Olympic Themed Activities for Kids {The Sunday Showcase 2/8/14}

Are you watching the Winter Olympics?

Do your kids enjoy watching the sports in action?

With the world watching the games in Sochi,
I thought it was the perfect opportunity to share some awesome
Olympic Themed Kids Activities that were shared on last week's linky.

Click any of the links below for the full post and how-to's

on all these fabulous heart ideas.

Easy Olympic Ring Art

(Happy Hooligans)

Kid Made Olympic Flag

(Kitchen Counter Chronicles)

Olympic Winter Games Bingo

(Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational)

Olympic Games with Cups

(The Educator's Spin On It)

Looking for Olympic themed books? 

The Educators Spin On It shared an awesome list with us last week as well.

Such great Olympic Themed Activities!

Here is one from our archives - 

Olympic Rings Flag Art

(Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas)

Looking for more kid-friendly Olympic ideas?

Check out our Olympic Fun Ideas Pinterest Board

Don't forget to peruse all of our Pinterest Boards.

They are filled with awesome kid friendly ideas from around the web.

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Now it's your turn to share!

Do you have fun children's activities to share? 

Please share them with me in the linky, 

by commenting below or by visiting our Facebook page. 

Be sure to link up your child centered ideas while you're here.

I love to see what everyone is doing.

If you have been featured, grab a button you deserve it!

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The Sunday Showcase is hosted on FOUR blogs!

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
Here Come the Girls

Inspiration Laboratories

Learn Play Imagine

Each blog showcases their own features so be sure to check them all out!

If you are here for the first time please read this informational post for the full details.  Anything kid friendly and/or child centered is welcome!  You are welcome to share more than one post,  but we don't accept links for giveaways,  shops, or downloads for purchase, etc.  They will be deleted.

If you're linking up we encourage you to visit other links 
& our Pinterest board!  

*Important* 

Please note that by linking up you are giving us permission to use a photo (with proper link to you!) in our featured section and on our Pinterest board!  

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Link up and share your child centered ideas with us!

Bern

An InLinkz Link-up

Olympic Rings US Flag Canvas Art

I am excited about the Summer Olympics (just check out my Olympic Fun Pinterest Board!). This is the first time the girls can appreciate what it is & watch the games. To introduce them to the entire concept we spent some time online. I showed them the Olympic Rings and we discussed what they symbolized and took a peek at this years posters (they weren't too impressed). 

I wanted to make something symbolizing the games that we could display at home but I wasn't in the mood for a huge mess or fuss. Yes, I have those days too. Lots of them actually! 

I had decided we would recreate the rings - short, simple & minimal fuss. The girls decided that was "boring" and quickly vetoed my idea. It was 2 against 1. I held firm telling them if they wanted to do something different they would have to come up with the idea themselves. No problem, Mom. 

After a few minutes the Oldest Diva excitedly yells that she has the "perfect" idea - let's paint a flag inside the rings, Mom. The American flag. 

I couldn't help but smile. It was a good idea. 

We got to work.

What We Used:

11x14 canvas

paint

watercolors

white crayon

plastic lids

What We Did:

1. We used plastic snack bowl lids to make our circles. 

I thought they were a nice size for our canvas.

2. Let circles dry.

3. Using watercolors, we painted the blue circle blue and added red stripes to the rest to represent the American flag. 

4. Allow to dry.

5. Using a white crayon, we drew some stars onto the blue circle.

Tada!

We had our Olympic Rings & the American Flag.

We will proudly display this during the Olympic Summer Games!

Bern

The Sunday Showcase - Child Centered Olympic Crafts, Food & Fun

Hello & welcome to the
  The Sunday Showcase -

WHERE YOUR CHILD CENTERED IDEAS
are the STARS of the show!

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The Sunday Showcase is hosted on FIVE blogs!
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
Here Come the Girls
Inspiration Laboratories
The Iowa Farmer's Wife
Train Up a Child

Each blog is showcasing their own features from last week, 
so be sure to check them all out!

If you are here for the first time please read

this informational post for the full details.

Anything kid friendly and/or child centered is welcome!
You are welcome to share more than one post,
but we don't accept links for giveaways, 
shops, or downloads for purchase, etc. They will be deleted.

If you're linking up we encourage you

to visit some of the other links!

Everyone appreciates comments, encouragement, feedback, etc.

One of the co-hosts will visit your link & spread some comment love.

We also share some on Facebook, Twitter &
now we will be adding our features and faves to our Pinterest board! 
Yes, you read that correctly!
The Sunday Showcase also has a Pinterest board 
devoted to sharing YOUR posts!

*Important* 

Please note that by linking up you are giving us permission to use a photo (with proper link to you!) in our featured section and on our Pinterest board!  If you prefer not to be featured simply comment below or e-mail me to let us know.

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The Showcase Features:

This week I had to showcase some of the OLYMPICS FUN
that were shared on last week's linky.

The Fairy and the Frog shared some yummy Edible Olympic Torches
Inspire Imagination Through Creation hosted a Toddler Olympics
Living Montessori Now shared fun Montessori Inspired Olympic Math Activities (from Pre-K & K Sharing)
From Chalkboards to Strollers made some Olympic Poster Inspired Art
Creative Family Fun had a fun filled Family Olympics
and JDaniel4's Mom shared her Fruit Filled Olympic Rings

If you have been featured, grab a button you deserve it!

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From your Hostess:

This week we have some ICY/FROZEN Fun 
but my favorite activity was our
Frozen Food Color Tie Dye Shirts

Thank You for sharing your child centered ideas with us!

Bern