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• Water Sorting Puzzle

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Dive into Water Sorting Puzzle, a game where fluid dynamics meets brain-teasing fun. Can you achieve color harmony?

Embark on a mentally stimulating journey with Water Sorting Puzzle, where the essence of puzzle-solving is blended with the fascinating principles of fluid dynamics. This game challenges you to think strategically, as you're tasked with the seemingly simple yet profoundly complex goal of sorting colorful liquids into harmonious arrangements. Each level introduces a new set of containers brimming with vibrant colors, requiring you to carefully pour and maneuver the liquids between vessels to attain the perfect color sequence.

What sets Water Sorting Puzzle apart is not just its captivating gameplay but also its visually stunning presentation. The game's intuitive controls and gorgeous graphics ensure a seamless and immersive experience for players of all ages and expertise levels. From casual gamers in search of a soothing challenge to hardcore puzzle enthusiasts craving a rigorous brain workout, this game caters to a wide audience with its versatile appeal.

As you progress through a variety of ingeniously designed levels, each offering unique challenges and opportunities for creative problem-solving, you'll find yourself more engrossed and invested in the world of liquid puzzle-solving. The joy of advancing through the game is not just in conquering each puzzle but in witnessing your strategic and cognitive skills evolve with each victory. With new levels to unlock and countless puzzles to solve, Water Sorting Puzzle invites you on an endless journey of logic, strategy, and liquid intrigue.

Key Game Features

• Strategic puzzle-solving gameplay with a unique focus on fluid dynamics
• Visually appealing graphics and intuitive controls for an engaging experience
• A wide range of levels, each offering its own distinct challenge and solution
• Suitable for players of all ages and skill levels, from casual to hardcore
• Opportunities to test and enhance your problem-solving and strategic thinking abilities

Age rating: PACO7  ( for kids ✓ )

Published on Apr 9, 2024

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Water Sort is a math game for kids that helps them learn how to count and sort objects. It’s a fun and educational game that can help children improve their math skills.

Water Sort is a fun, interactive game that helps kids learn about basic water properties. In the game, kids must use their science knowledge to help the aliens collect water from different planets. The water from each planet is a different color, and each planet has a different level of humidity.

Kids will have to use their problem-solving skills to figure out how to collect the correct amount of water from each planet. They’ll also learn about the differences in humidity levels on different planets, and why some planets are more conducive to life than others. This game is a great way for kids to learn about science in a fun and engaging way!

Water Sort is a math game for kids

Water Sort is a fun math game for kids that helps them learn how to identify and sort different types of objects by their properties. In the game, kids are presented with a series of cartoon fish underwater and they must use their knowledge of water properties to place them in the correct buckets. Some of the objects in the game include fish, turtles, seaweed, coral, and more.

This game is a great way to help kids develop an understanding of basic mathematical concepts like counting, sorting, and comparing objects. It’s also a fun way to teach them about the different properties of water – like its color, temperature, and density. Thanks for asking!

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Tap on the white pipes to rotate and connect them with the blue pipe. When a pipe turns blue, that means it has water!

Your goal is to make a path with the pipes from the circular starting pipe to the square ending pipe to complete the level. Every time you move a pipe, your move counter decreases by one. Make sure to get it connected before it hits zero.

Click on the white pipes to rotate and connect them with the blue pipe. When a pipe turns blue, that means it has water!

Your goal is to make a path with the pipes from the circular starting pipe to the square ending pipe to complete the level. Every time you move a pipe, your move counter decreases by one. Make sure to get it connected before it hits zero.

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Fun Water Sorting is a puzzle game in which your objective is to sort liquids by color by mixing them properly. Start by moving the fluids into the right tubes until there is only one color per tube. Think logically and find your own way to sort the colorful water. If you get stuck or make mistakes, you can always get a hint or undo your last movement! Share Fun Water Sorting with your friends and learn who can finish the game the fastest!

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It’s heating up, even in the Midwest — so to go along with letter W, we pulled out some hands-on water math and science!

Water Math & Science Activities

Science:  Sink or Float?

This has got to be one of most common science experiments for little ones – and why not?  They love it.  I asked my Six to gather a bunch of objects that might float or sink.  Since she had done this experiment in kindergarten during the school year, she was very excited.

“I’ll get a penny, Mama! I know they sink.”  She was happy to write the names of each object on our recording sheet.  The kids took turns choosing an object, predicting whether it would sink or float (which my daughter recorded), and then testing their hypothesis.

Science:  Will it dissolve in water?

We raided our pantry for items that might dissolve in water, and the kids had a blast testing each substance in a glass jar.  They were fascinated to see that the olive oil actually  separated  from the water.  And I had to convince them that we don’t need to eat soggy sprinkles.  For a terrific post about this experiment, visit Hands on As We Grow .

  Science:  Will it absorb or repel water?

My Six needed some one-on-one time, so while her brothers were playing together (and not fighting – amazing!), we took an eye dropper and a pile of objects that could absorb or repel water.  By the end of the experiment I think she had finally learned not to pronounce it “reppel.” 🙂  You can read more about this fun experiment over at Not Just Cute .

Science: What happens when different objects soak in water?

We found items that might change when left to soak in water for a whole day.  My Six drew a picture of each item before and after it soaked.  We were surprised that the construction paper appeared unchanged (besides being wet).  We saw more obvious changes in the bread, Cheerios, and popcorn!  The foil and rice looked exactly the same after a 24-hour soak.  This idea is from Learn Play Imagine’s fantastic collection of water experiments for kids .

Math: Water Balloon Math — Addition, Subtraction, and Number Recognition

As I sat next to the house filling up water balloons during my precious daily quiet time (while the toddler naps and the older kids play by themselves), I wondered if it was worth it.  You know how you can spend hours decorating a cake – only to see it devoured in ten minutes?  Filling up water balloons feels a lot like that.  However, the kids had so much fun doing water balloon math on a hot afternoon – this time it  was worth it!

I wrote the numbers 1-10 on our sidewalk.  I handed my Three balloons with a single number on them; he matched them to the sidewalk numbers and slammed them down.  I gave my Four simple addition problems.  My Six wanted harder addition problems and a few subtraction ones, too.  I adapted this idea from one at No Time for Flashcards .

Math: Water Beads in an Egg Carton — Counting, One-to-One Correspondence, Number Recognition 

Can water beads count when we’re doing water math?  I love this idea from Little Moments to Embrace , where you can learn how she set this up and find many variations.  I wrote the numbers 1-6 two times in an egg carton (my Three can’t count groups much higher than that), and he counted the water beads to put in each section.

Math: Comparing Volume – measurement  

I filled various plastic containers with exactly 2 cups of water each.  Then I brought them outside and let the kids add food coloring to each one (they loved this, of course).  Next I asked them to tell me which container they thought held the  most water.  You might have guessed that their top guesses were the cup of blue water and the container of red water – because the water was filled to the top.  We took turns pouring the water into the measuring cup. They were surprised to discover that each container held exactly the same amount.

How could this be?  I taught them the word  volume  — and together we talked about how a liquid takes the shape of its container.  Two containers can hold the same amount of liquid – but it looks different depending on how wide or tall the container is.  I think my Six was the only one who soaked up this information!

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66 comments.

March 20, 2020 at 6:39 pm

Hi, not a blogger, or website matron just a grandmother watching a 5 & 9 yr old through this social distancing situation. While the 9 yr old will have work on-line through her school, the 5 yr old is left high and dry from his preschool ( as of today) so i’m looking for activities for the remaining lettters ( v,w,x,y and z) in his school year. Thanks for the great “W” water ideas.

September 6, 2016 at 3:06 am

i like you 🙂

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January 10, 2014 at 7:10 am

Great way to learn math. Good math article.

Anna Geiger

January 12, 2014 at 7:12 pm

November 2, 2013 at 9:33 pm

What a great collection of experiments and I LOVE your printable observation sheets! Such a wonderful resource- thanks for linking up to Discover & Explore this week!

November 23, 2013 at 2:09 pm

Thank you, Stephanie! I love the Discover & Explore link up… it’s not often that a link up is hosted by bloggers who all produce amazing content on stunning blogs! Truly an inspiration to the rest of us!

September 29, 2013 at 2:25 pm

Thank you so much, Paula! I hope you find lots of things you can use 🙂

Kinderscience

August 11, 2013 at 7:00 pm

Ummm, my last post did not come up correctly. I love all the fun ideas on your site. I have posted a link to your site from my science blog.

August 14, 2013 at 3:22 pm

Thanks so much for linking to me!

Sara - My Merry Messy Life

July 27, 2013 at 8:06 pm

I am going CRAZY over your site! Love love love every single post. I am starting pre-k at home this fall with my four-year-old and I also have a 2 yr old and a baby. I’m doing Montessori-style and many of your posts fit that style very well. Your printables are so cute and I know they’re going to like these science ideas. I’m so happy to have found you!

July 30, 2013 at 6:26 am

Thanks so much, Sara! Your comment made my day. 🙂 Especially when I hoped over to your blogs and saw how amazing they are! (New follower here :)) Sounds like your house is a lot like mine wit a bunch of littles. It’s merry and messy, like you say. I hope you keep finding things you can use. Thanks so much for commenting!

July 24, 2013 at 12:22 pm

Just LOVE that you have such great recording sheets to share along with such fun and simple math and science ideas for the little ones. This is FAB! Thanks so much for sharing at For the Kids Fridays! I’m playing some catch up, and have to feature this great post this week…. so hop on by to grab a Featured button if you like. Love to have you share with us again soon! xoxo

July 30, 2013 at 6:24 am

Thank you, Rachel! So thankful for the feature!

Kim @ The Educators' Spin On It

July 15, 2013 at 8:23 am

So many wonderful ideas for learning and playing with Water! Thank you so much for sharing on our After School Linky Party! Here’s the link http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.blogspot.com/2013/07/water-fun-learning-with-kids.html . Can’t wait to see what you share this week!

Thank you so much for the feature, Kim!

Deceptively Educational

July 14, 2013 at 9:40 pm

WHOA! This list is ideas/activities is awesome! I especially love the comparing volume one. Thanks for sharing this at the After School Linky Party. I’m featuring it tomorrow! Keep the great ideas coming!

July 30, 2013 at 6:23 am

It was a fun post to write :). Thank you so much for the feature!

July 14, 2013 at 2:02 pm

Hi! This is a great post, thanks for linking to Tot School Gathering Place! I am looking for the link back and reference to Tot School and I can’t find it in the post, can you direct me to where it is. I am sure I am just missing it, sorry!

July 14, 2013 at 3:29 pm

Thanks for checking it out, Carisa! No, you weren’t missing it, but it’s there now :). Do you have a Tot School button I can add to my link parties list? I wasn’t able to find one – only the “featured” button.

July 12, 2013 at 1:29 pm

Oh, what great activities!! I love the comparing volumes one. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!

July 12, 2013 at 1:56 pm

That was a favorite for me too, Carrie — the food coloring made it extra fun for the kids too 🙂

July 11, 2013 at 6:04 pm

I love this! Thanks so much for sharing. I’m definitely pinning this for the future!

July 12, 2013 at 1:55 pm

You’re so welcome, Renae!

July 10, 2013 at 2:59 pm

I love the printouts you are offering! These are terrific activities. We have done some before and there are some new ones for us to try!

I’m so glad you found things you could use, Sarah!

July 9, 2013 at 5:28 am

What a fun way for kids to explore Science! I shared on pinterest & Google +.

Thanks for linking up to TGIF! Have a great week,

July 12, 2013 at 1:54 pm

Thanks so much for sharing, Beth!

July 5, 2013 at 10:55 pm

I love this last experiment on volume – I have to try it with my 6 year old. Visiting from Crafty Moms Share.

Yes, Natalie, it really was right on target for my six year old — the concepts too high for her little brothers. I hope you get a chance to try it!

Sue from theT2women

July 5, 2013 at 8:16 pm

This looks great!! There’s a new Link-up Party going on this weekend over at One Sharendipity Place and we’d love to have you join in! Here’s the Link! http://thet2women.com/one-sharendipity-place-link-up-9/

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Thanks, Sue! I missed your party this week – it’s crazy busy around here as our garden gets into full swing. Keep reminding me, I’ll get there some time!

July 5, 2013 at 5:03 pm

Pinning! I’ve used the sink/float experiment – but I really like your other ideas as well. Some of these activities just might find their way into our school schedule this coming year! (stopping by from TGIF)

July 12, 2013 at 1:53 pm

Thanks for checking it out, Linda – I hope your family has fun with them!

Jana @ HowToRunAHomeDaycare

July 5, 2013 at 12:53 pm

Wow, what a great list of water activities. I can’t wait to try them ALL. My kids love to experiment with water. I pinned this one to my wild science experiments board.

July 12, 2013 at 1:52 pm

Thanks so much for the pin, Jana!

Dollie @ Teachers of Good Things

July 4, 2013 at 1:41 pm

What great activities for preschool!

Thanks for linking up with the Tender Moments with Toddlers & Preschoolers Blog Hop!

July 4, 2013 at 5:21 pm

Thank you for stopping by, Dollie!

July 4, 2013 at 10:10 am

Oh my gosh. This is great. Love all these activity ideas AND the prediction practice.

Thanks, Caroline — what a fantastic ABC birthday party you set up!!

July 4, 2013 at 7:55 am

We have done several of these, but I love your printables. Pinning for use with my little guy!

July 4, 2013 at 5:19 pm

Thank you, Ashley!

July 4, 2013 at 6:48 am

Love these ideas. Such fun ways to learn.

I would love for you to come link up at Artsy Play Wednesday.

July 4, 2013 at 5:18 pm

Thanks, Kristen! I usually link up at your party but missed it this week. Lots going on over here!

July 3, 2013 at 10:13 am

These are all great for Summer. Thank you for sharing!

July 4, 2013 at 5:17 pm

Thanks, Ruth! It’s always good to get outside learning ideas — sitting at the kitchen table for too long always feels cruel in the summer!

Katie @ Gift of Curiosity

July 2, 2013 at 10:22 pm

We’ve done sink or float, but I love your “repel or absorb” and your “will it dissolve?” activities. But even more, I love your prediction worksheets! Just fantastic!

July 3, 2013 at 10:17 am

Hi, Katie! I just checked out your Fireworks Craft and plan to try it out over the next two days!! I’ll let you know how it goes. Thanks for sharing the fun!

July 4, 2013 at 5:07 pm

Thanks so much, Katie!

July 2, 2013 at 2:27 pm

Thanks again for the ideas – btw, how was the vacation ;-)?! 6 more weeks to go until I will enjoy mine, but hubby and daughter are having their time-off right. I will definitely provide them with your ideas to give them more things to do then “cleaning mummy’s car because she made it dirty again”… I love the volume comparison play and learn idea, I am sure my little one will be really excited.

July 2, 2013 at 2:35 pm

It was great, Conny, thanks for asking 🙂 It was really the first vacation since before my oldest was born that felt restful. Helps that we each had our own cabin (actually they were VERY nice log homes) and could spread out. Loved not having a tiny baby too! Have fun trying some of these!

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The Best Water Games for Kids

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With summer just around the corner, you may be thinking ahead for ways to occupy your kids—without spending a fortune! Children, almost universally, love playing with water, and water games are a fun way to spend an hour or so on a sunny day.

Below you’ll find our pick of the best water activities for kids (many of which are completely free), to help your family enjoy a happy summer!

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Gathering together a few key supplies in advance means that you’ll have plenty of options for fun family fun when the warmer months arrive. Here are the things you need:

• Paint brushes of various sizes
• Spray bottle
• Washing-up bowl
• Range of plastic jugs, tumblers, and other utensils
• Food coloring
• Paddling pool
• Camping tarp
• Cheap shampoo
• Colored chalks
• Large sponge

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Fun and Colorful Water Pictures

Whether you have preschoolers or a busy toddler, this fun water game is a great outdoor activity to enjoy on a hot, sunshiney day. Simply set your kids up outside with paintbrushes and some pots or cups containing water, with a couple of drops of food coloring in each to create an interesting selection of shades.

Show your children how to use the paintbrushes to dip them into one of the pots of water and then create pictures, patterns, or letters on the concrete or patio stones in your backyard. This easy water activity idea is a wonderful way to keep your kids occupied, with minimum spending and clearing up—perfect!

Create Your Own Backyard Water Wall

Take your backyard playspace to the next level with an exciting water wall that’ll have your kids wanting to be outside all day! You can buy ready-made versions, or have a go at putting your own together. To create your own water wall, first figure out what you’re going to attach all the components to: this could be a fence, deck rails, a section or lattice, or even a baby gate—the main thing is to ensure it’s secure and there’s no risk of it toppling onto your toddler.

Once this frame is in place find a selection of plastic containers: raiding your recycling crate is likely to be a good idea for this! Plastic bottles, containers, and tubes of various shapes and sizes will all work well. Next, think about the placement of each item to ensure water will flow through each as it makes its journey through the water wall. When you’re ready, secure each of the containers using either a staple gun or punching holes in each and using zip ties or florist wire to attach to the stand.

Once your homemade water wall is complete, you’ll be happily surprised at just how much time your preschooler or toddler spends pouring water into the first container at the top of the wall and watching, fascinated, as it splashes through each.

Playing with ‘Boats’

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Water games for kids don’t come much simpler than this! Fill a washing-up bowl with water (add some bubble bath for additional foamy fun) and set your little one up with this outside. Gather some of their favorite small plastic toys, that won’t be damaged by being in the water, along with a few plastic container lids—again, raid the recycling bin!

Show your child how to float the lids on the surface of the water, and then conduct an experiment to see how many of the small toys can fit onto the ‘boats’ before they sink! Put out some jugs, utensils, a watering can, and plastic cups, too, and see where your child’s imagination takes them.

Put Together a Water Sensory Bin

Very young children love sensory bins—so why not make a watery version to help entertain them and beat the heat at the same time? Partially fill a paddling pool or use a low, wide plastic container. Add some small plastic toys, and other age-appropriate items for your little one to explore: these could include pebbles, shells, ice cubes, plastic balls, or leaves.

Set up a Toy Wash

Young children tend to adore this water activity, and it’s super easy to set up! Give your child a bucket or bowl filled with warm soapy water, another with plain water, a towel, and a selection of their favorite plastic toys. Now ask your little one to give each of their toys a lovely bath! Once they’re all scrubbed, pop them onto the towel to dry.

Make a DIY Slip and Slide

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You can buy a ready-made slip-and-slide set for outdoor watery fun, or have a go at making your own! If you decide to DIY it, all you need is a camping tarp, a garden hose, and a bottle of cheap shampoo.

To get started, simply spread the tarp on a spot in your backyard that has a slight slope. Set the hose up, pointed at the tarp, to provide a steady stream of water. You could consider attaching it to a clothesline or a nearby tree branch. Finally, pour a generous amount of shampoo over the tarp to create a super slippery surface. And you’re done! Kids will love playing on this homemade slip-and-slide: in fact, it’s likely to become their favorite outdoor activity of the season (which is why you should only use cheap shampoo—you’re likely to get through a lot of it over the summer)!

Want to take the fun to the next level? Fill the water slide with water balloons and watch your kids lose their minds as they plow through the brightly colored balloons!

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Water Balloon Pinata

If your child will be celebrating their birthday in the summer months and you’re planning a party, then setting up a water balloon pinata is a fabulous idea that’ll go down brilliantly.

All you need to do is string a rope across a section of your garden, fill multiple balloons with water, and hang them from the rope at regular intervals—they can be at varying heights, too, if you like. Once you’re ready, get the kids to take turns hitting the balloons with a bat or a stick until they pop!

This is one of the most fun water games to play when you’ve got a group of kids to entertain: but make sure children stand back and keep well clear of the bat or stick when it’s being swung.

Sprinkler Limbo

If you’re looking for watery games that’ll get the kids moving, look no further than sprinkler limbo! Create a limbo rod using, for example, a broomstick, and set up a sprinkler nearby to add to the summer fun!

Play some upbeat music, and have the kids take turns attempting to duck, dance, or make their way beneath the limbo rod in whichever style they choose. If someone hits the rod, they’re out of the game—and keep lowering it periodically to up the ante!

Sponge Toss and Colander Toss

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Sometimes the best games are the simplest! All you need is a large sponge and a bucket of water per kid. Get the kids to stand a little distance apart and put a bucket next to each. All the kids need to do is dip the sponge in their buckets and throw it to one another—points are deducted whenever the sponge is dropped. This easy-set-up game is a great way to keep children cool when the temperatures start to rise!

And for a different spin on this game (and for kids who want to get seriously wet!) grab a colander and some water balloons. One child holds the colander over their head while the other kids take turns throwing the water balloons, with one point awarded for each balloon that successfully goes into the colander.

Spray Bottle Tag

Fun water games for kids don’t get much more exciting than a game of spray bottle tag! Organize kids into two teams, and give each child a spray water bottle. Add a few drops of red food coloring to one team’s bottles, and blue to the others’ bottles—and have all the kids wear white t-shirts.

When someone gets sprayed, they’re out, and the last color left standing determines the winning team! This is a great way to get children running and moving their bodies, and you can be sure no one will be asking for a screen while there’s a chance that this game is on the cards!

Paddling Pool Ball Toss

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Whether you’ve got two kids to entertain or ten, a game of paddling pool ball toss is a great idea. Fill the paddling pool and put an inflatable inner tube into the water. Give each player a few small plastic balls and have the children throw them, with the aim being to get as many balls as possible to land in the center of the tube.

Play Duck, Duck Splash!

A fun twist on the classic Duck, Duck, Goose playground game, this version involves—you guessed it—getting wet! Get children to sit in a circle on the grass and choose one player to be ‘it.’ Give this child a cup filled with water—they must now walk around the circle, tapping other players on the head and saying ‘Duck.’ When they reach their chosen ‘victim’ the child yells ‘Splash!’ and pours the cup of water over their head.

Now it’s a race: the person who’s been splashed must chase the other child around the circle, with the winner the one that gets back to their seat first.

Water Balloon Musical Chairs

Just like the traditional Musical Chairs game, this version involves players scrabbling to find a seat when the music stops, but with one key difference: there’s a water balloon on each seat!

To set up the game, set out one less chair than there are players and, each time a player is out of the game, remove another chair.

Hold a Back-to-Back Water Dash Race

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Get everyone in on the summer fun with this timeless backyard game! Players work in pairs, with the pair that’s the first to complete the race without bursting their water balloon crowned the winner.

Get each person in the pair to face away from each other, carefully place a water balloon in between them, and have them link their arms to keep the balloon in place. Set up a start and finish line, and then it’s on your marks, get set, go!

Water Bucket (or Cup!) Race

Separate kids into two teams and get each team standing in two lines. Give each child a bucket, large cup, or other plastic container. Fill the first child’s bucket (on each line) with water, and say ‘Go!’ The first kid pours the water into the next in the line’s container, and this continues until the water gets to the last child. The team who has the most water left in their container is the winner! This is a great DIY game to play at camp, on the playfield during a picnic, or in your backyard.

Water Baseball

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Ideal for slightly older kids, this is baseball with a watery twist! Fill a bucket with water balloons, and have kids pitch these instead of balls. Get the children to take turns trying to hit the ‘ball’ using a plastic bat or stick—if a player bursts it, he or she can then run the bases.

Watch out though: you may find that the teenagers and adults of the household want in on the action!

Water Battle

This one’s perfect for slightly older kids and is played by two people. Gather together a pitcher of water, eight plastic cups half filled with water, and a couple of decks of playing cards. Put the cups and pitcher on a table, and a deck of cards (face-down) in front of each player.

To play, kids turn over the top card of their deck at the same time; whoever is lucky enough to turn the highest card gets to dump a cup of water over their opponent’s head! Trust us, this game will never get old.

Have an Outdoor Bathtime

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For very little kids and preschoolers, why not take bathtime outside to enjoy the sunny weather? This is also a lovely way for your child to enjoy the sensory nature of being outdoors: listening to the sound of the birds, feeling the breeze on their skin, and watching the movement of the leaves.

Fill a paddling pool with water at a temperature that’ll be comfortable for your little one, grab the bubble bath, shampoo, and baby wash, and get into the pool with your child for a lovely outdoor bath.

Brightly-Colored Water Chalks

Simply get some sidewalk chalk (your kids may already have these in their craft supplies) and soak the chalk in water for at least an hour. After this time, spray your driveway or the sidewalk with water, and then show your kids how to use the wet chalk to make beautiful, paint-like effects.

Toy Fishing

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Young children will love this game! Fill a paddling pool, washing-up bowl, or large container with water, and then pop in a selection of small plastic toys. Using a large spoon (or a small mesh net if you have one to hand) the idea is for your kid to fish out each toy. This is a great activity for promoting hand-eye coordination and developing fine motor skills, too.

Fascinating Frozen Dinosaur Eggs

Looking for things to do to help your toddler or preschooler stay cool? Making and playing with a batch of frozen dinosaur eggs is the perfect solution! Best of all, the only things you need for this activity are some balloons, a few small plastic dinosaur toys, and water (and, optionally, glitter).

Put a dinosaur into each balloon, fill it with water, tie them off, and pop them into the freezer. Once they’re frozen solid, you should be able to peel the balloon away easily, leaving an ‘egg’ with a cute dinosaur embedded inside. If you like, have your kids sprinkle glitter over the eggs to make them look extra magical!

The sky’s the limit when it comes to imaginative play incorporating these dino eggs: hide them in the yard for your mini intrepid explorers to find, or encourage children to think about ways to help the dinosaurs to hatch out of their eggs—and (if safe!) try out their ideas.

Fun Sensory Play with Ice

And sticking with the ice theme—well, it is summer, after all—a really simple activity that toddlers will enjoy is playing with colored ice. To make things interesting, freeze water in containers of various shapes and sizes, and add food coloring to create pretty colors.

Once frozen solid, put these shapes on a mat outside and allow your child to explore them—you could suggest they see what happens to a shape when it’s put in the paddling pool, for example, or when it’s placed in direct sunlight.

Make an Aluminium Foil River

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Using some heavy-duty aluminum foil, show your child how to create a watercourse—either have it running down a natural slope in your garden, or use rocks, a bench, or anything else suitable to make the ‘river’ run downhill.

Next, ask your child to find some obstacles to add to the river from around the backyard, such as pebbles and small sticks. Once they’re happy with their creation, have them use a jug or bucket to pour water into the ‘mouth’ of their river, and watch it wend its way past the obstacles to the bottom.

Let your children’s creativity run wild: perhaps they’ll want to see if they can create some rapids to sail a makeshift boat down, or will want to add tributaries to their waterway. This is a great activity for helping promote problem-solving skills and creative thinking—and it’s lots of fun, too.

Build a Water Obstacle Course

This activity requires a little bit of time to think through and create, but it’s worth it: kids will have tonnes of fun tackling the obstacles and completing the challenge. The nature of the obstacles will depend on the age of your child, but you can use some of the ideas above to create a course.

For example, you could incorporate a DIY waterslide, water balloon pinatas, and toy fishing into the obstacle course. Kids can either have fun working their way around the course themselves, or race against their friends to see who can complete it in the quickest time!

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As well as the fact that water activities are a lot of fun, and can help keep kids cool when the temperatures are soaring, there are lots of other benefits to this type of play.

Builds Motor Skills and Sensory Exploration

Water play provides so many opportunities for sensory experiences, which are a vital way that very young children learn about the world around them. Activities involving water are also great ways to develop motor skills and coordination, by pouring, lifting, carrying, jumping, and running.

Promotes Hand-Eye Coordination

Stirring, painting with water, pouring, ‘fishing’, and manipulating objects through water play is an effective means of promoting kids’ developing hand-eye coordination, and improving control and accuracy.

Develops Focus

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By providing experiences your child can immerse themselves in, you’re providing a great opportunity for them to develop the skills of focus and concentration. As such, water activities can be a good means of helping gently prepare pre-schoolers for the increased focus required in the classroom environment.

Introduces Basic Science Problems

By experimenting with water play, young kids are testing out many science problems, such as whether an object sinks or floats. By getting kids involved in some of the activities involving ice, as listed above, you’ll also be encouraging them to explore what happens, for example, when ice is added to water or left in the sun, and why.

Builds Social Skills

Playing some of the water games we’ve included above is a good way to help your child develop their growing social and communication skills. Many of the games require pairs or teams to work together to achieve success, which is a valuable means of encouraging teamwork and understanding.

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Most kids love playing with water—and even if you can’t get to the swimming pool it doesn’t mean the watery fun has to stop! Use the above ideas as inspiration to get the kids outdoors and active this summer—most of the activities or games we’ve listed are free or require just a few easy-to-find supplies to set up.

When playing with water, it’s vital to make sure young children are supervised by an adult at all times. Babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers shouldn’t be left alone in or near a paddling or swimming pool, no matter how shallow, even for a moment.

Protect kids even more by wearing a waterproof GPS watch with the Findmykids app . So you can know exactly where the child is, whether they left the yard or not, and what is happening around them.

If you’re looking for ways to get the kids off their screens and out in the fresh air for some active fun, water activities are the perfect solution. What water games do your own kids enjoy? We’d love to hear your go-to activities—drop us the details in the box below!

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