1. Decor/Awards/Opening Ceremony
A.Make an Olympic-coloured paper-chain
B.Have a medal stand-coffee/end table, step-stool, wooden board
C.Make dinner each night be a dish from a different country
D.Olympic Torch made of tissue paper
E.Medals (We made ours from Mardi Gras coins from the dollar store, hot glued to some ribbon
F.Flags (We made 3 teams for our 6 participating family members, and each team made a flag representing their team)
G. Number tags
2. Games!
A.Thumb-wrestling
B. Triathlon: wheel barrow race, three-legged race, bean racing ( Bean racing is where you have two cups, one straw, and 5 beans. Place all the beans in one cup, suck up a bean with the straw, then run and blow it into the other cup. Repeat till all the bean are gone, then team-mate puts them all back, using the same method.)
C. Frozen treat (Freeze small item in water. First team to get it out, using only their mouth, wins.
D.No-hands table-tennis by blowing the ball around
E.Pass the torch (Like Hot-potato)
F.Croquet
G.Discus throw (Frisbee)
H.Broom hockey
i.Figure-skate in socks on tile or wood floors
j.Dress-up relay (To Play:
- Make 2 piles of the same type of clothing.
- Divide the group into teams and have the first players race to dress up in all the clothes from one pile.
- When finished, he/she must take all the clothes off and have the next player dress up.
- The team that dresses and undresses first wins the game. From: http://www.party411.com/PlanYourParty/Theme/Sports/BackyardOlympicsPartyGames.aspx)
K. Standing-on-one-foot contests. Be creative!
L.Shot put coin toss (
Rules: Athletes stand on the mark closest to the bowl, and toss one of five coins in. After each toss, they step backwards to the next mark. Repeat until the fifth line is reached. Tally how many of the five coins they get in.
Winners: The athlete with the most coins wins. In case of a tie, have a play-off.
Tips: Pre-measure and mark your shot put lines with masking tape.
From: http://taniamccartney.blogspot.com/2009/03/let-games-begin.html
M.Pin the medal on the __________ (swimmer, figure skater, etc.)
N.Table volley ball - with balloon!
O.Crepe paper obstacle course (Can be put in Triathlon in place of other game)
P.Jump roping contest. Again, be creative!
Q.Cup staking races
S.Keep-the-ball(or feather)-in-the-air game
T.Newspaper race (Put two sheets of newspaper under you're feet. Step on them. Take one and move it ahead then step on it. Alternate and repeat.)
Hope this was helpful! We tried a few, and parents and kids alike were laughing