1. Dunk Bucket
2. Lawn Twister
5. Giant Jenga
Slip and slides are fun enough on their own, but turning one into a game? Even better. Throw yourself down the slide, stand up, spin around, and try to get a frisbee through a hole to earn points for your team.
Full instructions at How Does She.
This one is pretty self-explanatory: dodgeball... but with water balloons. Just don't aim for people's faces.
Full instructions at Posh Sitting.
Do you have long toes? They may come in handy (or foot-y) while playing this game! You stick your feet into a tub of freezing water and try to pick up as many marbles as you can using your toes.
Full instructions at Whimsy Love.
10. Yard Dominoes
Pool noodles! They're fun in and out of the water.
Full instructions at The Joys of Boys.
17. Flipper Fill Up
A relay race involving silly flippers and a very, very full bucket of water.
Full instructions at How Does She.
19. Bon Appétit
If you're not bothered by the idea of actually eating something, play this sandwich making relay race game. Teams line up beside a table and work together to make a sandwich FAST (one person spreads the mayo, one person adds the meat, etc.). When the meal gets to the end of the line, the last person has to eat it.
Full instructions at Stumingames.
20. Giant Kerplunk
21. Blanket Run
22. Drip Drip Dunk
23. Yard Yahtzee
24. Watch Your Step
25. Cup Races
26. Sponge Launch
Who doesn't like playing with a sling shot? It's just not something that fades with age. In this game, you use one to launch wet sponges at your teammates, who catch them and wring them out into a bucket. The team that fills their bucket with water first, wins.
Full instructions at How Does She.
