Family Olympics

Relay Race- on foot or bike

Who can hula hoop the longest?

My family's annual badmitton tournament

I was fortunate to grow up on a street that had lots of kids. We would spend countless hours playing an endless game of kickball. One summer, we decided to hold a street wide olympics.

What a great idea for the family! Rather than watching a movie, get outside for a family olympics (if you live down south, I would wait until later in the day when it's not as hot). Come up with a list of games or events for your olympics and begin forming teams.

Some game/ event suggestions:

For Small Ones-

Tag 

TV, freeze or any other tag variety.

T-ball

You can get an inexpensive t-ball set at Walmart or even check out thrift stores for great deals on sporting equipment.

Bean Bag toss

Use a beanie baby if you haven't got any bean bags laying around. You can make them by using quilting squares from a fabric store and dried beans or even rice.

Dance Off

Put on some tunes and see who has the moves!

For Medium Ones-

Hopscotch

Make this more challenging by having team members pick up items or change the pattern for varying difficulty level.

4 Square

Create a grid with four squares each 4x4. The name of the game is to bounce the ball from square to square without it bouncing twice in your square or bouncing it out of bounds. You can customize your rules or add parameters to suit your group.

Jump Rope Contest

See how long each team member can jump or challenge everyone to try double dutch.

Obstacle Course

Create your own, or check out Martha Stewart's ideas.

For Big Ones-

Kickball

The rules are the same as baseball, but you kick a ball rather than hitting it.

Bike Relay Race

Set up stopping points along a bike trail or the neighborhood. Be sure to wear helmets and follow the biking rules of the road.

Hula Hoop Contest

You could even get neighbors or other families involved to create a block wide olympics. Each team can create a flag and host an opening ceremony BBQ. Create score cards and keep track of the rankings.