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Summer Water Games For Kids (That Don’t Require A Pool)

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Celebrate summer with these fun outdoor water activities your kids will love!! You probably already have all the items you need.

1. Water Balloon Relay – one of the best fun water games
Fill balloons with water – two for each child. Divide them equally into two buckets. Have the kids line up away from the buckets and on your word, the first player from each team runs to their bucket, puts a balloon on the floor and bounces on it until it bursts. Then they run back to their team and tags the next player. The team that pops all their balloons first is the winning team.

2. Ice Action – easy water games to play outside (invite some friends)!
Fill an ice cube tray and put it in the freezer long enough to form a thin crust of ice at the top, maybe about 20-25 minutes. Poke small action figures into the ice and put them back in the freezer until the ice is solid. Now it’s race time!! Bring them outside and use a slide or smooth board to race them.

3. Ice Pick Up – water games to play on a hot day
Put a bag of ice cubes in kiddie pool and give each player a bowl. In the word “Go”, each player uses their feet to take out the ice cubes and transfer them to their bowl. Who ever gets the most ice cubes in their bowl in five minutes is the winner. If the ice melts in the bowl, measure water to determine the winner.

Want more? Check some of my blogging friends for more ideas!
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Joanne Greco is a wife, mom to five and pet mama to four cats + a 24-year-old iguana. On her family lifestyle blog, Life With Joanne she writes about Florida living, adoption, unschooling and more.

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  1. Lesley says

    August 8, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    These ideas look great! I LOVE the Ice Action idea 🙂

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  2. Melissa Hellmann says

    August 8, 2012 at 11:59 am

    These do look super fun for the kids.

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  3. emylibef says

    August 8, 2012 at 11:55 am

    I have done the ice thing before, except my kids are gross and started eating the ice.

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  4. Marcy says

    August 7, 2012 at 5:42 pm

    These are great fun ideas. I would never have thought to do that and my son would love it!

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  5. April Wheelis says

    August 7, 2012 at 10:30 am

    Awesome ideas!!!!

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  6. Becky says

    August 7, 2012 at 10:17 am

    Great ideas, I can’t wait to try out the action figure one with my son. I’m sure any kid would love playing these games!

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  7. J. Ivy Boyter says

    August 7, 2012 at 8:37 am

    Love the action figure ice race idea! Will hopefully remember this when my little one gets a bit older!

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  8. Candy Olivares says

    August 7, 2012 at 2:31 am

    LOVE THE Ice Action idea!! My boys would LOVE it!! Thanks!

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  9. malia says

    August 7, 2012 at 12:05 am

    these are some fun ideas!

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  10. Patty A says

    August 6, 2012 at 9:13 pm

    Lots of fun for the kiddos – love the ice action one.

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  11. Sheila M Bell says

    August 6, 2012 at 6:41 pm

    Such fun games and awesome ways to stay cool! Thanks for the ideas!

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  12. Frugal Ferret says

    August 6, 2012 at 11:43 am

    Looks refreshing! Living in Vegas we are always looking for more water play.

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