Give each team of 4-8 people a certain amount of time to perform a water ballet that involves EVERY team member. Play classical music through a boom box, if possible.
This game gets difficult with more than 20 people; it's better for groups of 15 or so. Everyone gets in a circle and is given an animal in which they are assigned a hand motion that represents that animal. Hand Motions (a few examples):Elephant- hang one arm down with your other arm wrapped around it, holding your nose...
This game is in addition to the rules of Silent Animal Circle (Click Here). We call it King Elephant because the object is to go around the circle until you get to be King Elephant.The game is the same in that you have animal symbols and as you move a chair you become a new animal. We try to...
For this outdoor, semi-messy game, you need old pantyhose and flour - similar to the game, "Open Gates." Have all the students line up. Then have the leaders on the field with flour stuffed into the legs of pantyhose. One of the leaders will shout out something like, "Everyone with purple on!" and those people must then run. The...
This is the same as Water Hoop but with goals instead of hoops.Also, see Watermelon Polo, also on Swimming Pool Games page.
Get two hoops, one on each side of the pool and play a game of basketball. Make a 5-second possession rule (ie: no one can have the ball for more than 5 seconds at a time). Play to a certain score limit or time limit.
Give each group a certain number of the largest trash can bags you can find and some tape/rope etc. See who can build the strongest raft and then race across the width of the pool.Added by Eben in South Africa