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Tuesday, May 22, 2001
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| IT’S HOT! TIME TO GET WET! |
I don’t know what it’s like where you are in the world . . . but in Sacramento, CA in the good old USA . . . IT’S HOT! It’s been over 100 all week.
Hot weather makes me think of water games- so here’s a few!
Fat Bat
This is a fun version of wiffle ball. Home plate can be anything, but first base (the only base) is a kid’s pool filled with water. The player steps up to bat and after they get a hit, they run and jump in the pool. The defense can throw the wiffle ball at the runner to get them out, but after they jump in the pool, they’re safe. The next player bats and does the same thing, only the player that is already in the pool doesn’t have to run, but once they leave the pool to try and make it back home, they cannot return to base (the pool.) This gets fun when there is several people in the pool at the same time! We use the fat wiffle ball bat and a ball that doesn’t hurt when “pegged.”
Added by Charlton Cupp
Drip, Drip, Drop
Just like Duck, Duck, Goose except with a cup of water that the person drips, drips, drips then drops on the person they want to chase them around the circle!
Added by Amy Hackman
Super Soaker vs. the Sphere
Get one of those little toddler games that looks like a ball with shapes cut into the side of it.
Have one student sit opposite another. One gets the ball the other gets a super soaker. Object is for the one with the ball to get all of the shapes into the ball before time us up. If they can’t do it within time, the other youth gets to blast them with the super soaker. But oh, it gets better. Then tell them to switch. After all, it’s only fair! We have a couple adults with much bigger super soakers to help convince the youth that “it’s only fair!”
Added by Sterling Lynn
Water Balloon Stuff
Get two sets of those long johns and a bunch of water balloons. Get two volunteers and assign them a team whose job is to stuff water balloons in the long johns. When the designated time is up you count the balloons and the one with the most balloons wins. The winner and his stuffers get to throw all the balloons at the loser.
Added by Michael Nephew
Check Out Jonathan’s Outdoor Games Page:
https://thesource4ym.com/games/outdoor.asp
God Bless,
Jonathan
Jonathan McKee
Jonathan McKee is the author of over twenty books including the brand new The Guy's Guide to FOUR BATTLES Every Young Man Must Face; The Teen’s Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices; If I Had a Parenting Do Over; and the Amazon Best Seller - The Guy's Guide to God, Girls and the Phone in Your Pocket. He speaks to parents and leaders worldwide, all while providing free resources for youth workers on TheSource4YM.com. Jonathan, his wife Lori, and their three kids live in California.