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The Winter Olympic Games are coming to Vancouver in February 2010, and everyone is gearing up for the fun. Instead of just sitting in front of the television and passively watching, why not make it a fun family and friends event? Here are some ideas for party foods, games and decorations to make your Winter Olympic Games party a gold medal winner.
Invitations: Making invitations can be a fun craft for kids, and helps to build the anticipation. A simple invitation can be made from gold or silver paper (craft or scrapbook supplies). Use a large glass to trace a circle and cut out the ‘medal’. On the back, write the date, time and party info and your ‘Olympic Village’ location. You can staple ribbons onto the medals so guests can wear them around their necks.
Themes: You can have everyone come dressed representing an Olympic Winter Games event or a participating country. An alternative is to put country names in a hat and have everyone draw a name as they come in.
Decorations: You can go for an international village look and decorate the room with flags, posters or memorabilia from different countries. If you have lots of winter sports equipment, spread around some skis, hang some skates and hockey jerseys, etc. You can also make your own decorations (kids love this) by making flags for each country. This fun yet educational art project can be done inexpensively, with large sheets of papers, and markers or poster paint. Finished flags can be displayed on the walls, or participants can put their flags on a stick and march in a ‘parade of nations’ to Olympic music. If someone is good at face painting, you can also paint small flags on guests’ cheeks, or pictures of skis, skates, medals, etc. Guests can also make event passbooks, and record each event with the winner’s name, country and time.
Food: Since the Olympics are multi-national, you can have foods from the different countries: German pretzels, Swedish meatballs, French pastries; Swiss fondue; New Zealand kiwis; Italian pizzas, etc. An international cheese tray is also fun, especially if you cut everything in cubes and get the decorative toothpicks with international flags to put on the respective cheeses. For dessert, you can make cupcakes and ice them in the Olympic ring colors, and lay them out like Olympic rings on the tray.
Games: You can organize a fun outdoor party – involving skating, sledding or races in the snow. Make a fun obstacle course, an endurance challenge or silly Olympics. Have extra (craft) medals and podium presentations for the winners. (To be sure everyone has a good time, try to ensure that everyone goes home with at least one medal – even if it is a team sport or an honorary medal).
Other fun indoor games are Olympic trivia or charades. You can also have a ‘fun bet’ sheet were participants make their guesses for medal counts for each country, or pre-event questions like: who will have best outfits; who will finish last; who will fall, etc.
The Winter Olympics only come around every four years. Use it as a great excuse to get into the spirit and spend some quality time with family and friends.
Janet writes articles and blogs for party ideas and crafts. Visit her blog at http://www.partycrafter.blogspot.com.
Fun videos from Olympic Games 2010 part1
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Sydney 2000: Olympic Mascots Fun and Games
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Goofy World of Sports [VHS]
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NAPMA Workshop, Volume 100 (Fun Kicking Games and Drills, Developing a Junior Black Belt Program, Olympic Tae Kwon Do Training Drills, and much more!)
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The Ringer
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Winter Olympics
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Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympics
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Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
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Winter Sports The Ultimate Challenge
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The Naked Olympics
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Coach`s Guide to Game-Winning Softball Drills (Paperback)
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The Real Olympics: A History of the Ancient & Modern Olympic Games (DVD)
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Cycling, Shooting, and Show Jumping
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PS3 - Shaun White Snowboarding
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Drug Games (Hardcover)
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Ice Hockey and Curling (Paperback)
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PS 2 - Shaun White Snowboarding
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The 1904 St. Louis Olympic Games and Anthropology Days
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Decathlon, High Jump, other Other Field Events
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