| In many states people have a pool in their | | | | of all ages to play. |
| backyard; some are in-ground pools and some | | | | Another thing you can do is make up new games |
| above ground. It really doesn't matter what kind | | | | on an old game, like basketball. You can find |
| you have, you just want to have some summer | | | | basketball sets for the pool that float or are |
| fun in the water. Even though it may be 100 | | | | attachable to the edge at the store, and if not, |
| degrees outside and the water feels great, | | | | then just use a circular float for the basket. A |
| sometimes the kids, and parents, run out of | | | | water basketball or any type of water ball will |
| things to do in the pool. You can only swim so | | | | work. You can play a regular game, or you can |
| many laps and sit on so many floaties until you | | | | have shooting contests, or play PIG or HORSE. |
| are bored. | | | | There are times that we like to make a whirlpool |
| Our family and friends have come up with a | | | | in the pool, since it is round. We all start walking |
| bunch of pool games that keep playing in the | | | | fast in the same direction until the water is really |
| water not only fun, but also interactive for the | | | | circling and then you can get on a raft or float |
| whole family. Not to mention, they keep people | | | | and go for a ride. Or to make it a little bit of a |
| moving for some additional exercise. It doesn't | | | | workout, you can reverse the direction of your |
| really take too much imagination to discover new | | | | walking after going in one direction for a while. It |
| activities in the pool; just have fun doing them and | | | | is pretty difficult to walk against the flow of the |
| soon the kids will be asking to play them. | | | | water and can be pretty funny. |
| One game we like to play is torpedo tag. It only | | | | You can also use boogie boards, floats, etc. to |
| takes some of the rubber torpedoes that you | | | | make waves in the pool which sends people in all |
| can find at most any store. We have a circular | | | | directions. Just push down against the water with |
| pool, so we stand spaced out around the | | | | your board or float, doing that motion over and |
| perimeter of the pool. Each person gets the same | | | | over again until the waves start. Make sure your |
| number of torpedoes to start. You try to aim | | | | pool can handle the waves though! |
| your torpedo at one of the other players under | | | | With summer starting, the kids are all excited to |
| the water so they get hit. When someone has | | | | get out and swim, but even that will get "old" to |
| been hit twice, they are out. Some of our kids | | | | them soon. So, try to implement some of these |
| like to play it under water, but you certainly don't | | | | activities or some of your own to make a real |
| have to go under. This is a good game for people | | | | splash this summer. |