Inner Tube Water Polo & Jaws

This activity is a fun twist on a regular game of Water Polo. You can find the basic rules and information on how to play the game here. Look over the rules and feel free to make some adaptions for the group of people you are playing with. In this version of water polo, every person playing uses an inner tube to float around the pool while they play. This eliminates the need for treading water, which (for anyone who can't tread water like me) allows more people to actually be able to play. After the game is over, you can watch Jaws while everyone continues to float on their tubes and dangle their feet in the murky waters below.

Blindfolded Lightning

This game works great for a Family Home Evening activity. The original form of this game has many names (Lightning, Knockout, Gotcha, Killer, Elimination, Poison, Crash, Fireball, Dynamite, Putout, Bumpout, Speed, Hurricane, Tornado, Ultimate, Scrum, Chicago Shootout, Bump, etc.) All you need for this activity is two basketballs and some blindfolds. Simple enough, right? You can check out the all-knowing Wikipedia for instructions on how to play the basic form of the game here. For the blindfolded version everyone needs a partner. You can make it boy/girl or just let people choose a partner. One player is blindfolded and the other is left to be their guide. The game is then played just like the regular game with the front two people in line shooting baskets and handing off the basketball once a basket is made. The guide needs to protect their partner from any rebounding basketballs and also help guide them in making a shot by scooting them closer/farther back, angling them, telling them how hard to shoot it, etc. When one round is over and a winner is claimed, switch positions so the guide gets to be the blindfolded player and vice versa.