In this game, the ball is a piranha. Make sure you use a ball that is buoyant. Gather your players and have them form a circle in the pool. Once you have made a circle, have everyone hold hands and put the piranha in the middle of the circle. Once everyone is ready, get moving! The goal is to move, splash and dodge the piranha. If...
Piranha Ball
In this game, the ball is a piranha. Make sure you use a ball that is buoyant. Gather your players...
So Rah
This is a great ice-breaker game that requires no prep. This game is best played in a group of...
Pool-ategories!
Before the game starts, choose a leader or student to be the “caller”. After you have chosen the caller,...
Water Colors
One person stands outside of the pool, with their back towards the water. Everyone else stands along that same...
Jump the Noodle
All you need is one of those pool noodles and a leader who can tread water. Simply position a...
Phat Dippin’
It's a pool party, but there is a twist... it's a pool party with all your clothes on! We...
Monster’s Ball Bonanza
Summer time demands at least one thing: access to a swimming pool you can take your kids to! This...
Battleships and Submarines
Divide the group into two teams. Each team has a “base” against the wall of the pool, opposite each...
Swimming Pool Bowling
This is a fun swimming pool game that is great for groups of 6 to 20 students. All you...
Duck Thrust
If you have a swimming pool and lots of teens together, throw in a couple of rubber ducks, and...
Bottle
If done correctly, this is like a “covert operations” version of Steal The Bacon. You’ll need a CLEAR plastic...
Chicken
This is a swimming pool classic.In Chicken, you need at least 4 players, but it can be as many...
Gator
This swimming pool game is a good one if you happen to have a large group. Here is how...
Water Frisbee
This game is played in water with as many people as you want. You will need a frisbee and...
Skip Ball
4 players compete against 4 other players. The game is played in a rectangular in-ground pool. Each team consists...
Pirates and Sharks
This game works best with a larger group (10+ kids), and requires the following:- pool mats or inflatables- various...
Boogie Board Relay
You will need two boogie boards and two ski ropes... oh yeah, and a pool.Two relay teams will race...
Water Ball
You can play this game like Dodge Ball or have wars using boxes as forts. Get a bunch of...
Get Dressed
This is a great game for the start of a pool party. It works a lot like an up-front...
Waterbottle Underwater
A small group of kids stand in the shallow end of the pool and each player is given 1 bottle...
Pool Battleship
Players separate into two teams. Then, the competitors must build a large “ship” out of several floats, noodles, and/or...
Pool Tag Survivor
One person is "it." They call out either "dolphin," "froggy," or "submarine."Dolphin has to swim on top of the...
River Crossing (Pool)
MAIN POINT: Use this activity prior to a discussion with the guys about being gentlemen.ONLY DO THIS if you...
Bumper Boats
Have about 5-6 sturdy tubes (or small, donut-shaped flotation devices) – “Bumper Boats” - for as many players as...
Pool Toothpick
Should only be played in a pool with a deep end. Everyone is lined up around the outside of...
Underwater Handstand Tag
Play as a group in waist-deep water. One player is "it." They chase after the other players, attempting to...
Spongebob Squarefort
Great game for kids. Set two rectangular inflatable or kiddie pools 6-10 feet apart from each other with the...
Pool Bronco Busting
Based on having 4 teams of 4. Use a steady floating tube and tie 3 ropes to it that...
Atomic Whirlpool
Have everybody get in the pool and line up single file along the edge with very little space between...
Poolside Steal the Bacon
Just like Steal the Bacon with its many variations, but in the pool.Two teams can either be in the...
Pool Change Drop
Dump between $20 & $100 in change (depending on the number of students & your budget!) in a pool....
Air Mattress Pile-up
Inflate an air mattress and see how many kids can stand up straight on it in the water without...
Belly Flop Contest
When you've got your group at the pool, and everyone's kind of doing their own thing, nothing brings everyone...
Water Ballet
Give each team of 4-8 people a certain amount of time to perform a water ballet that involves EVERY...
Croc Wrestling
Get a big inflatable croc and choose 3 volunteers who will each have 60 seconds, by themselves to do...
Pool Tractor Tire Pile-Up
Get a tractor tire tube (the bigger the better) and see how many people you can get on the...
Watermelon Polo
This game is water polo with a small watermelon (or small greased watermelon). Have fun and be safe!Added by...
Wet Sweatshirt Relay
Supply two teams with a large or extra large sweatshirt. Half of each team will go to the opposite...
Sponge Pass
Outdoor or Indoor (but you will need more towels if you play indoors). This game is simple but fun,...
Diving Board PIG
Line up kids behind the diving board. Just like the basketball game "PIG" (or HORSE) the first person says...
Jump or Dive
A classic pool game that is fun for crazy participants, but slightly more entertaining for the onlookers.You must have...
Trash Bag Rafts
Give each group a certain number of the largest trash can bags you can find and some tape/rope etc....
King of the Tube
This is a pool game where teams compete for the best time. Each team selects a champion who can...
Water Hoop
Get two hoops, one on each side of the pool and play a game of basketball. Make a 5-second...
Water Polo
This is the same as Water Hoop but with goals instead of hoops.Also, see Watermelon Polo, also on Swimming...
Poor Man’s Beachball Volleyball
Outdoor, Big Room, or Pool. Use staff as the net (all lined up across the court with hands in...