Outdoor trampoline games to play at home

The last player standing wins. All you need for this one is a jump rope and three players. Two players hold the ends of the jump rope and wiggle it back and forth on the trampoline surface. If they touch any part of the jump rope they are out. Poison ball is similar to dodgeball, but instead of two teams facing each other, one team is in the center and the other team is around the outside of the trampoline. If a player in the middle is tagged by a ball, they must join the outside circle.

Last player in the middle wins. Players stand in a circle on the trampoline. You can use a ball, or make it even more fun by using a water balloon. The winner is the last player standing. This is a fun, booty-bouncing game. The object is simple: See who can drop down, bounce on their bottom and then return to their feet the most times in a row.

This classic kids game gets a fun twist when played on the trampoline since you can include jumps, bounces and tricks. This is a great game for young kids. Kids stand in a circle while holding hands. As they begin to say the rhyme, they walk in a circle and fall down at the end. Motor boat, motor boat go so fast. Motor boat, motor boat step on the gas! The surface of a trampoline makes for a great surface to recreate your favorite games with chalk.

Use sidewalk chalk to create a twister board on your trampoline and have tons of fun playing with friends. Sidewalk chalk for the win again with this game. Played the same as on the blacktop at school, but made more fun because you are jumping on a trampoline! A player in the middle holds a jump rope that is folded in half over their head, while the rest of the players make a circle around them. If a player is wearing the color that was called out they step forward and try to jump over the jump rope as it spins around, while the other players step back, If you get hit by the jump rope, you are out.

Poison Ball. Castle attack. Crack the egg. Bouncing air-catch. Piggy in the middle. All of the players are runners except the bird. You have to designate each runner with a specific colored ball. The bird now hides the colored balls in a safe place, like garden beds, trees, outdoor furniture, etc.

The runner should be removed from the back yard during this hideout. Now, the bird would sit in the trampoline enclosure. The runners will come to the backyard again. Now, you need to say go. Immediately the runners have to find the treasures their designated colored balls. The runners should find the balls and run it to the trampolines. Eventually, they need to throw the ball to the nest. Then, you need to count the balls. The winner will be the player who thrown maximum colored balls inside the nest.

He becomes the bird in the next round. Bird dog is a yoga pose where you are on your hands and knees you lift one arm and try to lift the opposite leg without falling. On the trampoline, this is even more challenging, but it makes for some good laughs when you fall over. This is also a great core workout! Grab some sidewalk chalk, painters tape or go ahead and pull out that twister mat and tape it onto the trampoline and spin the wheel! Then your child can enjoy the game on a much more bouncier surface.

This classic game starts with the first person jumping and doing a pose and then the next child does the first pose and adds their own after it.

The next player does the first two poses then adds on again. This classic trampoline game is one of the most popular games for kids of all ages.

It begins with one child sitting on the trampoline, bringing their knees to their chest, and then wrapping their arms around their legs. Whoever can hold their egg pose the longest without cracking wins.

If you need some fun games for the pool too we have you covered there too! The edges of the cross go from one side of the trampoline to the other.

One player sits in the middle of the cross and counts to 10, while the other players pick a corner. When the sitting player gets done counting they will point to one corner making sure to keep their eyes closed. Bum wars is one of those classic trampoline games I remember playing as a kid. I declare a bum war! If anyone bounces on their feet or on their bottoms more than once, that person is out. The classic game can also be played on the trampoline between 2 players. Rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, and paper beats rock.

Cut a pool noodle into thirds and wrap one end with silver duct tape to make a light saber handle. Use your pool noodles to have an epic sword fight or light sable battle on the trampoline! This game is great fun for your musical and dancy kids! Turn up some upbeat music and give each child 15 seconds to jump, dance, and flip to the beat of the music.

The best dance wins!! Or have the kids come up with a dance or routine together and have them perform it for the rest of the family. Taking turns ask the kids to jump as high as they can to the beat of the song, and do a funny or cool pose while mid-air. Photo credit entophos. Playing classic sports like baseball and basketball on the trampoline not only makes them more fun, but it can help improve skills for when kids go back to playing those games in school, or competitively. Trying to pass a volleyball back and forth on uneven surfaces can help increase coordination.

Trying to hit a baseball in the air can help improve timing and teach kids how to better keep their eye on the ball when playing on the real baseball diamond.

Here are some fun ways to shake up these classic games, but can also really improve skills and boost confidence. Pass a volleyball back-and-forth while on the trampoline. Toss the volleyball up and try to jump and spike it over the side of the trampoline net if you have one. This would be a good game to play if you have some players who are not jumping outside the net of the trampoline and want to participate too. Set up a basketball hoop inside the trampoline net and practice jumping and shooting the ball into the hoop.

Have a parent or another kid toss the ball from outside of the trampoline. What do trampoline games entail? Defining a game A game is an activity done alone, in pairs, in trios, or in groups for fun or competitive reasons. Let us first look at the healthy living benefits gained from Trampolines: Brain and body fitness — Trampolines provide perfect cardio exercises both mentally and physically.

Improves blood circulation — through exercises, blood circulation is improved to a smooth flow. Metabolism — Trampolining stimulates body metabolism, creating a better version of yourself. Oxygen Supply — Exercising increases the supply of oxygen in our body and body tissues. Muscle firming — Trampolining improves weight loss, toning, and firming of muscles.

Let us discuss a few Trampoline Games played by oneself: 1. Picasso unleashed —this is a solo played Trampoline game that was derived from art. As we all know, Picasso was an artist. How it is played:- The player used side chalks to make drawings on the trampoline and then jumps on it till the drawing fades away. Just add water — Among the best trampoline games is the Just add water game.

This is because it is played on water and is the perfect summer game. How it is played:- First, put a water pipe or a sprinkler below the trampoline mat or align it on the sides of the trampoline. Ensure all the player s i. Then start jumping and bouncing on the trampoline with water. The perfect trampoline size for playing just add water : The medium and the large-sized trampolines.

How it is played : Tie two or more ropes slightly above the trampoline mat, across the trampoline. Ensure you use elastic ropes. Tighten the ends of ropes to ensure safety against tumbling. The player then jumps, in and out of the ropes in a systematic rhythm while singing a chosen song. How it is played: It is played by throwing a ball against the walls of the trampoline and allowing it to come back to you. Players are advised to use light balls, which are less harmful.

How it is played: It is played by running across or around the trampoline while holding a ribbon made kite. The chosen player has to ensure that they keep the ribbons midair at all times, to add to the fun in the game. Games played by two persons Trampoline games vary in the modes of play, a number of players, and when to play them. How to play it: First, you need two players with varying weights.

As a competitor, you have to bounce on your feet or sit on the trampoline once at a go. If the bouncing effects happen twice on you, then you are off the game.

Your ability to sustain the one time bounce and sitting will determine your chances of winning. How it is played: It comprises of one player creating a trick and the other tries copying it. If they fail to duplicate, they pick a letter and make a word made from it and imitate the animal. How to play Dance battle: All the participants have to do, is compete for dancing to the music. The best dancer emerges the winner of the battle.

How it is played: It is played by one participant acting like a turtle and the other like a hare. The turtle participant has to cuddle up in form of a turtle and tumbles all around the trampoline.

The other participant will be jumping on the trampoline, imitating a hare and if the turtle knocks them, they are off the game. Trampoline games played along with a team — Everything is more fun when done in a group or a team. Let us check a few of them:- 1.

How it is played: The players are placed at separate positions inside the trampoline away from each other. The music is then played from a pre-selected playlist and stopped every 20 seconds consecutively.

As the music plays each player jogs around the trampoline in a uniform manner. The time reduces gradually and the winner will be the last player left on the trampoline. The best Trampoline Sizes for playing the musical bounce : 4ft, 8ft for solo players, 12ft,14ft for duos and trios, and 16ft,17ft,20ft for 4 to 5 players. How to play Piggy in the middle: The game is played by three participants at a go. The piggy middle and two others who are directly opposite each other.

If by luck, the piggy gets the ball, the player who threw it loses the game and resumes the piggy position. The best trampoline size s for playing Piggy in the middle — this game is the rectangular large-sized trampoline 17ft,20ft, and 23ft.

How to play Trampoline whispers: A player is chosen to go on the trampoline and act a trick then leave the trampoline. The next player imitates the first players trick but adds a trick of their own, this will continue until a perfect mimic player is found. If you miss a trick, you are off the game. The runners will be given distinctive colored balls. The game ends when the bird calls the runners back to the nest. The runner with the highest number of their colored ball wins and becomes the bird.

The best trampoline s for playing Birds in the nest game : The Birds in the nest game can be played with any size of a trampoline for the purpose of the trampoline is simply to serve as the nest.

How it is played: The player has to assume that the ball thrown at them is poisonous. The player who is inside the trampoline has to avoid all the balls thrown at them by the other players.

If they get hit, they lose.