Picture out a beautiful sunny day. The water in your swimming pool is so inviting. Your children are becoming restless. You do not have any pending office work to do. So how about gathering your whole family and spending the whole day bonding outdoors?
Prepare for your activities by whipping up some dishes that can give you and your troop the energy to have a lot of fun. Is everyone thinking "poolside barbecue"? Make sure that everybody gets a task so that no one feels left out and you can practice cooperation.
As you wait for your food to cook, you can play a few games to increase the enjoyment. One idea is to take out your water guns and divide your brood into 2 teams. Use your garden furniture and lounge furnishings beside the pool to make a base. Post a flag (any piece of cloth) with different colours for each camp. The objective of each group is to wet the banner of the "enemy" using the gun, and to guard their own flaglet by warding of the invaders with squirts of water. So create a strategy with your little ones and set a time limit for the attack. After one battle, you can change the members of your team so that each person gets to bond with different members of your family.
Another enjoyable recreational activity to do beside your swimming pool is water limbo. You will need a music player and speakers, a hose, and a line of energetic "limbo-ers". Play your children's favourite dance tunes, turn the hose on, and let everyone do their favourite groovy move before they pass under the liquid "stick".
Once everyone is wet, jump into your pool and have more enjoyable moments with your loved ones.