Swimming Pool Games for 4th of July

Independence Day is just around the corner: To help you get ready for your 4th of July pool party we collected some games and fun activities.

Red, White and Blue
Get some red, white and blue diving sticks. You also can color stones or use water balloons in the same three colors. Depending on how many players you have, make three teams or let individual swimmers dive up the sticks. If you have three teams, the different teams should each collect one color. Who has collected all the sticks in his team-color first?

Teaparty
Get a floating device ready; this will be the tea party boat, which has to be entered. Who can stay up on the float the longest? How many patriots do fit on the boat at the same time? Build two teams. One team has to guard the diving sticks, water balloons or any other waterproof toys on the float. Will their opponents be able to capture the bounty?

13 Colonies
Set up a little station for each colony on one side of the pool. You can use plastic cups with the name of each colony written on each cup. To prevent them from flowing away you might want to weigh them down with a stone. On the other side of the pool (which is the Atlantic for now) place a bucket filled with 13 marbles for England. The marbles have to be brought to the colonies.

While smaller kids can carry them in their fist, older children might want to try to carry the marbles with their toes. Who can win the most colonies? When somebody looses a marble in the pool he has to pay taxes and bring all his colonies’ marbles back to England.

Fireworks
Get a few soft balls in different sizes. Stand next to the deep end of the pool and let the children line up. Throw some balls in the air while each child jumps into the water. Who can catch the most balls before he enters the pool?

The Albert Group Landscaping and Swimming Pools wishes you a wonderful Independence Day. Enjoy the summer and your swimming pool!