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May 29, 2013

Pool Party Games: Marco Polo

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One of my favorite pool games when I was younger was Marco Polo.  When we were making our “old school” summer bucket list I realized we had never taught the kids how to play!  So this weekend we taught them the rules to Marco Polo and had lots of fun playing in the pool.

Pool Games for Kids--Marco Polo!  Lots of fun for a pool party or play date!

How to Play Marco Polo

1.  Choose one person to be “it”.

2.  That person closes his eyes and counts to 10.

3.  The rest of the players swim away from him.

4.  The person who is “it” keeps their eyes closed and yells Marco!

5.  The other players have to answer Polo! (Unless they are underwater.)

6.  The person who is “it” uses the sound of their voices to try and find them in the pool.

7.  Whoever gets touched first become “it” next.

Fish Out of Water Variation:  The person who is it can call “Fish out of water!” and anyone outside of the pool has to jump back in.

How to Play Marco Polo...super fun pool party or any day game for kids!

We played for hours this weekend and I look forward to a summer full of pool game fun!  My three year old liked it so much that she even got the kids to play with her in the house.  Although try that one at your own risk…kids running around inside with their eyes closed is not necessarily an idea I’m recommending if you have lots of breakables!

Marco Polo is on our “Old School” Summer Bucket List and is part of a weekly series I will be sharing this summer as we introduce our kids to some of the fun games and activities we remember from our childhoods.

Check out the “Old School” Summer Bucket List for all the activities we plan to do!

About Megan Sheakoski

Megan is the creator of Coffee Cups and Crayons, a blog full of simple fun and learning. She believes that kids’ activities don’t have to be complicated to be fun and that learning is better with play.

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Comments

  1. Mandy says

    June 14, 2013 at 10:44 am

    We take a pair of goggles and spray paint the outside for Marco-Polo = no peeking!!!

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      June 14, 2013 at 10:58 am

      Oh my goodness! Mandy that is an AWESOME idea! Thanks for sharing!!!

      Reply
  2. Frankie says

    October 2, 2016 at 3:50 pm

    Marco polo is perfect for the old school bucket list! I remember playing that every time I was in the pool during the summer. We even played fish out of water but that one is a little more challenging!

    Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      October 2, 2016 at 9:09 pm

      Yes! Me too!!!!

      Reply

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