We are doing a mini unit on the Olympics to get ready for the Summer Olympics. Today, we had a family backyard Olympics.
Food. I made gluten free cupcakes iced in vanilla icing and topped with M+Ms to represent the Olympic rings.
I also served Bugles and Cheezies for the kids to make little torches with. They really liked this.
Crafts. We made two easy crafts.
I didn’t get a picture of the finished product of this one, but the kids each chose one colour to paint a ring made by cutting the centre out of a foam plate. When they were done, we had all five Olympic rings which we later used both as a decoration and as our discus!
This one turned out so well. To make this, just dip plastic cups into the paint colours and press down onto paper.
Backyard Olympics Events. The first event was a simple 100 meter (or so) race.
The deck stairs made a perfect podium for all our medal ceremonies!
The other events included discus, ring toss, wrestling, gymnastics floor routine (this was the favourite!), and hurdles.
We have more Olympic activities planned in the coming weeks, so stay tuned! For more ideas, you can also check out my Olympics Pinterest board.
Awesome! I am dreaming up my kids first week of school which will be a mini olympics unit study.
Blessings, Dawn
These are great ideas! And so simple! We love the Olympics!
I saw some of your pins and was waiting to see what you ended up doing
How fun…
Cool ideas! We’re watching Chariots of Fire together, but I should get a bit more formal about it for the little girls. Thanks for the ideas.
I live the cupcakes, They also effective. I love how the Olympics is encouraging everyone to get active.
Thanks for linking to the Sunday showcase.