No Time For Flash Cards

preschool activities, preschool crafts, and preschool books.

  • Blog
  • About
    • Terms Of Use
    • Disclaimer
    • Holiday Gift Guide For Kids
    • Advertise
    • In The Press
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Bloglovin
  • Preschool Activities
  • crafts for kids
    Preschool Crafts
  • Preschool Books
  • sensory alphabet activity
    Letters & Numbers
  • For Teachers
  • Toddlers
  • Preschool
  • Kindergarten
  • Elementary

August 14, 2008 | 5 Comments

We Are The Champions!

Gold Medals!

This is a fun and easy craft for your little ones to get into the Olympic Spirit. You can make them before doing your own mini Olympics ( see below) and then have your very own medal ceremony!

  1. Gather your materials. You will need some cardboard ( an old mac and cheese box is perfect) some gold sparkly paint, double stick tape, a paintbrush, some ribbon or streamers, and some markers for decorating the medals.
  2. Draw two identical circles on the card board.
  3. Have your child decorate the circle with crayons or markers.
  4. Add a few globs of paint.
  5. Cover the two circles with paint and let dry.
  6. Cut the circles out.
  7. Using double stick tape ( glue would work too- just let it dry) tape the streamer onto the back of one circle , make sure the loop is large enough to make it over your child’s head. Add another layer of tape and the front side of the medal.
  8. Have a very adorable child who likes things around their necks model it for you 🙂
Mini Olympics!

My past as a daycamp leader was in full force today as I toted a bunch of balls to the park to host our very own playground Olympics! We had three short but fun events: Rhythmic Gymnastics, Track and Field and Basket Ball. Here is how we did it!

Rhythmic Gymnastics : To make our ribbons I used a Take and Toss straw and threaded the ribbon through then tied a simple knot. It doesn’t wreck the straw that way and you can even re use the ribbon!

We shook the ribbons high, low fast and slow!

Track and Field: I used a some left over streamers from Valentines day and tied each end to a small tree at the playground. We lined the boys up and bribed them with cookies to run, turns out the bribe wasn’t needed at all- they repeated the race again and again without asking once for the cookies ( which was good cause we needed them to convince the two to get back in their strollers at the end of the day! ) .

Basket Ball: Grab a pop up hamper, and all the balls you have. I hung the hamper on a tree support because it was windy, but do what works for you. This was such a hit, they kept going and going!

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Toddlers, Gold Medals, Mini Olympics, Outside activities, The Olympics | 5 Comments

Like this post? Share it with a friend!

Become an Email Subscriber

Sign up above and receive all new No Time for Flashcards posts directly in your email inbox.

You may also like these posts

frog life cyclevalentine's day craft for kidsgeography lesson
Next Post: Parent’s Corner : Make This Tonight!
Previous Post: Banner for The Olympics – Flags of the World

5 Comments

  1. tanya (jordyn's mama) says

    August 15, 2008 at 10:06 am

    So super duper cute!! Hey, wanted to mention that I scoped out Olympic books when we were at the library yesterday….but there was nothing a young child would be interested in. Wouldn’t it be cool if Byron Barton authored one?

    to tanya (jordyn's mama)" aria-label='reply to this comment to tanya (jordyn's mama)'>reply to this comment
  2. Mrs.JRF says

    August 15, 2008 at 11:02 am

    cute ideas – thanks!

    to Mrs.JRF" aria-label='reply to this comment to Mrs.JRF'>reply to this comment
  3. Allison says

    August 15, 2008 at 6:14 pm

    Tanya- seriously I think I found a niche market waiting for some writers to fill!

    to Allison" aria-label='reply to this comment to Allison'>reply to this comment
  4. Powers Fam says

    August 16, 2008 at 9:38 am

    Thank you for all the great ideas! I love your blog and can’t wait to start trying new activities with my daughter.

    to Powers Fam" aria-label='reply to this comment to Powers Fam'>reply to this comment
  5. Ashlyn Brunson says

    August 12, 2010 at 10:03 am

    My 2yo would love this! Especially when it starts to cool down we can play in this in the park before naptime to get him all worn out. 🙂 Thanks for all your creativity, Allie!

    to Ashlyn Brunson" aria-label='reply to this comment to Ashlyn Brunson'>reply to this comment

Leave a Comment Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Search For Activities

Now In Paperback!

Buy NOW

All Activities

Become an Email Subscriber

Sign up above and receive all new No Time for Flash Cards posts directly in your email inbox.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Bloglovin

Copyright © 2008-2023 • No Time For Flash Cards - ACM Media LLC • Site Design by Emily White Designs