10+ Fun Water Activities for Summer to Beat the Heat [Kids & Adults]

Under the burning heat, fun water activities for summer for kids are the best way to beat the heat. No one can resist cool water or the interest in summer activities. There are many ideas for enjoying summer vacation. What are they? Let’s discover them to make a wonderful summer vacation.

What are some fun water activities for adults and kids?

Fun Water Activities For Summer

DIY Slip n’ Slide 

DIY Slip n’ Slide

One of the most exciting summer water activities for adults and kids is a DIY Slip n’ Slide. It is easy to prepare but still brings a lot of fun. You just grab a plastic tablecloth and pin it to the ground using tent stakes. 

However, you should select thick plastic sheets, at least 6 mils in thickness, to ensure they will not be torn when sliding down. 

It costs about $25 to purchase a 10 X 25-foot roll at most big-box home improvement stores. Spread it out, add water, and now let’s start running and sliding down the lane.

Water Bucket Race

Water Bucket Race

Another water fun activity is a funny Water Bucket Race. It will become more exciting and suitable for team-building and outdoor activities for kids. You can organize a water bucket race at your next backyard party or play date. 

How to play it? Queue the kids into even-numbered teams across from each other. Every member gets a bucket, a big cup of water, or something containing water to increase the game's difficulty. 

The rule of the game is that each team with a bucket carefully dumps the liquid into an empty one, trying not to spill any. Finally, the team with the most water wins.

Toe Diving

Toe Diving

Beat the heat with fun water ideas for summer that can not be without the appearance of the game Toe Diving. It is a game organized in a swimming pool. The cool water in the pool will help players cool down. Kids and young teenagers also enjoy this exciting game.

Choosing a kiddie pool with water and throwing some diving rings or small pool toys. When the game admin says, "Go," every member has to fish out as many toys as possible using only their toes! The winner will be the person taking the most toys.

Sprinkler Twister

Sprinkler Twister

The twister game becomes much more enjoyable with a more challenging level when having some water. It will be the best choice in summer. Movement will be more difficult on slippery surfaces. 

Roll the dice and move. You will twist and reach as you fight against the sprinkles and splashes. Watch out! Twist and turn, but do not slip and slide, or you are out of the game. 

That is a silly, slippery summer twist to a classic party game! It will certainly be challenging to get from left-hand-yellow to right-foot-blue. Who will be left standing?

Water Balloon Toss

Water Balloon Toss

Water balloons are a unique feature of summer and have become popular outdoor activities for summer camp. 

Nowadays, this fun water game becomes increasingly compelling with the help of many DIY pumpers or multi-fittings for your hose or faucet that fill water faster.

The rules of this fun summer water activity are so simple. Sometimes, the purpose of this game is to cool down by throwing water balloons at each other. Sometimes, the rule is to try to throw water balloons as much as possible. Between tossing, squishing, popping, and bobbing, these water balloon matches can result in hours of fun.

Squirt Blaster Races

Squirt Blaster Races

You make a lane from PVC rain gutters, and then, at the beginning, you place rubber duckies or other plastic bath toys. Let’s start! Use a water gun to shoot the toy as far away as possible. 

Change the game a little bit with plastic cups. Hang them by a string. The object of this racing game is to be the first person to move their cup from one end of the string to the other. 

Water Limbo

Water Limbo

Another fun water activity for summer is Water Limbo. Instead of the classic stick, you can stream water from a hose to see how low the kids can go. 

Face up and try to lower the body to go through the water limbo. This game requires toughness and patience. It will be very funny. Let’s play it now! 

Drip, Drip, Drop

Drip, Drip, Drop

This game is a watered-down version of Duck, Duck, Goose. The kids will sit in a circle on the ground. 

The rule is that a person holds a large cup of water overhead and then dips his fingers in the cup to drip water on people’s heads. When that person chooses whom to "dunk," he pours the water on that person’s head. 

That time, the dunk needs to get up quickly and chase the dunker.

Sponge Toss

Sponge Toss

Easy to prepare at a cheap price, that is the Sponge Toss game. 

You just need to cut cheap sponges into strips and hold them together with a rubber band, forming a ball-like shape. Let’s get started with a soak and toss!

Ultimate Sprinkler

Ultimate Sprinkler

A giant slide bridge for playing is in your yard. Parents can make a big square out of four pieces of equal-size PVC pipes, four corner connectors, and one hose connector. 

To make this game a much fun summer water activity, mom or dad can drill to create a bunch of small holes in the pipe for a sprawling sprinkler feature. Hook up the hose. Are you ready to be wet?

Tinfoil River

Tinfoil River

Your kids will love this game. With a roll of tin foil angled downward, create an artificial long river. Gather some small toys that can float, like boats or rubber duckies. 

Turn up the sides of the foil so that when items pass down the river, they can hit the sides and keep floating.

Spray Bottle Tag

Spray Bottle Tag

One of the fun water activities at home that parents can play with their kids is the Spray Bottle Tag game. Prepare a set of inexpensive spray bottles, and let the kids or players have at each other for a thrilling water battle royale. 

You will be out when your shirt is wet, and the clothes do not lie! A variation of this game is that all kids wear white T-shirts. Two different food colors are used in the water to distinguish teams. The last color standing wins. 

Water Piñata

Water Piñata

Water Pinatas are also easy and cheap to organize as a team. Fill water balloons of varying sizes and tie them to a string. 

Players will be blindfolded, and their mission is to take turns swinging a plastic bat or fallen branch at the balloons until the colorful water balloons explode.

Excavating with Ice

Excavating with Ice

If your children love exploration and archeology, you should choose this game for them. Freeze some of your small toys, plastic bugs, and other small treasures in large ice cube molds or bowls. 

After that, get some (safe) digging tools and a spray bottle to start excavating.

Jug Catch

Jug Catch

With this game, you can recycle plastic milk gallon jugs or cartons. Neither protects the environment nor makes much fun. Is it so great? 

Cut plastic milk gallons or cartons in half; however, plastic is still better. Put the handle on the open side facing up to make it easy to hold. It is also simple to play.

You just place a water balloon inside half a plastic gallon and lightly toss it to another person to catch. Remember to be gentle when tossing and catching if you do not want to splat—wet!

Tips to Have a Good Summer Vacation

The water fun activities mentioned above are great, but you should still keep some weather tips in mind to protect your health and your kids’ health. 

In summer, playing water activities or outdoor activities for summer camp under the burning heat, the difference between hot and cold is a popular factor for summer illness. Therefore, it is essential to take some notice of weather tips.

Drinking enough water and applying sunscreen to avoid sunburn are two pocket tips you need to remember. 

Besides, some common summer season diseases, such as heat stroke, food poisoning, dehydration, etc, can be dangerous to death. 

With some habit changes, you can avoid these diseases. Follow these tips:

• Wearing good sweat-absorbent clothes that are lightweight, loose-fitting, and cotton. In summer, you should limit wearing tight-fitting clothes that can irritate your skin.

• Exercise outdoors in the early morning or late afternoon to avoid burning the heat from the sun. In addition, you can do your workout indoors and be in air-conditioning. Let’s keep in mind some essential tips for exercising in hot weather. 

• Try to cool your skin down using fans, take cool showers, and air-conditioning when possible.

Tips to enjoy fun water activities in summer

Conclusion

Summer is not only good weather for traveling but also a good time to play fun water activities. The 10+ fun water activities for summer above are easy to prepare and cheap, so that you can organize them for your kids or small teams. Beat the heat; let’s play it now!