Today I'm sharing a few fun games my family likes to play in the backyard using swim noodles. If you like swimming, then you probably have a few of these noodles just lying around. If not, you can get some pretty cheap at the dollar
store or Walmart.
Foam swim noodles are fun because you can hit each other pretty hard with them but not get hurt...usually. You may still want to set a few ground rules before playing these games, like avoid the face, etc.
Foam swim noodles are fun because you can hit each other pretty hard with them but not get hurt...usually. You may still want to set a few ground rules before playing these games, like avoid the face, etc.
Oodles of Noodles games:
{1} Use the noodles as swords (or light sabers) and fight!
{2} Cut one noodle in half and use it to play tag. For instance, you can only tag the other person by tapping them with the noodle.
{3} Play "lawn hockey" by setting goals on either side of the yard and using the noodles and a ball.
{4} Make your own croquet game using noodles instead of mallets. The balls just need to touch different places in that yard rather than going through hoops.
{5} Blow up a balloon and hit the balloon back and forth to each other without letting it hit the ground. You can set up a net to make this game more challenging.
{6} Put the noodles on the trampoline and pretend they are poison. If a noodle touches you while jumping, you are out.
{7} Make an obstacle course using noodles. For instance, you may have to jump over them, limbo under them, etc.
{8} Throw the noodles like javelins to see who can throw them the farthest.
{9} Play the Name Game. Everyone sits in a circle while one person with a noodle is "it" stands in the middle of the circle. Someone sitting in the circle starts the game by calling out another player's name. Then the player who is called must call out another player's name before getting wacked by the "it" person in middle For instance, if I yell..."Brian," then Brian has to hurry and call someone else's name. If Brian gets hit by the "it" person, then he is now "it." Players cannot call on the person who just called you and cannot call on the person standing in the middle.
If you like the idea of using swim noodles, checkout this book for more involved or team building activities: 50 Ways to Use Your Noodle.
{1} Use the noodles as swords (or light sabers) and fight!
{2} Cut one noodle in half and use it to play tag. For instance, you can only tag the other person by tapping them with the noodle.
{3} Play "lawn hockey" by setting goals on either side of the yard and using the noodles and a ball.
{4} Make your own croquet game using noodles instead of mallets. The balls just need to touch different places in that yard rather than going through hoops.
{5} Blow up a balloon and hit the balloon back and forth to each other without letting it hit the ground. You can set up a net to make this game more challenging.
{6} Put the noodles on the trampoline and pretend they are poison. If a noodle touches you while jumping, you are out.
{7} Make an obstacle course using noodles. For instance, you may have to jump over them, limbo under them, etc.
{8} Throw the noodles like javelins to see who can throw them the farthest.
{9} Play the Name Game. Everyone sits in a circle while one person with a noodle is "it" stands in the middle of the circle. Someone sitting in the circle starts the game by calling out another player's name. Then the player who is called must call out another player's name before getting wacked by the "it" person in middle For instance, if I yell..."Brian," then Brian has to hurry and call someone else's name. If Brian gets hit by the "it" person, then he is now "it." Players cannot call on the person who just called you and cannot call on the person standing in the middle.
If you like the idea of using swim noodles, checkout this book for more involved or team building activities: 50 Ways to Use Your Noodle.
