Filling the summer holidays with fun and fascinating activities for your kids is always challenging – So you can use their love of swimming to entertain them, we have created some activities for you.
This game is played in teams and the aim is to guess what is written on the card your teammate picks up.
Split into teams of two people+, if you are a group of two or three, this game can be played individually with all players allowed to guess. Teams take it in turn and players rotate so everyone has a go.
To play, the first player rolls the dice to see which category they must complete on the card.
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The player must then act/describe/give clues without saying the word on the card until their teammate guesses correctly or until one minute is up. If the team guesses correctly they win the card. The winning team is that with the most cards at the end of the game.
Download the cards, timer, and dice (you can use Google Random Number Generator)
This game is played in teams and the aim is to guess what is written on the card your teammate picks up.
You can split into teams of two or play individually.
Print and cut out the word cards, shuffling them into a pile.
The first player turns over a card making sure no one sees. They must act/describe/give clues without saying the word on the card.
Those in your team can make guesses, or if playing individually, all players can guess. The person that guesses the word wins the card.
The winner is the person or team with the most cards at the end of the game.
Download World Ocean word cards.
This is a classic game guessing game where you act out the word on your card.
Split into teams of two people+, if you are a group of two or three, this game can be played individually with all players allowed to guess. Teams take it in turn and players rotate so everyone has a go.
The player must act out clues without saying the word on the card until their team guesses correctly or until the 1-minute timer is up. If the team guesses correctly within the minute they win the card. The winning team is that with the most cards at the end of the game.
Download charade cards, timer
This game needs a good memory and quick thinking!
The first person starts with ‘I went swimming and took….’ Then they must fill the gap with something they took e.g. a swim cap. The next person must repeat ‘I went swimming and took a swim cap and a………’ e.g. inflatable crocodile. The next person must repeat both before adding their own and so on. Keep going around the circle, if someone forgets the sequence or says the same item as someone else they are out.
If you need any ideas, use a scenario from the Swim England water safety worksheets below and expand the story.
This could be about your swimming lessons, swimming with school, or swimming with your family on holiday.
You can also find lots of activity sheets from Swim England here.