20 Fun Pool Games for Kids & Adults

The kids are happy to play one of the ordinary fun pool games.

Published Sept. 4, 2024

Summer is the best time of the year to make memories with your family. One of the best ways to do this is by playing fun swimming pool games.

In this article, we’ll suggest 20 fun pool games that children, teens, and adults can all play while beating the hot summer heat.

Fun Pool Games

1. Underwater Obstacle Course

Steps:

1. Gather swimming rings and place them at various depths in the pool.
2. Adjust the air chambers to keep rings stable underwater.
3. Swimmers take turns navigating through the rings without surfacing for air.

Suitable for: Teens and adults
Watch: Swimming Games: Underwater Obstacle Course

2. Swimming Pool Basketball

Steps:

- 1. Set up a splash hoop at the poolside.
  2. Use a water ball to shoot hoops.
  3. Play one-on-one or form teams for competition.
- Suitable for: Kids, teens, and adults

Watch: Fun Pool Game for Kids – Water Basketball Hoop Set by Sun Squad

3. Human Submarine Race

Steps:

1. Line up participants at the pool’s edge.
2. On ‘go,’ each swimmer dives and swims underwater.
3. The person swimming the furthest or fastest without surfacing wins.
Suitable for: Teens and adults

4. Cannonball

Steps:

1. Each participant takes turns jumping into the pool.
2. Aim to create the biggest splash possible.
3. Add creative moves like spins or flips for extra fun.
Suitable for: Both kids and adults

5. Treasure Dive

Steps:

1. While kids aren’t looking, throw small “treasure” items into the pool.
2. Signal them to dive and search for the treasures.
3. The first to find an item wins.
Suitable for: Kids

6. Swimming Pool Volleyball

Steps:

1. Set up a volleyball net across the pool.
2. Divide players into two teams.
3. Play volleyball, trying to score points by getting the ball over the net.
Suitable for: Teens and kids
Watch: CI Proud Summer games: Pool Volleyball

7. Air Ball

Steps:

1. Inflate a water ball
2. Players keep the ball in the air by hitting it upwards.
3. The goal is to prevent the ball from touching the water.
Suitable for: Kids, especially younger ones.

8. Invisible Bottle Hunt

Steps:

1. Fill a clear plastic bottle with pool water and submerge it.
2. Players search for the bottle without any hints.
3. The first to find the bottle is the winner.
Suitable for: Kids, teens, and adults
Watch: The water bottle pool game for kids

9. Handstand Pool Contest

Steps:

1. Contestants get into the pool and assume handstand positions underwater.
2. Hold the handstand position as long as possible.
3. The person who holds it the longest wins.
Suitable for: Teens and adults

10. Pool Floatie Race

Steps:
1. Choose floaties and line up at the pool’s edge.
2. On signal, race across the pool using only your floatie.
3. First to reach the other side wins.
Suitable for: Kids and teens.

11. Belly Flop Competition

Steps:
1. Participants take turns jumping into the pool.
2. Try to create the biggest splash with a belly flop.
3. The splash size determines the winner.
Suitable for: Both kids and adults
Watch: BELLY FLOP COMPETITION!!! 😂

12. Underwater Charades

Steps:

1. One player acts out a word or phrase underwater.
2. The guesser watches and tries to identify the act before the actor surfaces.
3. Rotate turns for each player.
Suitable for: Teens and adults

13. Chicken Fight

Steps:

1. Form teams of two, with one person on the other’s shoulders.
2. Engage in a mock battle to knock the opposing team into the water.
3. Last team standing wins.
Suitable for: Adults.
Watch: How to Play Chicken Fight? An Unusual Sport

14. Swimming Pool Tug Of War

Steps:

1. Divide players into two teams.
2. Each team grabs an end of a rope.
3. Pull the rope to drag the opposing team into the pool.
Suitable for: Both kids and adults.
Watch: Tug Of War In Pool | Pool Party Games |Water games |Team Building Activities

15. Water Balloon Fight

Steps:

1. Fill sponge-like water balloons.
2. Engage in a playful fight, tossing the balloons at each other.
3. Play in teams or solo until all balloons are used.
Suitable for: Both kids and adults.

16. Rubber Duck Race

Steps:

1. Assign each player a rubber duck.
2. Players move their ducks across the pool without using hands.
3. The first duck to reach the other side wins.
Suitable for: Kids

17. Floating Apples

Steps:

1. Throw an real or foam apple into the pool.
2. Participants try to retrieve it using only their mouths.
3. First to reach the pool’s edge with the apple wins.
Suitable for: Both kids and adults.

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18. Boogie Board Balancing Contest

Steps:

1. Each player gets a boogie board.
2. Balance on the board in the pool for as long as possible.
3. Last person balancing wins.
Suitable for: Kids.

19. Item Matching Game

Steps:

1. Submerge pairs of items in the pool.
2. Players dive to find matching items.
3. First player to match a set wins.
Suitable for: Kids and preteens.

20. Marco Polo

Steps:
1. One player closes their eyes and is “it,” calling out “Marco.”
2. Other players respond with “Polo” while trying to avoid being tagged.
3. The tagger tries to find and tag a player.
Suitable for: Both kids and adults.
Watch: How to Play Marco Polo

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