I absolutely love the Olympics- everything from the journey of the torch, to the teams parading in at opening ceremonies, through all of the many events, and finally to the closing ceremonies. I love learning the bios of the athletes, I love cheering for the underdogs, and I love the international camaraderie and sportsmanship.
I think my kids are old enough to weave in a little learning into the games: Teachers and parents looking for creative and fun ideas will be amazed at all of these Olympic-themed activities for kids. Keep checking back to see what our amazing readers have posted!
70 Olympics-Themed Activities for Kids, click on the “here” below:
I also love the Olympics! Getting kids involved is so much fun. They feel like they’re a part of the excitement. I can’t wait to see all the activities and ideas people post here! Keep them coming.
This is great. We are creating a post this week and plan to link it up as well!
Yay! I love Hartlyn Kids:)- love the globally-minded books!
Thank you. Thank you! Great ideas and links!
Awesome!:) Glad you liked it!
Last summer my daughter made a huge project about Summer Olympics. Here is the link to the blog post about it:
http://ourbabelschool.blogspot.tw/2013/01/summer-olympic-games-project.html
Oh how cool!!!! That looks like it must have taken her so much time, effort, and research- what a cool project. I wonder if she could use it during the next summer Olympics as a learning tool with younger kids? If she makes a similar one for the winter Olympics, I would love to feature it here! Amazing!
Oh yes! It took a lot of time and research, but she has enjoyed it a lot and has learned a lot.
Will let you know about the Winter Olympics project 🙂
I would like to hear more about Norwegian life. Scandanavian countries like Norway just celebrated Midsummer, St. John’s Day or St. Han’s Day. Could you add that celebration? Also, May 17th, which is Norway’s Constitution Day. They celebrate with a children’s march through the streets of Oslo to the Palace. I just want to know and celebrate Norway’s holidays with kids. Tusen Takk!