How To Make Pool Time More Fun

Nothing ruins memories of a good time in the pool like a painful sunburn. It’s easy to overlook the heat of the sun when you’re submerged in cool water, and this makes you more susceptible to sunburn. Keep your skin protected by applying a generous amount sunscreen before taking that first dive.

Inflatable pool floats, tubes, loungers and toys come in many shapes, sizes and themes. Choose the wackiest that you can find - from turtle shaped floats to floating ping pong tables. It's just a whole lot of fun in the water.

Select an upbeat music playlist and gather everyone together for a pool game or two. Here are a couple of suggestions:

• Marco Polo - This game is basically a mix of tag and blind man’s bluff. The seeker is required to close their eyes and seek out the other swimmers. When the seeker calls out “Marco,” the others are required to respond with “Polo.”The seeker attempts to tag the others by following the sound of their voices.

• Water Volley Ball - Just add a net at the centre and form teams. Kids vs. Grown Ups, Boys vs. Girls are some fun teams to get started with.

• Scavenger hunt - Divide the players into 2 teams. Give each team a list of items that need to be collected. Throw the items into the pool and give the go-signal. The first team to collect everything wins.

• Water gun fight - There aren’t really any rules to this one. Just grab a water gun and let the water wars begin!