Olympic Birthday Party Games

In honor of the Olympics, my girls participated in the Bug Olympics at the library this week. They had so much fun that I thought the Olympic events they did would be great for playdates or for birthday party games. So let the games begin!

Olympic Birthday Party Games

Flying Flea Standing Long Jump

For this Olympic party game, all you need is masking tape and a marker. Use masking tape to create a starting line and label it as such. Then create a parallel line with masking tape two feet from the starting line and label it Flying Flea. Finally, create a third line with masking tape two feet from the one labeled Flying Flea and label it Super Flea.

Then have each kid playing this game stand, one at a time, at the starting line and jump as far they can. Those kids that jump past the first line are Flying Fleas and those that jump past the second line are Super Fleas! If you’re interested in having a winner for this Olympic party game, mark where each kid landed with a piece of masking tape with their name on it.

Grasshopper High Jump

For this party game, each kid needs a small picture of a grasshopper with their name on one side and a piece of double sided tape on the other. Then each kid takes turns jumping as high as they can and pressing their grasshopper against a wall or side of the house. The kid with the highest grasshopper wins!

Mosquito Relay

For this Olympic birthday party game, you need two turkey basters, red food coloring, two pitchers of water and a plastic cup for each person playing. First, add red food coloring to each pitcher of water. Yup, you guessed it. This represents the blood mosquitoes love! Set up a starting line with a table and the two pitchers of water on it. Then set up a table the kids have to run to with cups lined up for each team (again, one cup for each team member). This Olympic relay starts with one kid from each team dipping the turkey baster into the pitcher of red water and then running to the opposite end and filling up one of the cups. Needless to say, it works better if the kids run with the end of the turkey baster up in the air. The team who fills up all their cups first wins.

Spider Walk Race

The spider walk race is much like a crab walk race. What’s a crab walk you ask? When kids “walk” with their hands and feet while their backs are parallel to the ground. Like with any race, you’ll need a starting line and a finish line.

If you’re interested in more Olympic Birthday Party Games, check these out:

Birthday Party Games: Olympic Theme - Part One

Birthday Party Games: Olympic Theme - Part Two

Birthday Party Games: Olympic Theme - Part Three

If you’re interested in more Olympic theme ideas, there’s this Olympic rings craft and American Flag cake recipe!