OUTDOOR GAMES:
Host your own silly Olympics!
Print out either a Backyard Winter Olympics Checklistor a Backyard Summer Olympics Checklistand create your own events. Have your kids and their friends check off each event when complete to win!
OLYMPIC MOMENT PRINTABLE:
When the Olympics games are over (perhaps during the closing ceremony) print out a copy of my Olympic Moment Printable and have your child either write about or draw a picture of an Olympic Moment they witnessed during this year’s Olympics.
A Bright Idea:
COLORING PAGE:
Print out myGo For the Goldto get
ready for the Olympics!
JOKES:
Host an Olympic Themed party for the opening ceremonies...
Older kids may enjoy some of these movies about Olympians (I have not seen all of these and cannot vouch for their child appropriateness souse your own discretion):
Cool Runnings—this is based on the true story of the Jamaican Bobsled team
Eddie the Eagle - The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Running Brave— based on the true story of Billy Mills.
Miracle—based on the 1980 US Men’s Olympic Hockey team
Olympic Games
WINSPORT at CANADA OLYMPIC PARK IN CALGARY
AUDIO VISUAL:
Watch the Opening and Closing Ceremonies as a family! Watch some Olympic events and fill out your Tally Sheets or Bingo Sheets as well.
You can search at your local library to see if you can find any Olympic shows. Here are some titles to consider:
· Wow! Wow! Wubbzy: Go For Gold, Bolder media, 2010 – featuring Michelle Kwan and Tiki barber.
· Discover the Summer Olympics with Cecile & Pepo, KM International Consultants Ltd.—this DVD offers simple computer animation and read Olympic footage about fencing, aquatics, running, rowing and other summer Olympic sports in either English or Spanish.
· Discover the Winter Olympics with Cecile & Pepo, KM International Consultants Ltd.—this DVD offers simple computer animation and read Olympic footage about ski jumping, bobsled, figure skating,, speed skating and other winter Olympic sports in either English or Spanish.
Q: Why did the athlete bring string to the game?
A: So he could
tie the score.
Use some of the fun Printables featured below for your Olympic Party. Make some crafts and special dishes for your party. You could also give everyone their own Tally Sheet to use for the two weeks of the Olympic Games.
FIELD TRIP:
Do you live near an Olympic host city or are you visiting one soon? Take a family field trip to some of the Olympic Stadiums etc. in the various host cities.
Q: Why is it so hot after an Olympic event is over?
A: because all the
fans have gone.
Fun
START YOUR OWN OLYMPICS WITH A TORCH RELAY
OLYMPICS BINGO:
Print out some of my Olympic Bingo Sheets and have your kids use them throughout the Olympics whenever they are watching an event. Make it a challenge to see how many of the squares your kids can fill in.
Q: What do runners do when they become forgetful?
A: They jog their memory.
Q: What runs around a sports field but doesn’t move?
A: A fence.
AWARD YOUR ATHLETES WITH MEDALS
WORD SEARCH PUZZLES:
WATCH THE OPENING CEREMONIES TOGETHER...
WE HAD SOME "EVENTS" AT A LOCAL PARK AND SOME IN OUR BACKYARD