Gator Games
GB’s swim coach wanted to have a fun day for the kids before we head off to the YMCA championships next weekend. And I think she pulled it off spectacularly!
The first game they played was a relay. Each lane had ten kids in it, five on each end of the pool. They had to take turns swimming to the opposite end of the pool and simultaneously blowing on a balloon to get it to the next kid and keep the relay going. The winning team was the first to have all of their kids on each end of the pool swim one length.
The second game was an over-the-head / under-the-legs relay with a rubber ball while IN THE WATER! The funny part of this game was when the kids had to push the ball under the water to pass it through their legs to the kid behind them. The ball would come out of the water like a rocket! Hilarious!
Another game they played was where they used the older kids as engines to pull kids on noodles. Each side of the pool would have five kids on noodles and as the older kid got to each end of the pool she/he would pick up another kid on a noodle to add to their train. The first team to get all of their kids attached to the train and get to the opposite side was the winner. As you can see from the following video, all the kids loved this game. With the indoor pool acoustics, the noise level was deafening…LOL!
And fun days are always made more fun by including pizza! Pizza is a sure-fired way to make GB happy.
