Olympic Party Ideas

Show off your strength and agility and celebrate at your Olympic party. A party with a purpose (games) for fun are fabulous. Keep a score board and have awards ready. Either neck medals or some trophies – make them gold, silver or bronze. Show your country’s spirit and cheer for all the team mates at your Olympic theme party. Make the Olympic rings on your Olympic Invitations write: "Come show off your patriotic strength and agility!"


Olympic Party Supplies and Decorations

  • Decorate with the colour theme related to your country (e.g. Canada would use red and white)
  • Torch candles (for outside) to look like the Olympic torch
  • Hang the Olympic rings
  • Hang flags of different countries of your choice
  • Sports themed balloons
  • Hang Balloons and streamers
  • Make a podium / stage area for awards
  • Noise makers for cheering
  • Play music to set the mood

Winter Olympics Party Games and Activities

*** Make sure to take all safety precautions necessary It is always better to take the side of caution (e.g. wearing helmets, etc)

  • Speed skating and then after free skating
  • Play hockey or street hockey
  • Go curling. Rent a local curling club or try on a backyard rink and use old liquid laundry tubs with brooms
  • Cross country ski. A beautiful way to see the country side
  • Luge, feet first. Who can make it farthest down the hill on a toboggan
  • Bobsled race. Either down a hill with a couple on each sled or have two on a sled and another pulling the sled in a race style
  • Skeleton, Head first. Who can make it fastest down the hill on a toboggan

Summer Olympics Party Games and Activities

*** Make sure to take all safety precautions necessary It is always better to take on the side of caution (e.g. wearing helmets, etc)

  • Speed swimming and the after free swim
  • Kayak / canoe race (singles or pairs)
  • Soft ball throw
  • Bowling or lawn bowling
  • Mini golf. Set up a course even in your backyard. Use coffee tins and trim your grass short on the greens
  • Karate / Sumo. Rent two blow up sumo suits
  • Biking race through a subdivision, then forest path to end up at a local park
  • Potato sack race
  • Wheelbarrow race
  • Three legged race
  • Trampoline agility
  • Beach volleyball
  • Badminton / table tennis or real tennis
  • Archery. Could even do a bean bag toss
  • More Fun Outdoor Party Games

Olympic Games Party Food

  • Hotdogs
  • Hamburgers
  • Onion rings
  • French fries
  • Chilli
  • Hot chocolate / ice tea
  • Pizza
  • Flag cake (your country or the Olympic Flag)
  • Cupcakes with the Olympic ring colours

Olympic Theme Party Favors

  • Sweat bands
  • Sunglasses
  • Medal for around the neck
  • Trophy and other Awards