Plan an Olympics Birthday Party!

An Olympic party can be fun, and adapted for almost any age. Held at a neighborhood park or your own back-yard, this will be a big hit with the all the birthday party kids on your list, whether it is an Olympic year or not.

Create invitations; perhaps send each guest an invitation with a different countries flag! When the guests arrive have them color, or create with construction paper, their designated county flag to carry in your “opening ceremony”.  Flags are also an inexpensive party decoration.  Choose from many countries and shapes or for a fun prepartty activity you and our child can decorate your own flags with these great make your own flag kits.  They are also great for a combined party favor and activity.

Display a “winners board” with all your Olympic activities listed. You can find tons of Olympic party supplies, or you can easily make them. There are many, many activities to choose, from the simple ring toss, relay games, or shoe scramble, to the Olympic events like a disc throw, 100 yard dash, long jump or planned obstacle course using such items as boxes that they can jump over, hoola hoops they need to jump through, tubes they can crawl through, a balance beam, a wooden ladder placed on the ground to step over, crab walk, and/or a rope swing. Make a map of the obstacle course for each child complete with a numbered sequenced order of the events, marked by arrows, so each contestant understands the order of the game. When you are ready to play the game, have the children divide up into two teams at opposite ends. Have each child start at the beginning line and send them through one at a time. The first team to finish is the winner!

Be sure to have snacks between games, such as juice boxes, or refreshing popsicles, and don’t forget to give out prize medals, (coin chocolates) or trophies.    

The birthday cake can be a regular sheet cake with white frosting and the 5 colored Olympic Rings applied with frosting paint or food coloring.

You’ll find many more sports themed party supplies available for order that you can incorporate into your Olympic theme.