Get into the Olympic spirit with a DIY Olympics at Home for Kids – using things you already have around your house. This would be fun for a Olympic party, play date, or just afternoon family fun. Low-cost but high fun-factor you will want to DIY Olympics at Home for Kids through-out the whole Olympic run…
DIY Olympics at Home for Kids
What I like about the Olympics: the idea of fair play. Doing your best. Being active. We cheer for the victors…but those who fall or miss, boy do we ever learn about grace with those competitors. And I think the world needs more grace. Knowing how to compete to win…but also how to overcome challenges…get back up…try again…lose with dignity. Not everyone needs a medal to be an Olympian. You are one because it’s in your spirit.
Now on to those DIY Olympic ideas! Weather can influence whether we DIY Winter or Summer Olympics for kids (here it Toronto snowstorms happen). So let’s brainstorm Olympic activities you can do year-round inside and outside your home.
Outdoor DIY Olympics at Home For Kids
Long Jump (run and jump on sidewalk)
Relay Race (use paper towel as batons)
Basketball (throw tissue into garbage can for free throws)
Shot Put (outside only! Throw as far a you can)
Decathlon (Obstacle course)
Rhythmic Gymnastics (bubble wand and dancing)
Indoor DIY Olympics at Home For Kids
Karate (do a Kata!)
Badminton (use balloons)
Skating (pretend to speed skate around the kitchen or figure skate in the living room)
Curling (broom + balloon)
Non-At-Home Olympic Ideas For Kids
And of course, there are non-at-home activities you can participate in, as a family, which are Olympic spots. Skiing, skating, sledding, snowboarding, swimming, water polo.
Related: 20+ WINTER ACTIVITIES TO KEEP KIDS BUSY
SHARE: What are your favourite Olympic sports?…
I think these are such fun ideas. My kids are both athletic, so they would love having their own winter games at home.
Those are really fun ideas! I love that you made everything with stuff you’d already have around the house.
Now this is a great idea! I think we will do that over the weekend! This would be a great contest to do with the whole family!
I always did a lot of these things with bounty rolls and rolled up sock basketball when I was young with my sisters. These events sound like a lot of fun for kids and get you into the Olympic spirit.
I think these are such great ideas. My son loves sports, so I can’t wait to share your ideas with him and have him try some of them!
I think it is important to get our kids interested in the Olympics. These are fantastic activities to get them in the spirit.
Okay, what an adorable idea. My kids would seriously get so into this!
These are really great ideas! Kids will surely love these!
These look like such amazing and fun acitivities to do with the kids! I think this is a fabulous way to teach your children more about the Olympics.
These are so fun! I am going to see how we can do these with my cub scouts this week!
I bet they will LOVE it
It makes the Olympics feel a little more real to little kids
It’s so much fun
We always watch the opening ceremonies together – great way to kick of the spirit
I’m all about getting creative