Source: @Frances Yeo via Flickr
4. Back to Back Race
This activity requires partners in pairs. Have two kids stand back to back and hold a water balloon between them. Then they have to go head to head with another set of kids and try to make their way to a designated finish line. If they break the balloon, they have to start over but if they make it to the end they win!
Source: @frankieleon via Flickr
5. Musical Water Balloons
Remember old school musical chairs? This is one step better (and wetter!). Place water balloons in a circle, and remember to use 1 less balloon then there are children (just like one less chair in musical chairs). Then have kids walk in a circle to some music. When you turn off the music, everyone needs to find 1 balloon to sit on. Last person without a balloon is out!
Source: @Gabriel Garcia Marengo via Flickr
6. Big Balloon Challenge
Most of the time, we parents are the ones stuck filling tons of balloons. But you can actually make a game out of filling them up! If your kids are old enough, create a challenge in which the person who makes the biggest balloon without bursting, wins! Simple and hopefully you’ll end up with a few whopper sized water balloons at the end.
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