Materials
Tons of water balloons and a group of youth.
Preparation
Separate the youth into two or three groups, depending on how many you have and give them a t-shirt. Have them put their arms in the shirt and through the arm holes, but don’t let them put it on any furthur. They will use the shirts to catch the water balloons.
Send the youth out into the yard and set minimum distances for tossing the balloons. Let the balloons fly. When you run out of water balloons, the kids should be soaked. The team that catches the most water balloons within the specified boundaries wins!
It may be helpful to set up a tub or kiddie pool for each team before you start so they can put their balloons in it as they catch them.
Variation:
Instead of tossing balloons by hand, increase the minimum distance and use a water balloon launcher for each team. Not sure what a water balloon launcher is? Check out this site http://www.cxblaster.com/
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