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Tip Tuesday: Olympic Birthday Party!

Posted by Katie on February 09, 2010 in Tip Tuesday

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I’m so excited — the 2010 Winter Olympics open on Friday night and I can’t wait!

All my excitement got me thinking…the Olympics would make a great theme for a February birthday party! In search for tips to pull off a gold medal-worthy event, I went to fun-theme-party-ideas.com!

Decorations

  • Use colored hula hoops to recreate the five rings in the Olympics emblem.
  • Use lots of paper streamers with blue & white patriotic colors.
  • Create wreaths from olive branches and decorate throughout the room.
  • Encourage guests to come dressed in their favorite event’s attire- such as goggles and boot for Alpine skiing.

    • Invitations/Printables

    Create invitations with the Olympic five rings symbol, or go event specific- skis, skating, luge, etc. Check out our printable invitations page for free printable invitations on the web. If you can’t find what you are looking for, see these more extensive designs.

    Food & Drink

    See our theme party recipe cookbook for thousands of recipe ideas.

    We also recommend the delicious Secret Restaurant Copycat Recipe Cookbook with recipes from Applebee’s, Cheesecake Factory, Red Lobster, Benihana, Olive Garden, and many other popular restaurants.

    Music

    Play patriotic music or Olympics theme music, such as from Chariots of Fire.

    Activity Ideas

    If you have an active group, consider having your own mock-Olympic events.

  • Play shuffleboard inspired by this Winter Olympics event.
  • Biathlon curling- Have contests for who can throw snowballs the farthest (or water balloons, etc).
  • Luge- Go to a local hill in your neighborhood and have toboggans on hand for group races!
  • Snowboard event- Kneel on plastic sleds (while holding the rope) and see who can hold on the longest!
  • Ice hockey- Have fun games of street hockey.
  • Speed skating- Northerners can find a local pond for ice skating, although roller skating/roller blading works great too!
  • Hand off the Olympic torch in a relay race.
  • For a quieter activity, have a ballot box and have guests guess the event winners.

    • Give out gold medals and ribbons as prizes.

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