We’ll kick it all off with the Olympic Party ideas I posted earlier in the month:

• Games and ideas for a Backyard Olympics Party
• Olympic party food
• Olympic Party Decorations

For even more Olympic fun:

• The Mad Cropper has Scrapbook your Olympic memories
• One Book Two Book has Olympic Games for Young Readers
• Weary Parent has more Ideas for an Olympic Theme Party
• A Child Chosen has Olympic Color Sheets (great for party activities, or decorating)
• Light The Torch has some really cool Recipes for an Olympic Party and complete coverage of the 2008 Olympics.

Are you planning any special celebrations for the Olympic games?

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Invite your friends over for the opening ceremony, or invite them over to view your favorite sport. Make a day of it and have your own backyard Olympic events.

Here are a couple easy decorating ideas for your Olympic celebration:

• Give the party a sports theme, and decorate with balls, jerseys, or photos of your favorite Olympians past and present.
• Make flags of some of the countries involved and hang them around the room.
• If it’s an outdoor party use torches to light the way, or make cardboard torches to hang on the walls indoors.
• Paint a large mural with the Olympic rings, some medals, people participating in some of the events, or some world flags. You can use a large roll of paper and attach the mural to the wall when it’s complete.
• Use patriotic decorations, if you’re in the US the 4th of July decorations you just put away will work great.
• Since the Summer Olympics are held in China this year give your decorations an Asian feel, make a Chinese dragon, or houses on a mural.
• The Olympics originated in ancient Greece, so give your party a Grecian feel. Make cardboard pillars, and statues, and wear your toga.

There are tons of ideas out there for Olympic party decorations. Just pick your favorite, or mix and match for a great party.

Don’t forget the Olympic party food! Have fun!

Find out the latest summer Olympics information at Light The Torch.

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Keep the foods simple, but try to represent as many countries as you can. Finger foods, and sandwiches will work the best, and keep things simple for your guests.

Here are a few ideas:

• Hot dogs from the USA
• Pizza from Italy
• Mini eggrolls from China
• Tacos from Mexico
• Brats from Germany
• Jamaican Jerk Chicken from the Caribbean
• Gyros from Greece

For drinks, offer beers and wines from around the world to the adults. Along with Gatorade, and fruit punch for adults and children.

Games for a Backyard Olympic Party

Olympic Party Decorations

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Hold an opening ceremony, and have a team parade. Let each team decorate team t-shirts with their teams emblem, or name. You can also let each team create a team flag.

Elevate your favorite backyard games to Olympic status. Give out gold, silver, and bronze medals to the winners. You can get them from an awards store, or make your own out of cardboard, and ribbon. Write your own message on the back. Use your steps, or the deck for a podium.

Here are a few backyard events, turned Olympic game ideas to get you started:

• Relay race
• Football, or Frisbee throw
• Water balloon toss
• Long jump
• Volleyball tournament
• Pool relay
• Synchronized swimming
• Corn hole
• Croquet
• Badminton
• Wheelbarrow races
• Basketball tournament

What other backyard games can you think of? You can make any game into an Olympic event, it’s your party.

Olympic party food

Olympic party decorations

Find out more about the real Summer Olympics at Light the Torch.

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