Summer means beach weather and if you’re lucky enough to live in a coastal area or take a break and head for those tropical destinations then beach games are a must. With cool beach wear and inviting waters, can you really resist it? So, as you get set for your trip, check out these 5 best beach games that promise to keep you and your friends charged up for hours.

Fill  it up

Run to Win!

Run to Win!

This is like a race where you keep a line of buckets on one end, and empty mugs in the player’s hands. After that, the players have to run towards the shore, fill their mugs with water, and empty them in the buckets. The first one to completely fill their bucket wins.

 

Shell hunt

Even if you lose, you win the shells

Even if you lose, you get the shells

For this game, just ask everyone to find different types of shells and the one with the largest number of varied shells will win. What makes this game even more fun is that people literally swim in the water to find good shells.

 

Musical towels

Time to grab a towel seat

Time to grab a towel seat

You must have played musical chairs, right? Well, musical towels is its beach counterpart and just happens to be one of the most unique and fun games to play.

 

 Sand aim

Hit the target

Hit the target

To play this game, you have to draw circles with specific diameters on the sand and then number them. After that, pick a stone, choose a number and try to aim your stone to hit that number. This could also prove to be a unique way of gambling if your party consists of 18+ attendees.

 

Beach bowling

Your own Bowling Space

Your own Bowling Space

Dig six holes in the sand and put empty bottles in all of them. Then, just imagine that beach as your bowling space and use some tennis balls to hit the bottles. I’m sure bowling would never have been this fun.