Water Balloon Volleyball
A fun water balloon volleyball game for family, friends, kids, teens, and adults to play
Materials
- a volleyball or badminton net
- towels - you'll need 1 towel for every two players
- water balloons - filled we used about 70
- A large bucket or container filled with water to put filled balloons into
Instructions
Setting up
- Get the net set up
- Fill balloons and place them in the water filled container which should be located near the net
- Set out towels (similar in size) for each pair of player
Dividing Players
- Divide players into teams and have them pair off
- Give each pair of players a towel to hold
- Have players spread out a little bit on either side of the net. Some will want to be up close to the net, and some toward the back. If you have a large enough space and net, then you can have them spread out on either side of the net, as well
Establish Out of Bounds Lines
- Rules should be established now, because believe me, they will call out on the other team every chance they get
- Decide where out is on the sides and in the back
Playing
- The pairs of players should be holding the corners of the towel which will be used to propel and catch the water balloon
- To start the game, the serving team should place a balloon in the middle of a towel and use the towel to hoist the water balloon up and over the net to the other side
- The opposing team has to try to catch the balloon without popping it and propel it back up and over the net to the other team
Scoring
- Only the team that serves can score
- If the balloon pops on the other side - even if they caught it, then it is a point for the serving team
- The serving team gets one point for every balloon that does not get caught and/or pops on the other side of the net without going out of bounds
- If it goes out of bounds, serving changes sides
- Go until you run out of balloons or a set amount of points is scored by one team