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Jennifer Garner shares summer pool game with kids: 'My recipe for a good time'

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ByYi-Jin Yu
July 08, 2024, 3:16 PM

If you're looking for some simple, summertime fun, then Jennifer Garner might have the perfect pool game for you.

The actress and "Family Switch" star demonstrated how to play the spoon game in an Instagram video post Sunday, in which she called it "the best game."

Jennifer Garner is seen walking in NYC on June 24, 2024.
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Garner explained that each player throws three different spoons and starts a stopwatch, and their opposing competitor has to swim and fetch three spoons before returning to hit the stopwatch.

Jennifer Garner demonstrated how to play a simple summer pool game in an Instagram video post.
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"If you have access to a pool, spoons and goggles -- please borrow my recipe for a good time. Kid not required. ⏱️♥️🥄," Garner, a mom of three, wrote in the accompanying caption.

Even though the game is simple in nature, Garner also said "there's strategy" involved.

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Garner's pool game idea quickly drew enthusiastic fans.

"So down to earth and fun and wholesome 💕," wrote one Instagram user.

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"We did this as a kid but used coins. Dimes were so hard to find and pick up," another commented, sharing their own version of the game.

Garner has been soaking up summer activities now that her kids have wrapped up the school year.

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