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Party Themes. Olympic Games Party.

Let the young athletes flex their muscles for a gold medal at your Olympic Games Party. Set up the various events, put the challengers through the hoops, and watch them all come up winners!

INVITATIONS
COSTUMES
DECORATIONS
GAMES
ACTIVITIES
FOOD
GOLD MEDAL CAKE
FAVORS
VARIATIONS
HELPFUL HINTS

INVITATIONS up

Invite the kids to your Olympic Games Party by awarding them their first gold medal! Cut out cardboard circles and cover them with gold foil or spray-paint them with gold paint. Attach a colorful ribbon so the kids can wear their medals around their necks. Write the party details in permanent felt-tip pen on one side of the medal. Write "Winner" on the other side. Mail to the athletes.

COSTUMES up

Have the kids dress in sweats, athletic outfits, or their favorite sports attire.
Dress the party helpers as referees, in black-and-white-striped T-shirts and matching shorts.

DECORATIONS up

If you have any Olympic memorabilia, display it in the party room to set the mood.
Hang up posters from around the world to give the party room an international atmosphere.
Hang up posters of sporting events or favorite sports figures.
Place sporting equipment on the party table as a centerpiece. Have fun by decorating the centerpiece with Ace-Bandages, Ben-Gay ointment, crutches, and so on.
Fill the ceiling with helium balloons.
Hang flags from other countries or states on the walls.
Play Olympic music in the background to greet the guests.

GAMES up

Create a series of challenging games for the competing athletes, using the Olympic Games as a model. Include a relay race, a high jump, a weight-lifting contest, and a discus throw.
Organize a decathlon. Have the kids perform ten different sports during the party-such as running, jumping, dancing, skating, swimming, hiking, bowling, Ping-Pong playing, Frisbee throwing, and miniature golfing.
Get some thick mats and have the kids do gymnastic stunts, following the lead of a gymnastic teacher.
Have Silly Olympics, with such silly stunts as pie eating, wheelbarrow racing, clothes changing, feather-in-a-spoon carrying, Frisbee throwing, Hula-Hoop passing, or balloon popping.
Divide the kids into two or three teams, and let them design the challenges for one another!

ACTIVITIES up

Make flags to represent each individual or team, using rectangles of white, fringed cloth attached to sticks or thin wooden dowels. Have the kids color the flags with fabric paint, permanent felt-tip pens, or puffy paints.
Make T-shirts for the kids to wear during the events or create pennants to hang up while they compete.

FOOD up

Serve long, hearty hero sandwiches that the kids can cut to size.
For snacks, give the kids fruit bars. granola bars, or other healthy treats.
Offer the kids Gatorade or other athletic drinks to quench their thirst.

GOLD MEDAL CAKE up

Bake two round layer cakes; cool.
Tint white frosting with yellow food coloring.
Frost one layer with the yellow frosting; top it with the second layer.
Frost the top layer with the yellow frosting.
Attach a large ribbon or length of fabric to make the medal's neckpiece.
Write the words "Happy Birthday, Winner!" across the top of the cake.
Set tiny flags around the outside edge of the cake.

FAVORS up

Send the athletes home with Frisbees, balls, Hula-Hoops, or other inexpensive sporting equipment.
Give the kids pictures of famous athletes or sports-team banners, flags, or T-shirts.

VARIATIONS up

Take the kids to a sporting event and enjoy live-action athletics. Root for your team and eat ballpark food.
Place penny bets on who will win, who will get hurt first, who will fall, and so on.

HELPFUL HINTS up

Try to include some cooperate games, or group games, so everyone wins.
Be sure to have medals for all the kids, so that everyone takes home a prize.
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