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Before we start our games, I like to go over the rules for the day. But, make sure not to keep on one thing too long and then lose their attention. If they are having a good time with one of the games, we will continue it. I like to have an idea of how the morning will run, but I let the kids dictate how it’s going to go. The kids have to use the sponge to transfer the water from 1 bucket to the other. Bucket of Water Transfer: 4 buckets, 2 sponges, & 2 teams – Fill 1 bucket for each team.Water Limbo: Spray the hose out as the “stick” and have the kids do the limbo.Water Balloon Launcher: “Shoot” water balloons at the kids.Colored Water Bottle Bowling with Beach Ball: Put food coloring in bottles of water and bowl with a beach ball.Have 2 helpers gently pull up the hula hoop and a bubble will surround them Have a child stand in the middle of the hula hoop. Human Bubble: Fill a kiddie pool with bubble solution.Water Balloon Baseball: Toss a water balloon to a kid with a plastic bat and have them hit the balloon.They have to pour the water over their head and try to hit the next kid’s cup.
Pass the Water with Cups: Line the kids up and each kid gets a cup.Water Balloon Toss: any water day HAS to have a water balloon toss.Swim Towel “Volleyball” with Beach Balls: 2 beach balls & 2 teams… each team has to hold corners of a towel and “volley” the beach ball back and forth.We had some of the supplies already at the church and the others I got at the Dollar Tree and Walmart. Water Day is just to be a simple time for the kids to get together, bring their friends, get cooled off by getting wet, and hearing about how great our God is. It is a huge blessing for us and they like to do it because it helps their program.
They delivered the lunches to our church because we let them know that morning how many we have. We also had lunch provided by the local school’s free lunch program. We had it early enough in the morning so that we wouldn’t have the kids out during the hottest part of the day. I like to have a plan, though, so that we can keep the kids moving and they don’t have time to think of things to keep themselves busy. It just needs to involve kids and water…that’s it, really. It seems like it would be overwhelming and expensive to plan, but it really isn’t. Water Day is always a great time for all involved.