Olympic Themed Party

by char on August 7th, 2008

The Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics are tomorrow! Get the kids in the mood by holding your own backyard Olympics or an Olympic watching party.

Backyard Olympics

Make your own Olympic torches and have a torch relay
Decorate with an Olympic country flag banner
Set up a backyard obstacle course and time the runners going through the course
Play backyard volleyball
Have a hula hoop contest
Other easy events to measure include long jump, sprinting, jump rope, and similar

Have an Olympic viewing party

Print and cut out the Olympic mascots for table decorations
Put together a centerpiece with different country stick flags and patriotic extras
Make Olympic ring cupcakes or cookies by covering treats with vanilla frosting and making Olympic rings out of M&Ms or Jelly beans
Allrecipes has some really fun menu ideas for an Olympic party

Who are you rooting for? Me, I am rooting for every athlete at the games - they have all worked so hard to get there!

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