Swimming
- Isabella Xanthe Terrazas
- Apr 30, 2021
- 2 min read
Swimming is a great activity that can help kids stay active while having fun. Swimming is usually a summer activity but depending on the location and availability of indoor pools it can be an activity that kids can participate in year round. Here are some pool activities that kids can participate in:
-racing across the pool
-marco polo
-Step 1: Grab some friends Marco Polo works best if you've got a ton of friends with you. Pick a sunny day, organize a trip to a local pool or a back yard oasis, and dive on in.
Step 2: Pick a Marco Pick someone to be "it" or "Marco," and have them swim to the opposite end of the pool. As is tradition, feel free to taunt this person mercilessly.
Step 3: Count down Marco has to close their eyes, and keep them closed throughout the game. Marco then counts to ten, which is everyone's first chance to scatter around the pool. Be creative with your hiding place, and always keep moving, but whatever you do, don't get out of the water!
Step 4: Heed the call of Marco When the Marco is done counting to ten, they'll shout "Marco!" Everyone then has to shout the response call, "Polo." This shouting process is like sonar, and Marco can call out as much as he or she wants. Everyone has to respond. *Tip: If you don't shout "Polo," Marco can call you out on it. If Marco's right, and you didn't respond, you automatically become the next Marco.
Step 5: Don't get caught Now, it's Marco's job to swim around the pool trying to find a victim. Just like tag, if Marco touches you, you're the new Marco.
Step 6: Be a fish out of water
-Sharks and minnows
-1 - 2 people are the sharks
-When playing with a lot of people in a large area, you can play with more than one Shark. 10 Minnows to 1 Shark is a good ratio.
If many people want to be the Shark you can decide by flipping a coin, or playing rock, paper, scissors.
Everyone who isn't a Shark is a Minnow. Minnows form a line at one end of the pool deck, facing the Shark. There should be at least twice as many Minnows as Sharks.
To start, the Shark yells, "fishy, fishy, cross my ocean", or some variation of that. When the Minnows hear this call, they jump into the pool and start to make their way to the opposite end. The Shark must remain in place above water until the next call
Once everyone is in the water the Shark yells, "Sharks and Minnows!" or "Shark attack!" at any time to start “tagging” players. When the Shark yells this, the Minnows' goal is to reach the other end of the pool without being tagged by the Shark.
The last remaining Minnow is the winner.
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