This is simply an underwater swimming race. Each player is a "submarine," and when someone yells go, they race to a predetermined finish line by swimming under the surface of the water.
2. Marco Polo
This one is probably not new to you. It's a classic. One person in the pool is "It" and closes their eyes. Their eyes must stay closed until they tag one of the players. When It yells out "Marco," all of the players must answer with "Polo." This is how It knows where to go to tag someone. Players MUST answer every time, and swimming underwater is allowed. The person tagged is the next It.
3. Color Game
This time, the "It" person stands on the edge of the pool with their back to the players in the water. All players are lined up along one wall, thinking of a color. It calls out names of colors, and if a player's color is called, they must try to quietly and/or quickly get to the other side of the pool before being tagged. It can only turn around when they hear a player leave the wall. If It turns and no one has moved yet, It must turn back around and take one step further away from the pool. The next It is the player that gets tagged.
4. Big Wave
For this game, you will divide into two teams. A beach ball is placed in the center of the pool. At go, both teams do whatever they can to get the ball through the opposite team's goal (or far wall) without touching it. They can shoot it with water guns or make waves to get the ball moving. Be warned, you WILL get splashed in this game!5. Treasure Hunt
This can be done with sinkable pool toys or actual coins as the "treasure." All of the items are tossed into different areas of the pool. When someone yells go, players dive to collect the most treasure.
6. Pool Dodgeball
Everyone divides into two teams and takes a side of the pool. You can play with as many beach balls as you like. Water balls can be used too, but they can hurt a little if full of water and thrown hard. If a ball hits you, you are out and must leave the water. You can only avoid being hit by dunking under water. The last player to remain in the water wins the game for their team.
7. Duck PushEach player gets a rubber ducky and lines up. When go is yelled, they must get their duck to the other side of the pool without using their hands, feet, or putting the duck in their mouth. Players may blow the duck, use their foreheads, splash at it... whatever works. The first to get their duck to the finish line wins.
8. Octopus Tag
The person designated as It stands in the middle of the pool. They have only a specific area that they are allowed to move about in. Players must go from wall to wall through It's area without being tagged. Once they are tagged, they join hands with It, forming an "octopus." Every time someone is tagged, they join hands with the group until only two players are left. The first of these last two to get tagged is the new It.
9. Sponge Relay
This game is actually played out of the water, but near a pool is the best place because it is a very wet game. Everyone is evenly divided into teams. Each team has a bucket full of water at the front of their line, and an empty bucket at the end of the raceway. Using a sponge, each team must take water from their bucket, race to the empty bucket, squeeze the water into it, and then race back to hand the sponge to the next player. The first team to fill to a marked line on the far bucket wins.
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| The pool at Isla Del Sol |
