The best pool toys and games you can buy

• There's nothing like taking a dip on a hot summer day.
• To liven up your pool time, we've rounded up the best pool toys and games you can buy.
• Read more: The best pool floats you can buy

The joys of the backyard swimming pool are many as temperatures inch upward over the long days of summer. Swimming laps, lazily drifting on a float, or stretching out on a poolside lounger while slathered in sunscreen are all great ways to enjoy the pool, but sometimes, you crave a little more excitement.

Whether you're trying to keep your kids busy or you feel like doing something more fun than swimming laps, a toy or game specifically designed for the pool is the answer. That's why we gathered up our favorites, from volleyball sets and mermaid tails to inflatable beer pong tables and diving toys.  

These are our favorite pool toys of all kinds:

• A pool ball toy: Watermelon Ball
• A pool volleyball set: Intex Pool Volleyball Set
• A pool toy for adults: GoPong Beer Pong Float
• A diving pool toy: Swimways Mr. Ray's Dive and Catch Game
• A pool toy for groups: Intex Inflat-A-Bull
• A competitive pool toy: Swimline Log Flume Joust Set
• A floating pool toy set: Solstice Floating Pirate Castle Play Set
• A mermaid tail: Fin Fun Mermaid Tail

Updated on 6/1/20 by Connie Chen: Updated categories and product selection. 

A pool ball toy

Watermelon Ball

The Watermelon Ball does everything a basketball can do, but underwater.

This all-sorts-of-fun pool toy inflates with water from a garden hose, not air, so you can play a multitude of underwater games without it bobbing to the surface.

You can pass it up to 10 feet underwater, dribble it on the bottom of the pool, dive for it, and play tag or keep-away. This ball might just be the most played with toy in your pool this summer, and believe us, it's not only going to be the kids fighting over whose turn is next.

A pool volleyball set

Intex

Spike, set, serve, and stay cool with the Intex Pool Volleyball Set. 

A good game of volleyball is fun for kids and adults. It's even more fun when the game takes place in a swimming pool, where cooling off requires nothing more than dunking your head underwater. The Intex Pool Volleyball Set includes everything you need: an inflatable ball, a net attached to a floating base, and two anchors to keep your game from drifting across the water.

Whether your volleyball players are highly competitive or just having fun batting the ball back and forth, this game will provide lots of fun throughout the summer. 

A pool toy for adults

GoPong

The GoPong Beer Pong Float brings the classic party game to the swimming pool. 

With the GoPong Beer Pong Float, you get all the fun of beer pong combined with the distinctly summer feel of a pool party. The large float has cup holders arranged in the traditional 10-per-side beer pong triangles, as well as eight additional cup holders along the float's edges, and a large built-in cooler for your extra beer.

The game includes the float and six pong balls. You'll need to supply the cups and your favorite beer or other beverage. Once you have everything in place, the fun supplies itself.

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