other players. The rules: "It" ..."It" will call out "Marco," and the other players must call back "Polo" so that "it" will have some idea where players are. If "it" tags another player, that player becomes the new "it." Players can get out of the pool during the game, but if "it" calls out "Fish out of water," then any players out of the pool are eligible to be chosen to be the new "it" by "it." Got it?
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How to Play: Poison Pool Toss

by Sally Worsham, Posted Sep 2nd 2010 7:00AM

Flying noodle! Credit: Marcus Q, Flickr
What you need: You need a swimming pool, a rope or net, and two baskets of lots of pool toys, such as noodles and soft-sided balls. How to play: Divide the pool in half with a rope or net. Divide the ...
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How to Play: T-Shirt Balloon Relay

by Sally Worsham, Posted Aug 23rd 2010 7:00AM

Tuck that balloon in! Credit: Getty Images
What you need: You need a swimming pool, balloons, and a t-shirt for each team. How to play: Divide players into two to four teams of four to eight members. Give each team a large t-shirt and ...
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How to Play: Water Bomb Game

by Sally Worsham, Posted Aug 2nd 2010 7:00AM

Hoop the bombs! Credit: jeffisageek, Flickr
What you need: You need a swimming pool, water bombs, and two hula hoops. How to play: Two players or two teams can play this game. Set up the hula hoops at opposite ends of the pool & assign a ...
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How to Play: Beach Ball Bumper Pool

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jul 23rd 2010 7:00AM

Push your way to winning. Credit: Thomas Hawk, Flickr
What you need: You need a swimming pool, ropes, and a beach ball for every player. How to play: Rope off one section of the swimming pool, and tell the players to get in that section of ...
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How to Play: Beach Ball Balance Race

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jul 13th 2010 7:00AM

Hold on to that ball! Credit: Getty Images
What you need: You need a swimming pool and a beach ball for every player.
How to play: All players are at the same end of the pool. Players must balance their bodies on top of their beach ball by ...
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How to Play: Colors

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jul 12th 2010 7:00AM

Colors is a splash-tastic game! Credit: Getty Images
What you need: You need a swimming pool. How to play: Designate a player as "it." All players line up in the pool on one side. "It" will be standing outside of the pool with her back to ...
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How to Play: Underwater Football

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jun 29th 2010 7:00AM

Take the pigskin into the pool! Credit: Corbis
What you need: You need a swimming pool, a football, and swimming goggles. How to play: Divide the players into two teams and decide which team gets the ball first. Each team lines up in the ...
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How to Play: Sharks and Minnows

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jun 25th 2010 7:00AM

Avoid getting tagged by the goggled-eyed shark! Credit: Getty Images
What you need: You need a swimming pool and a pair of goggles for the "shark." How to play: Designate one player to be the "shark" and give him the goggles to wear. The ...
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How to Play: Wet Sweatshirt Race

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:00AM

Sweatshirts weren't made for swimming! Credit: Getty Images
What you need: You need a swimming pool and an old sweatshirt for each team.
How to play: Divide players up into equally numbered teams. Each team gets a sweatshirt. The ...
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How to Play: The Shark and the Mermaids

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jun 18th 2010 7:00AM

The shark swims underwater to catch a mermaid. Credit: Corbis
What you need: You need a swimming pool. How to play: One player is chosen to be the "shark," and the rest of the players are "mermaids." At the beginning of the game, the shark ...
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How to Play: Dolphin Relay

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jun 15th 2010 7:00AM

Nosey dolphins win the game! Credit: Arthur40A, Flickr
What you need: You need a swimming pool and two balls. How to play: Divide the children into two teams, and give each team a ball. The first players from each team will race across the ...
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How to Play: Tugboat Relay Race

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jun 10th 2010 7:00AM

Raft your way to the end of the pool to win! Credit: TheTruthAbout..., Flickr
What you need: You need a swimming pool, two ropes, and two floating rafts. How to play: Divide the children into two teams. Tie the ropes to a sturdy fence. The ...
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How to Play: Greased Watermelon Polo

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jun 4th 2010 7:00AM

Rough it up with watermelons! Credit: Ron Dauphin, Flickr
What you need: You need a swimming pool, a watermelon (plus a couple more on hand for back-up), and a jar of petroleum jelly (Vaseline, for example) or shortening (Crisco, for example). ...
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