30+ Great Pool Toys For Summer

If you’re buying these amazing pool toys for someone who is obsessed with the pool, don’t forget to check out our list of Gifts For Pool Lovers. They’re the perfect birthday or Christmas gifts for your pool fiend.

Great Pool Toys For Summer

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We split this list into a few categories: pool dive toys, swim toys, inflatable toys, and pool games. Now, of course, some toys could fit into two categories, but I tried to put them where they fit best.

Also, keep in mind, these are very specifically pool toys. Made for the pool. Not ones for the bath that you can bring into the pool. If you’re looking for toys for the bath, we actually have a list of Fun Bath Toys For Kids that you can check out.

Pool Dive Toys

These pool dive toys the perfect toys for you to throw, watch sink, and then have your kids swim to retrieve.

Dive Rings

Dive Rings are such a classic pool toy. They’re literally just a set of rings that you throw and dive for. But, when we had these growing up, we would play with them for hours.

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Undersea Treasure Hunt Pool Game

What’s super cool about this Undersea Treasure Hunt Pool Game is the jewels (the “treasure”) fill with water and sink towards the bottom of the pool while the treasure box floats. So your child can dive for the treasure and not have to hold onto the box.

Pool Torpedoes Diving Pool Toys

These Pool Torpedoes Diving Pool Toys are so much fun. They’re shaped like a torpedo, so they’re fun to throw, and they sink (and glide under water), so they’re fun to dive after.

Splash ‘N Go Mermaid Dive Toy

This Splash ‘N Go Mermaid dive toy is so much fun. Your kids can play with it on top of the water, but it sinks (and sinks pretty quickly) and then they can go diving for it.

Seaweed Diving Toys

Seaweed grows in water, so Seaweed Diving Toys make a lot of sense. These ones are really bright making them easy to find in water (which helps if you’re diving for them).

Fish Diving Toys

These brightly colored Fish Styx Pool Diving Toys are sure to be a hit with your kids. The fish sort of swim to the bottom, because of how they’re shaped, but mostly, they just sink.

Diving Octopi

These Diving Octopi are so cute. They have really bright tails that wiggle in the water, so they’re easy to spot, but might wiggle away before you catch them.

Swim Toys

These swim toys are mostly wind up toys where the toys swim themselves.

PAW Patrol Paddlin Pups, Skye

If your daughter is into PAW Patrol, she’ll love this PAW Patrol Paddlin Pups, Skye. Just wind her up and she’ll swim all around the pool with your child (so you don’t have to).

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Wind Up Ducks

How cute is this Wind Up Duck? It can waddle on land and then swim when it gets into the water, so it’s perfect to play with in or out of the pool.

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Remote Control Shark

This remote control shark is a lot of fun because it can swim on the water while someone controls it. It’s a great way for kids to play together when one is too cold to actually be in the water.

Wind Up Turtles Toy

This wind up turtle toy will swim across the top of your pool water. It walks like a real turtle too, which is fun for dry land.

Bluey Floatin’ Figures

Bluey is decked out in an inner tube so that he can float along the top of your water all by himself. Your kids can either chase him and swim to him or just wave as he floats by.

Inflatable Pool Toys

These inflatable toys are, well, just that.

Classic Beach Ball

An inflatable beach ball is such fun in the pool, and this Classic Beach Ball is perfect for summer.

3D Beach Balls

These 3D Beach Balls have fun characters inside, making them stand out from traditional inflatable balls.

Pool Games

Any type of games — an inflatable game, floating game, or just generic water games — made this section of the list.

Inflatable Basketball & Football Game Set

This Inflatable Basketball & Football Game Set is a fun way for the whole family to play together … until Dad tries to slam dunk and the hoop starts floating away. Just kidding. 

Pool Volleyball

If you love volleyball, you should also get a pool volleyball. Add a net and you have yourself a game.

Pool Football

If volleyball isn’t your game of choice, a Pool Football might be more up your alley. You can use it either wet or dry, in the beach or the pool, and you don’t need anything else (like a net for volleyball or a hoop for basketball).

Splash Balls

Playing catch in the pool is so easy when you use Splash Balls rather than actual sports balls. You dunk them in water and then soar them across the pool to your friends who catch them. When they do, they get soaked with the water.

Fish & Catch Set

This Fish & Catch Set is so cute. There are a few little fish, seahorses, and other water dwellers that will float in the water that your kid has to fish for. This would work as a great bath toy too.

Floating Cornhole & Basketball Pong Set

Cornhole is a lot of fun on land, so you definitely want to grab this floating cornhole set so you can play it in the water too. It flips over and turns into a basketball pong set too, which is another fun game.

Floating Smash Ball Game

If you have a bunch of people in your pool, this floating smash ball game is perfect. You can get the entire family involved too if you make a tournament bracket and have everyone play to decide the winner (at least, that’s what my family would do).

Gobble Gobble Guppies Pool Game

This Gobble Guppies Pool Game is so cute. There are four little fish that will float in the water that your kid has to gobble up with the shark (which opens and closes its mouth with the push of a trigger).

Purchase Pool Toys Online:

These aren’t all the pool toys that are out there. We had to leave some off, like the Water Blasters guns above.

For more pool toys, check out the sites below:

• Amazon
• Etsy
• Fun.com
• Target
• Walmart

Just remember to check a store’s minimum cart total for free shipping. And consider curbside or instore pick up to avoid shipping charges.

More Pool Fun:

When you’re picking out toys for the pool, don’t forget about inflatable floats. We have a great list of the Best Pool Floats, so you’re bound to find a great pool float to help you relax while your kids play with their favorite pool toys.