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Drip, Drip, Drop | Outdoor Water Game for Kids

When the weather gets hot, we head outside to play. Most of the time, our play includes WATER! Learn how to play this outdoor water game with kids for tons of our fun.

This gross motor game is a spin off the classic Duck, Duck, Grey Duck (or Goose!), but with a cup of water. I can’t take credit for creating the game as it was shared with me by a fellow camp counselor 20 years ago! It was a summer camp hit then and still is today.

Grab a bucket of water and a cup and try it with your kids this afternoon!

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Drip drip drop outdoor water game

Drip, Drip, Drop | Outdoor Water Game for Kids

Learning objective: The children will learn to follow directions, take turns, and run!

*This game is best played in a group of 3 or more children.

Materials Needed:

  • Bucket
  • Plastic Cups

How to Play Drip, Drip, Drop Game

1. Children sit in the circle.  One child is “it.”  They scoop a 1/2 cup of water from the bucket.

2. Starting where they were sitting, they dip their fingers in the cup and sprinkle a drip of water on the next child’s head and say, “drip.”

3. Play continues with drips until the child DROPS the rest of the water on someone’s head and says, “DROP.”

4. That person then chases the child who is it around the circle, trying to beat them back to their original space.

5. The player that sits last (or is still standing) scoops a 1/2 cup of water and goes around the circle again.

6. The game ends when all children have had a chance to be it or your water runs out!

* Paper cups will work, but they get soggy fast and you need a lot of them. The plastic disposable cups are a little better, but crack easy. If you have a plastic re-usable cup, they tend to hold up the best!

** Drip Drip Drop Rules: We always had a few kids who did not want to get wet. We had a signal that if the did not want to get wet, they would put their legs straight out and the child who was “it” would drip on their legs, not their head and for the “drop” just pour it gently on their legs.  You may of course, adapt the game to meet the needs and wants of your kids.

Water Activities from the #PlayfulPreschool Team:

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  • Making a Solar Still-a Water Desalination Experiment by Capri + 3
  • Water Displacement Experiment by Fun-A-Day
  • Drip, Drip, Drop | Outdoor Water Game for Kids by The Educators’ Spin On It

Get your kids splashing around outside with Drip, Drip, Drop game, then dry off and come inside for some quiet reading time. This level 3 reader from National Geographic provides a great introduction to the science of water. With high color photographs and detailed explanations of concepts and terms, children will learn about water cycles, flow, and evaporation.

National Geographic Readers: Water

Geared for more advanced beginning readers ages 6-9 to read independently.  My little guys LOVE this book read to them.

Here are a few more fun ideas for outdoor water games!

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Comments

  1. Cerys Parker says

    June 10, 2015 at 3:35 am

    What a fun game – adding it to our water week when the kids are off school they will all love this.

    Reply
  2. jbales says

    June 10, 2015 at 6:31 am

    We play this, but use a sponge and squeeze the water onto the head of the chosen person.

    Reply
  3. Theresa A says

    June 10, 2015 at 8:31 am

    This is an awesome summer variation on duck, duck goose. Love it! What a perfect game for hot days.

    Reply
  4. Danielle Buckley says

    June 10, 2015 at 9:59 am

    This sounds like so much fun. My son is really into Duck, Duck, Goose right now, so I know he would LOVE this. We'll be trying it out soon.

    Reply
  5. Growing Book by Book says

    June 10, 2015 at 6:27 pm

    What a super fun twist to the game!

    Reply
  6. Natasha Johnson says

    June 12, 2015 at 7:55 am

    We've played this in summer camp as a kid but we used sponges. Nice to see it still big played.

    Reply
  7. Catherine says

    June 24, 2015 at 8:30 pm

    My kids just mentioned playing this at school for their end-of-the-year parties. I love that it is a fun summer game requiring not too much space and not too much water.

    Reply

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