New Olympic Crafts for Kids

We've just added four great new Olympic crafts for kids, including an Olympic Rings paper cut, and Olympic medal chart (track how your favourite countries do in the Olympic Games), an Olympic Rings window flag, and a wonderful flag wreath (a fun group project for any international celebration or event). And of course we have been adding Olympic craft ideas for the last few weeks, so if you haven't checked out the page recently, please do so now!
Olympic Crafts for Kids

Lots more ideas for the Olympic Games:

Summer Olympics

Patriotic Crafts And Printables

We've added some fabulous new patriotic craft ideas and printables to the site today, just in time for Canada Day, Fourth of July and the Summer Olympics! You will find something to enjoy whatever your age and whether you are decorating your house, school, classroom - or yourselves!
Patriotic Crafts and Printables

Beijing Olympics mascots - and coloring pages!

Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni !

There has always been a tradition of symbolism in China, and this summer's Olympic mascots are a fascinating example of how that tradition has been put to use which would make an interesting study with your children.

This is from the official site:

"Like the Five Olympic Rings from which they draw their color and inspiration, Fuwa will serve as the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, carrying a message of friendship and peace - and good wishes from China - to children all over the world.

Designed to express the playful qualities of five little children who form an intimate circle of friends, Fuwa also embody the natural characteristics of four of China's most popular animals - the Fish, the Panda, the Tibetan Antelope, the Swallow - and the Olympic Flame.

Each of Fuwa has a rhyming two-syllable name - a traditional way of expressing affection for children in China. Beibei is the Fish, Jingjing is the Panda, Huanhuan is the Olympic Flame, Yingying is the Tibetan Antelope and Nini is the Swallow.

When you put their names together - Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni - they say "Welcome to Beijing," offering a warm invitation that reflects the mission of Fuwa as young ambassadors for the Olympic Games." Read more

I have just added a collection of coloring pages for the "fuwa", or mascots, which I think are very cute - I hope you agree!


Olympics Coloring Pages

And of course we have lots of great crafts, coloring pages, worksheets and many more activities for this summer's Olympics at Activity Village:
Summer Olympics

Summer Olympic Games coloring pages

We've added a new collection of Summer Olympic Games coloring pages to the website today.

Olympic coloring pages

We've also added some new Olympic Games worksheets and Olympic printables

Teddy Mascots - a patriotic craft idea!

Sarah, Jack and Sam have had fun this week kitting out the teddies in their house ready for the Olympics - or any patriotic event of holiday, such as Fourth of July or Canada Day. They have used our flag printables and a bit of imagination and I'm sure you will agree that the result is great! Great fun if you want to hold your own Olympic Games, too.
Teddy Mascots

Get Ready For The Summer Olympics!

We are all working hard to bring you a feast of activities to accompany the Summer Olympics in Beijing this year (they begin on 8th August). We have more to do still, but if you visit our Summer Olympics page now you will already find Olympic crafts, Olympic Games Worksheets, Olympic Printables (including some fun medals), and you will also find our new theme "China for Kids" which is packed full of crafts, activities and much more, too!