A water ski rope:
Boogie Boards:
And a Pool!
To get started, divide your group into 2 or more teams, depending on the number of participants. (If you only have a few, you could even just do the one team, they will still have fun with no competition!) Make sure there is plenty of space between the teams to avoid any collisions. A pool with lane markers is ideal, with the space of one lane between each team. If you don't have a big enough pool for this, just have one team go at a time and use a stopwatch to time each team to see who was the fastest.
Have all the members of one team line up on one side of the pool, with one person on the other side. This will be your first "puller," so give them the end of the ski rope. Have your first "rider" get on the boogie board in the water, either sitting, which some kids find more comfortable, or kneeling, which is undoubtedly faster. Hand the rider the end of the rope with the handle. When you say "go," the puller will begin pulling the rider across the length of the pool. You may want to make another line across the end of the pool so that the puller stops pulling before the rider hits the wall. An extra brightly colored rope that will float works great for this. When the rider stops, he will get out of the pool and trade the ends of the rope with the puller, then the puller will get on the board and paddle quickly back to the starting side. (If you find that it's difficult for them to hold on to the rope and paddle, have a leader swim back in the adjacent, empty lane with the rope for them, or have more than one rope per team.) When they reach the other side, they will join the end of the line and the next participant will get on the boogie board and ride across. This puller (who was the original rider) will get on the board and paddle back across the pool, the most recent rider becomes the puller for the next participant in line, and the game goes on. Only one person will be on the "pulling" side of the pool at any given time, with the rest of the team on the opposite side (except for the one in the water.)
This activity is fun for adults too, I was certainly entertained! Recommended for ages 8 and older.
Have all the members of one team line up on one side of the pool, with one person on the other side. This will be your first "puller," so give them the end of the ski rope. Have your first "rider" get on the boogie board in the water, either sitting, which some kids find more comfortable, or kneeling, which is undoubtedly faster. Hand the rider the end of the rope with the handle. When you say "go," the puller will begin pulling the rider across the length of the pool. You may want to make another line across the end of the pool so that the puller stops pulling before the rider hits the wall. An extra brightly colored rope that will float works great for this. When the rider stops, he will get out of the pool and trade the ends of the rope with the puller, then the puller will get on the board and paddle quickly back to the starting side. (If you find that it's difficult for them to hold on to the rope and paddle, have a leader swim back in the adjacent, empty lane with the rope for them, or have more than one rope per team.) When they reach the other side, they will join the end of the line and the next participant will get on the boogie board and ride across. This puller (who was the original rider) will get on the board and paddle back across the pool, the most recent rider becomes the puller for the next participant in line, and the game goes on. Only one person will be on the "pulling" side of the pool at any given time, with the rest of the team on the opposite side (except for the one in the water.)
This activity is fun for adults too, I was certainly entertained! Recommended for ages 8 and older.
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