Outdoor Water Toy Games for Summer!
The summer heat wave is here and with it comes fun in the sun, with outdoor water toy games! You’ll only need a few items and some creativity. Here are a few great outdoor water games for the toddlers, teens, and the family to enjoy this summer.
1. Carnival Water Gun Target Practice
Ages: 3-16 years
Need:
- Water Gun
- Solo Cups
- Table
Rules: Stack 10 plastic solo cups into a pyramid shape on a table. Each player should stand a few feet away from the table. Ready aim and fire! Using the water gun spray each cup trying to knock the pile down.
If you practice enough.. maybe you can beat this world record holder in under 5 seconds!
Hint: make the game more challenging by standing further away from the table.
2. Backyard Beach Ball Race
Ages: 3-16 years
Need:
- Beach Balls
- Water Gun
- Cones
Rules: Inflate a few beach balls for each player. Designate a start and finish line. Line up each player on the start line. On your mark, get set, GO! Each player must squirt their beach ball from the start line to the finish line. The first player to get their beach ball over the finish line wins!
Hint: For advanced players use orange cones as obstacles to have the players move the beach balls around to the finish line.
Bonus: Spin each player around a few times before start to make it even more fun!
3. Water Balloon Volleyball
Ages: 8-16 years
Need:
- Volleyball / Badminton Net
- Water Balloons
- Towels
Rules: Setup the net and fill up plenty of water balloons. Split players up into pairs of two. Each pair needs one towel. Each player holds opposite ends of the towel and places a balloon in the center. LAUNCH! The other team tries to catch the balloon in their towel and toss it back. Try to volley the water balloon back and forth between the teams as many times as possible.
Hint: you can still play without a net AND it helps to have a balloon runner when balloons pop. If you want to get a badminton set.. we highly recommend it! Target has a bunch of Badminton Sets.
Let the games begin!
Enjoy these fun outdoor water toy games for the summer. Get creative with these games and make them unique to the age of players. We love giving out creative ways to have fun in your home, leave us a comment with how you decided to change up the games!