The Winter Olympics have arrived! If your kids are anything like mine I keep finding them drawn into the competitions and wanted to watch more and more. Here’s our teachable moment as parents to encourage them to learn from the best athletes in the world!
We’ve shared a several ideas the past few weeks as were were each preparing for this event. Here they are in one spot for easy reference. Plus we’ve been collecting some of our favorites from Kid Bloggers. We’re sharing them with you today. We hope that you are following our Olympic Pinterest Board , there will be many more ideas added as the Olympics go on this month!
Olympic Activities from The Educators’ Spin On It
- Painting Olympics Rings
- Patterning with Winter Olympic Sports
- Books About Russia: Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Host
- Learning about the Symbols of the Olympic Rings
Winter Olympic Activities for Kids
- Winter Olympic Bingo by Deceptively Educational *
- Montessori Inspired Winter Olympic Activities by Living Montessori
- 17 Olympic Themed Activities by JDaniel4’s Mom
- Olympic Ring UpCycled Art by Happy Hooligans
- Winter Olympic Chalk Pastels by Art in 30 Minutes *
- Coffee Filter Olympic Rings by No Time for Flashcards
- Olympic Book and Ring Craft by Kara’s Classroom
- Kid Made Origami Olympic Bracelets by Crayon Box Chronicles *
- Greek Olympic Lesson Plan Ideas by Teach Beside Me
- Olympic Flag Festival by Pleasantest Thing *
- Olympic Rink for Hockey by After School with Smarty Pants*
- Olympic Themed Graphs and Charts by JDaniel4’s Mom
- Virtual Field Trip to Olympic Training Center by Enchanted Homeschooling
- Olympic Ice Skating with Small Toys by I Can Teach My Child *
- Winter Olympic Pack Printables by 3 Dinosaurs *
- Teddy Bear Olympics by Sun Hats and Wellie Boots
- Ski Craft Idea by Here Come the Girls *
- Winter Olympic Play Ideas by Stir the Wonder
- Winter Olympic Activities by Toddler Approved
- Letter Skis from I Can Teach My Child *
- Olympic Skiing Clothespin Dolls by Spoonful *
- Olympic Party Ideas from Somewhat Simple
- Olympic Flag Coloring Pages by Nest of Poises
- Olympic Themed Montessori Trays & Printables from Every Star is Different
- Paper Chain Countdown to the Olympics by Housing a Forest *
- Olympic Themed Kids Party by Living Well Spending Less
- Olympic Themed Yoga Series by Kids Yoga Stories
- Olympic Themed Party Printables by CreativeDee Workshop
Learning about the world through sports can be so much fun with your child. There are so many valuable life lessons you will discover as we hear the stories from individual athletes too. We’ll continue to share all the resources we find onto our Olympic Pinterest Board and World Geography Pinterest Board .
What a great resource, Kim! Thanks so much for including my Montessori-inspired Olympic activities post. I pinned your post and shared it on the Living Montessori Now Facebook page. 🙂
This is jamm packed with info, creativity, and kids activity! THANK YOU SOO much! This has come in handy finally now that LO is old enough to want to leaf more about the sports!
Awesome list! Thanks for including karasclassroom! I will share on my FB page.