101 Cool Pool Games for Children: Fun and Fitness for Swimmers of All Levels (SmartFun Activity Books)

131 Pages·2006·2.51 MB·English

by  Kim Rodomista

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101 Cool Pool Games
Children
for
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Dedication
Thisbookisaffectionatelydedicatedtothefollowingpeopleforallof
theirendlesssupport:myhusband,Guy;mychildren,Andrewand
Addison,whotaughtmetheimportanceofplay;Brittany,Sierra,Tyler,
Jordan,andGiannaBellaJune;myparents,BudandJudyHanson;
andmyfriendIreneGalloMurphy.
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Cool Pool Games
FOR
Children
Fun and Fitness for Swimmers
of All Levels
Kim Rodomista
A Hunter House Book
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rodomista,Kim.
101coolpoolgamesforchildren:funandfitnessforswimmersofall
levels/KimRodomista.
p.cm.—(AHunterHousesmartfunbook)
Includesindex.
ISBN-13:978-0-89793-483-1(pbk.)
ISBN-10:0-89793-483-0(pbk.)
ISBN-13:978-0-89793-484-8(sp.)
ISBN-10:0-89793-484-9(sp.)
1. Swimmingforchildren.2. Swimmingpools.3. Games. I.Title.II.Title:One
hundredonecoolpoolgamesforchildren.III.Title:Onehundredandonecool
poolgamesforchildren.IV.Series.
GV837.2.R632006
797.2’1083—dc22 2006015693
Project Credits
CoverDesign:JilWeil&StefanieGold
Illustrations:RobinPatterson
BookProduction:StefanieGold
DevelopmentalandCopyEditor:ChristySteele
Proofreader:HermanLeung
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Editor:AlexandraMummery
CustomerServiceManager:ChristinaSverdrup
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Publisher:KiranS.Rana
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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Introduction
Why Choose Water Play?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
How to Use This Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Key to the Icons Used in the Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Games
Imagination Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Tag Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Individual Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Team Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Out-of-the-Pool Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Racing Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Water Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
The Games Arranged According to Group Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
A detailed list of the games indicating water skill level needed
begins on the next page.
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List of Games
advanced intermediate beginner all skill levels
Page Game
Imagination Games
8 Follow the Leader ●
10 What Did You Say? ●
11 Spell It Out ●
12 What Am I? ●
13 On with the Show ●
Tag Games
16 Car Tag ●
16 Lifeguard Tag ●
17 Jellyfish Bite ●
18 Racing Sea Rays ●
19 The Blob ●
19 Underwater Tag ●
20 Hook On ●
21 Moby Dick ●
21 Elbow Tag ●
22 Fish and Net ●
23 The King’s Bridge ●
24 Marco Polo ●
24 Pirate Treasure ●
25 Ship and Barnacles ●
26 Turtle Tag ●
26 Piranha Tag ●
27 Freeze Tag ●
28 Shark and Minnows ●
29 Bridges and Canals ●
30 Snatch the Bait ●
Individual Games
32 Limbo ●
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advanced intermediate beginner all skill levels
Page Game
32 Jump, You, Jump! ●
33 Penny Hunt ●
34 Red Light, Green Light ●
35 Underwater Race ●
35 Ducks and Sharks ●
36 Watermelon Race ●
37 Torpedo Ready ●
38 Categories ●
39 Cannonball Contest ●
40 Underwater Bowling ●
41 Name the Jump ●
42 La-La-La—Ahhhhh! ●
43 Pickle ●
43 That’s My Number! ●
44 Long Jump ●
44 Below the Surface ●
45 Aqua Golf ●
46 Weightless Challenge ●
47 Piñaqua ●
48 Sink the Sub ●
49 Underwater Leader ●
50 Push ’Em Back ●
51 Message in the Bottle ●
52 The Toilet Flush ●
Team Games
54 Steal the Bacon ●
55 Water-Balloon Volleyball ●
56 To Catch a Thief ●
56 Baseball ●
57 Body Tug of War ●
58 Seahorse Toss ●
59 Dirty Backyard Cleanup ●
60 Underwater Rugby ●
61 Octopus Race ●
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advanced intermediate beginner all skill levels
Page Game
62 Ping-Pong Scramble ●
63 Scavenger Hunt ●
64 Obstacle Course ●
65 Dodge the Sponge ●
66 Sponge Toss ●
67 Backseat Driver ●
68 Keep It Up ●
68 Take out the Garbage ●
69 Basketball Bomb ●
70 Attack or Retreat ●
71 Basketball H O ●
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72 Diving-Board Baseball ●
Out-of-the-Pool Games
74 Hole in My Bucket! ●
75 Quick Draw ●
76 Splash ●
77 Cat and Mouse ●
78 Shark Attack! ●
79 Pop-up ●
80 Blindfolded Guards ●
81 Graveyard ●
82 Pass the Sponge ●
83 Wash ’n’ Run ●
84 Garden-Hose Limbo ●
Racing Games
86 Jump Shot ●
87 Cruise Ship ●
88 Sponge Relay ●
89 Crossing the River ●
90 Seahorses and Mermaids ●
91 Chase the Ball ●
91 Popcorn Races ●
92 Hold My Baby, Please! ●
93 NASCAR Races ●
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