Fun Swimming Pool Games for Kids

Are you looking for fun activities to make pool time more enjoyable for your kids? While swimming itself can be entertaining, adding exciting pool games to the mix can not only bring joy but also help your child improve their swimming skills. These games can enhance endurance, promote water safety, and boost your child’s confidence in the water. In this article, we’ll explore five different games that have proven to be effective during swim lessons.

Swim Lesson Games

Red Light, Green Light

Equipment Needed: Kick Board

Start on one side of the pool with your child holding a kickboard. As the parent, you can call out commands like red light, yellow light, or green light. When you say red light, your child should stop kicking. Yellow light indicates slow kicks, while green light means they should kick as fast as they can. The goal is to reach the other side of the pool.

Extra Challenge: Place a cup filled halfway with water on top of the kickboard. The objective is to get to the other end without spilling the water.

Skill: Developing a strong and fast kick, maintaining proper body position in the water.

Tip: Ensure that your child’s hands are placed at the very top or end of the kickboard, not the sides.

Writing Fun Swim Exercises on Ping Pong Balls

Equipment Needed: Ping pong balls (or any type of material that can be written on)

Write various swim exercises on ping pong balls and place them in a cup. Let your child pick a ball from the cup to determine the learning activity they will do.

Skill: Comfort in the water, practicing a variety of skills.

Example exercises: swimming to the other end using a specific stroke or technique, throwing a ball into the water and swimming to retrieve it, practicing jumps into the pool for toys, playing Marco Polo, or scavenger hunts for toys at the bottom of the pool.

Streamline through Hula Hoop

Equipment Needed: Hula Hoop

Submerge a hula hoop in the water. The objective is for your child to streamline through it without touching it. To make it more rewarding, you can attach a toy to the end of the hula hoop. Gradually deepen the hula hoop based on your child’s progress.

Skills: Breath control, propulsion, swimming independently, practicing competitive swimming technique.

Tip: Encourage your child to maintain a tight streamline glide by placing both arms straight above their head, with their hands tightly stacked on top of each other and facing straight up towards the sky. Make sure your child looks down at the bottom of the pool while streamlining, reducing drag for a faster glide through the water.

Superman/Superwoman Bobs

No equipment needed.

Starting from the bottom of the pool, have your child jump straight up in a tight streamline position, submerging out of the water. The aim is to go higher with each jump.

Skills: Preparing for powerful wall pushes, getting comfortable in a vertical position.

Tip: Remind your child to use both feet to push off powerfully and squat underneath the water. If your child cannot touch the bottom of the pool, they can jump from a nearby step to gain momentum for a strong upward jump.

Treading Water for Time

No equipment needed.

Find a spot in the pool where your child cannot touch the bottom. Have them hold onto the wall and let go to start treading water. Each round, encourage them to beat their previous time.

Skills: Swimming safety, getting comfortable in a vertical position, strengthening their kick.

  • What is Treading Water?
    • Stay in one place with your child’s head above water in an upright vertical position.
    • Arms: Place hands out of the water or skull underneath the water with cupped hands moving back and forth if necessary.
    • Legs: Encourage your child to slightly bend their legs, similar to riding a bicycle, creating a powerful movement.
    • Practice bringing both arms and legs together for a steady tread.

Tip: You can use a pool noodle under your child’s arms for support. If a pool noodle is not available, use your arms to catch your child if they begin to slip underwater.

If your child needs swimming lessons, Sunsational Swim School specializes in convenient private swim lessons. Learn more about our services and bring the swim school to your pool today!

Alyson Currao’s Bio

Swim Instructor in Naples, FL

Hi! I’m Alyson Currao, a competitive swimmer with 14 years of experience and a Bachelor of Science degree in Event Management from Lynn University. I’ve been teaching swim lessons for over 5 years, catering to infants, high schoolers, and everyone in between.

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