Summer is finally here and it is the perfect time to make a splash in the pool! Lucky for you, here at Courtland Towers we have both an indoor and outdoor pool available for use by residents of our Arlington, VA apartment community. Head outside and beat the summer heat or go swimming inside if the weather isn’t so nice. Read today’s blog post to get a few ideas for what games to play at the pool.
Atomic Whirlpool
Have everyone get in the pool and line up single file along the edge with very little space between them. Have everyone walk for a couple of minutes, then jog another couple of minutes, then "run" near the edge another couple of minutes. If done right the water will "carry" them around the pool. Finally, tell them to turn around and go the other way. It is almost impossible to go against the current!
Noodle Joust
Jousting was a medieval sport where knights riding horses would try to knock each other off their horse with a lance. Select two players to sit on a blow-up raft in the middle of the pool. Give each one a pool noodle and have them joust with the noodles and try and get each other off the raft. The winner takes on the next player.
F-I-S-H
It’s like the basketball game, H-O-R-S-E, but in the water. The objective is to copy the actions/moves of your opponent in the water. For example, player one does an underwater handstand for five seconds, player two has to match it or get a letter. The first player to spell out F-I-S-H loses. Note: You can do each action/move only once.
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 of the shoulders of their teammate and into the water. Be sure to play safely.
What is your favorite game to play in the pool? Let us know in the comments. We hope you get the chance to have some fun at the pool this summer!