Splash War water Party

So, last year the boys’ had a splash war water party for their birthday, and it’s a great kid activity for the summer.  Most of the supplies you probably already have on hand at your house, and those you don’t are easy to get for this water party.

Splash War water party supplies

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First head to your local big box store or something like that and ask if you can have their boxes.  We stopped at a Sam’s Club and they were more than happy for us to take away a few dozen boxes.  Our dentist also told us the dumpster behind their office frequently has lots of boxes, so we stopped there as well.  You want a large supply of boxes.

Supplies to buy/check your house for: splash bombs* (this is a 24 pack, highly recommend it), baby pool* (ideally you want one for each team), Water Shooter* (one for each kid, we had this be the party favor), blue tape 2″ wide* (we found the kids were better able to build with this size)

Splash War water party rules

You have 5 minutes to gather supplies

You have 10 minutes to build your fort.  Reinforce with blue tape as much as you want.

You have 20 minutes to destroy the other team’s fort.  During that time you may reinforce or rebuild your fort if you want.

You may not touch the other team’s fort other than with your weapons (so no tackling the fort to destroy it).

Splash war water party tips

We figured out a few things along the way, so if you decide to have one of these, here are a few tips to help you out.

1. Water balloons are not an effective weapon and weren’t as much fun as the others, so forget about them.
2. Have a team of impartial adults to judge which side did better (we had several parents who chose to stick around).
3. Set timers for each part.  While it seems like a great idea to just let them keep playing, the longer the splash war goes on, the greater chance of feelings getting hurt.
4. Set clear boundaries for any adults who choose to participate.  The kids loved having their uncles playing, but it’s very easy for the adults to dominate the game.

Overall our Splash war water party was a huge hit.

At the end we had ice cream sundaes for their “cake” and the kids got to put all the toppings they wanted on it, and then they opened presents, and by that time the 2 hours had passed.  It was a huge hit, and the kids had a lot of fun planning the whole thing.  I highly recommend a party like this.