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Play this game as you would Hot
Potato, but pass the
torch. |
Gather some
trivia about the
Olympics and create a game. You can play with teams, individuals or
couples. Set a number of questions to ask with a few bonus rounds.
Give the winners an
Olympic metal
or
trophy.
Use the Team USA poster above to also
have party goers try to guess all the sports represented on the poster.
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Play a game of musical chairs - Each player
can be given a flag of a different country (craft them before hand as an
activity) to walk around the chairs with. Play the song "It's a Small
World" for this game. |
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Indoors - Standing Long Jump, Discus using a
paper plate, javelin using straws, table tennis, paper or soft indoor
basketball shoots, balloon volleyball (on your knees), etc.
Outdoors - Dash, Volleyball, discus
(Frisbee throw), badminton, football throw, obstacle course, basketball
shots, swim races in a pool, or a game of baseball. |
Anything to do with snow or ice!
Ice Cube Melting Contest -First to melt their ice-cube wins.
If you have
snow:
Snow ball
throwing contest, farthest throw wins.
Try a team sledding race. One person is on the
sled, the others get to give the sled a big push down the hill. The sled
that goes the farthest wins!
Curling is a fun discipline in the Winter Olympics.
For an indoor party use a shuffle board for outside, use chalk to mark
the circles and use hockey pucks. |
Set up a series of
obstacles for an Olympic challenge. You could set up several stations
that each child must go through. On your Mark, Get Set, Go; each child
is timed on going through the challenge. The child with the best time
wins!
Some stations ideas are:
- Shoot a basket
- Target shoot - with foam
darts
- Bicycle around some cones
- Shoot a goal with a
street hockey stick & puck
- Do 5 cart wheels,
somersaults, etc.
-Swim across pool
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