Pick and Jump Pool Game
by Ellie T.
(Michigan)
To play, you need 4 or more kids (and it is even more fun with more). To start, you need a ring or other floatie that the person that is "IT" can sit or lay on. Then the remaining people, line up by the diving board or ladder. The person that is "IT" will think of a category, and tell the group (who is out of the pool) the chosen category.
For example, the category that "IT" chooses is Ice Cream, and let's say "IT" chooses Moose Tracks, the other group will call flavors and jump in every time they call a flavor. So, Lilly says "Chocolate," then "IT" will say no, and Lilly jumps in. Gets out and tries again, along with all of the other kids until the choice in the category is chosen. When someone finally gets it, they win and get to become "IT."
When I play it with my daughters, we vary the category. From Ice Cream to Flowers, to Candy Bars, and stores in our local mall, to smells from the candle store to all sorts of crazy things. They like it the most when we choose pizza toppings for the category. Hope you have fun!
