Trampoline Games

by Teresa McEntire | More from this Blogger

19 Jun 2006 07:49 AM

In May Heather Long talked about the fitness benefits of owning a trampoline. But along with fitness benefits a trampoline can provide hours of family fun. We recently got a trampoline and our three kids have enjoyed it immensely. So I thought I'd share some fun games that kids can play on the trampoline. Some of them you might remember from your own childhood.

Crack the Egg The child who is the "egg" sits in the middle of the tramp and holds their knees close to their chest with both arms. The other children jump and try to make the "egg" let go of their legs.

Snake Have one person move a jump rope back and forth over the surface of the trampoline. The other children try to jump over the jump rope without it touching them. Whoever gets touched becomes the person who moves the jump rope.

Sprinkler Fun Put a sprinkler under the center of the trampoline; turn it up so the water just touches the surface of the trampoline. Have your kids put on their bathing suits and sunscreen and enjoy getting wet.

Add-on All of the children sit on the pad in a row. The first child does a trick on the trampoline. This could be as simple as jumping three times, splitting their legs in the air, or more difficult such as a flip. You could not allow flips if all those participating cannot do them.

The second child does the first child's trick, and then adds one of his or her own. The third child does the first and second trick and then adds his or her own. This continues down the line with each child adding a trick.

If a child forgets a trick or the order, they are out. The game continues until all but one child is out.

Seat Bounce Each child has to follow the pattern of bounce, seat drop (on their bottom), bounce, seat drop, etc. The first person to mess up the pattern loses the game.

Follow the Leader This game is great for young children. One person is the leader and everyone else has to copy what they do.

Bounce-A-Lot Have contests to see who can do the most seat drops in a row. OR Start with one seat drop, jump, then two seat drops, jump, then three seat drops, jump, and see if anyone can get to ten seat drops in a row.

What other games do your kids play on the trampoline?

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Teresa McEntire grew up in Utah the oldest of four children. She currently lives in Kuna, Idaho, near Boise. She and her husband Gene have been married for almost ten years.

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Heather Long (16954) 19 Jun 2006 12:07 PM

Crack the egg is a great game! These are a fun list Teresa. We're going to have to try a couple of these. Both my daughter and nephew are in gymnastics, so they like showing off on the trampoline now and they are learning to take turns on who is the 'star'.

1trawenn (10) 11 May 2008 04:03 PM

Here are some other fun trampoline games for littlest to largest bouncers and some of the coolest new accessories available. http://www.ehow.com/how_2281467_games-trampoline.html

1trawenn (10) 11 May 2008 04:04 PM

Great article. Just bouncing gets boring, and these suggestions and games have made the backyard trampoline a lot more fun!

jumperony (9) 03 Sep 2008 11:32 AM

Great games. Wow thanks for the tips. I'm going to try it with my kids this week. I've owned several trampolines in the past years, and my kids absolutely love it. But we're running out of ideas to do on the trampoline. It's just a whole lot of jumping. Anyhow I thought I'd share this website with you. www.trampolinejumpers.com That's where I bought mine and thought that they were one of the best bargains.