“The Olympics are coming! The Olympics are coming!” is exactly what my
kids have been screaming for over two months now. They are so excited for the Olympics that
they have been forcing me to watch the Olympic trials (you can find them on Cox
On Demand for free) over and over again.
So needless to say, my kids are wanting to one day go to the Olympics as
soccer players, gymnasts, track & field stars, and any other sport star
that has a chance to win a gold medal.
In an effort to entertain my kids I started to think
of fun ways to bring the Olympics into our home for cheap. So for every day this week we are going to
work on one Olympic craft that will get us ready to go for the opening
ceremonies this Friday, July 27th (7:30-12:00am on NBC).Our first
craft we made today was an Olympic Torch.
My oldest son, Thing #1, did a craft similar to this in his kindergarten
class a few months back. The only
problem was they used tissue paper and we didn’t have any. What we did have was paper and crayons (thank
you Back to School sales) so he came up with another way to make it work. Here are the details:
Olympic Torch Craft for Kids
Olympic Torch Craft for Kids
Items needed:
Water bottle
4 sheets of paper (can also use construction paper or
tissue)
Crayons
Tape
Color one sheet of paper red, one sheet yellow, and
one sheet orange.
Thing #1 explained to
me that fire has more than just red in it, so this will make it look more “natural”. One they are colored, rip them into strips.
Take the strips and bunch them up (twisting
the bottom) and shove them into the empty water bottle.
Lastly, take the last sheet of paper and draw
the Olympic rings on it and tape to the bottle. Enjoy!
Tomorrow we will be working on gold medals. I have no idea how we will make them, but I
have all night to come up with an idea without going to the store and buying items;
because I’m tired of finding adorable Pinterest crafts and going to the store and
spending $25 to make them. Doesn’t
Pinterest understand? I’m on a budget!!!
What a cute idea!
ReplyDeleteSo very clever! I love little things to get in the olympic spirit!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you both like it! We made some edible gold medals today. They will be posted tomorrow morning. Just like this: super easy, quick, and cheap!
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