Water Activities for Kids on Hot Summer Days

water activities summerSummer is a special kind of season. With its sense of freedom and more relaxed air, summer can be one of the more anticipated seasons around. The weather generally allows for travel and other plans with less interruption except for one component: the heat. If you are a camp counselor, recreational program director, or work with kids outside in general, you may need to adjust plans for physical activities and other events for hot days. One of the best ways to help combat the heat is water!

From running through a hose or sprinkler to a slip and slide, there are a lot of water activities you can plan for children. Below are 4 water activities that you can use to quench the children’s thirst for something cool to do on a hot day.

Safety Note: When doing any outside activity, ensure children have sunscreen on and proper clothing, including a hat to use in water. Also ensure they have towels, lots of water to drink, and a change of clothes. Safety is the main priority when outside and should not be overlooked.

Water Balloons

Water balloon games for kids

Water balloons are so much fun. From filling them up with the children and water splashing everywhere, to throwing them at the ground to get someone wet, to spraying the water from them, these are a go-to classic for hot day water games. There is so much you can do with water balloons. From having students play catch and try not to pop them to trying to hit targets, these make for some cool fun on a hot day.

Water Slide

inflatable water slide kids

Slip and slide your way to classic summertime fun with this water slide, with built-in sprinkler, and a little pool at the end! Heavy-duty, inflatable vinyl water slide with sprinkler is 12’L and ends in a 3’W splash pool. Includes 2 inflatable speed boards for cushioned landings. You can have contests to see which student can slide the longest and fastest. If you keep the water flowing, this can be part of a station of water activities or fun for hours by itself. It’s sure to keep things cool when the sun is beating down.

Splash and Spray Beach Ball

water activities

In this activity, you take a beach ball that can hook up to a water hose or other water spraying device and let it bounce while it shoots water in many different directions.  Imagine all the fun children can have with chasing and fleeing games, trying to keep the ball in the air as a group, or kicking it around. The versatility of this activity along with the assuredness it will keep children wet and cool makes it a must try.

Hot days don’t have to mean sitting inside reading or playing board games. They can become days to make a child’s summer camp experience fun and really turn an otherwise miserable day into one of the best.  With the right equipment and some creativity, you can make summer a splash when the temperature starts to boil.

Wet N Wild Water Play Easy Pack

water easy pack

No pool? No problem! Cool off and have fun with this wild, water play pack. Packed with enough water play items for a group of up to 20, including targets, water goggles and water balloons. See full list of items below. Your group will have blast! Great for field day and summer camps. We have also included an Activity Guide for download. For 2 to 20 players, ages 8 and up.

Includes:

  • 500 Water Balloons
  • 20 Youth Water Goggles to use as eyeguards
  • 20 Water Stick Water Shooters
  • 12 Large Water Buckets
  • 2 Water Balloon Launchers
  • 2 Felt Targets
  • 2 Beach Balls

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Floating Basketball Game

pool basketball

Beat the heat while keeping the game going! This basketball hoop floats 23″ above water. Kids and adults can have hours of fun shooting hoops on this floating basketball game. Build your skill and coordination aiming at a floating net.


About the Author:

literacy in physical educationCharles Silberman has worked as a counselor and camp PE teacher for over 25 years and is currently a PE teacher at an Elementary School. He has become a leader and advocate for incoming physical educators by running workshops on teaching in limited space at staff in-services and conferences, assisting with new teacher orientations, and other initiatives. Charles has also created a niche as a physical education specialist who fuses technology and primary instructional subjects into physical education lessons.

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2 thoughts on “Water Activities for Kids on Hot Summer Days

  1. Pingback: Activity Ideas for Overcoming the Mid-Summer Camp Blues - S&S Blog

  2. Wow amazing activities. WIth summer vacation there comes lots of responsibilities on parent’s head that how to make summers fruitful for their children. These water games are really amazing.

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