In our last Nantucket Gate Blog post, we highlighted a few pool safety guidelines to help our residents have a fun and safe time at our outdoor swimming pool and jacuzzi. In this post, we are sharing a few games that you can play in the pool this summer here in our Tacoma, WA apartment community.
Duck Push
In this game, players (divided into teams, each with a rubber duck) use air power (blowing) to push the rubber ducky across the water. Of course, a bit of water splashing on your opponent’s duck to slow him down is to be expected — but don’t touch the ducks!
Ping Pong Scramble
This is a winners-get-the-bragging rights scramble for ping pong balls. You will need 40 ping pong balls, four different colored markers. Create four sets of ping pong balls by marking each ball with a colored dot. (4 colors, 10 balls for each set). Divide players into four teams and line up on the edge of the pool. Drop all 40 ping pong balls into the pool. On “go” players jump into the pool and collect the ping pong balls for their team. The first team to collect all ten balls wins.
Chicken Fight
This classic pool game is one of our favorites. “A chicken fight in the pool is like double-decker wrestling. There are two teams consisting of two people each. Each team has a ‘bottom’ and a ‘top.’ The ‘top’ climbs onto the ‘bottom’s’ shoulders. The two ‘top’ people are the only ones who actively fight. The object is to knock your opponent into the water, either by toppling just the ‘top’ or both ‘top’ and ‘bottom’ together.” The goal of the game is to knock your opponent off the shoulders of their teammate and into the water. Just be sure to play safely.
Noodle Joust
For this game, you will need at least two people, an inflatable raft, and two pool noodles. Two people sit on the raft in the middle of the pool and use their pool noodle to try to knock the other person off.
What is your favorite game to play in the pool? Let us know in the comments. We hope you get the chance to enjoy some time at the pool this summer.