With 2016 Olympics fever everywhere, Crafty Croc has joined the excitement too. Check out these brilliant ways to get your kids involved with the action in colorful and creative ways.
Below are 11 easy Olympics-inspired activities and games you can easily do at home with your kids.
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Have a blast making gold metal cookies and an Olympic torch! Get the instructions here.
Let your kids be part of the action with their own Olympic flame and t-shirt combination. All easily constructed from items at home or cheaply sourced.
It took over 8000 people to carry the flame to its final destination! Wow, what an epic!
Get all the steps and materials required here.
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Oh yeah! Who doesn’t want their own Olympic gold?! I sure do, but it takes so much hard work! Well, here’s the short cut to gold victory…
These DIY medals look Amaaaazing!
Using air dry clay or home made salt dough, this project will get the little ones super inspired. The recipe and steps are right here.
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Wow, what a great idea. Get your children inspired by the many colorful countries participating in the 2016 Olympics. What an amazing opportunity to learn some geography and spark conversations about other places and cultures.
For full instructions and items required, check out this page.
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Amp up the competition in your own house and get the kids participating in this majestic event. Loads of fun and safe for the whole family. More info here.
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Well, it’s not quite fire eating but the next best thing! Don’t these edible Olympic torches look just amazing? A quick victory lap around the kitchen before devouring the Olympic torch….. why not? Kids will just love these colorful and delicious treats. Give it a go and find out how right here.
What better thing than a hurdles race to get the young ones pried away from the TV or iPad and enjoying some of the gorgeous summer weather. Make the most of it while it lasts!
These hurdles are really easy to make and will provide hours of fun and entertainment for the whole family. Check them out here.
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Unlike our beloved ice hockey, the summer Olympic sport is field hockey played on grass with a ball and not a puck. This one will get the kids running around and burning off some energy with loads of fun to boot!
Super easy to make with items found around the house. Get started here.
Who doesn’t love the gymnastics? We do! Not so much a craft activity, but another good one to get them outside and developing their balance, coordination and other physical skills. Easy to set up and lots of great learning opportunities. All you need are is some scrap 2 x 4 lying around the house or scrounged from the neighbors. One long piece and 2 shorter pieces for the risers. Enjoy!
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Set the mood in the house with this great piece of wall art. The official symbol of the Olympics is the 5 interlocking rings colored black, green, yellow, blue, and red. This design was originally formed in 1912 by the founder of the modern Olympic games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin. If you didn’t want to use paint, you could use Crafty Croc chalk markers to color the rings!
For more information on this crafty project, click here.
Inspired by the book “G is for Gold Medal”, I Can Teach My Child is giving away this lovely Olympics-inspired Alphabet Coloring Book. The link to find it on their page is a little hard, so download the book here at this link and print it out (It’s free and you don’t have to enter your email).
The team at Crafty Croc hopes you have enjoyed our collection of Olympics-inspired crafts and activities for the young and the young at heart. Get involved and have some fun. We look forward to hearing how it went. Please share this post with your friends and share any pictures of your creations on our Facebook page!
