The Olympics were a huge hit at our house this summer. We kicked it off with a great craft project that one of my friends shared. We made Olympic torches for them to wave during the opening ceremony. Although, I pretty much made them for them since I waited to the last minute. They had a blast watching as I frantically cut out and assembled them with tape. Yep, that's right, no glue used! I'm not completely sure that they really got what they were. Elizabeth kept holding hers up and blowing on the base of it like it was a horn. Of course, if Elizabeth did it, Katherine did it, too. I think Elizabeth also said that it was a funny looking ice cream cone. They didn't make it through (neither did Dennis & I) the entire opening ceremony, but I think that Elizabeth finally figured out what a torch is after talking about it a lot. You've got to love the inquisitive mind of a 4 year old.
We watch the Olympics every night until the last of the Olympic games. Elizabeth loved all of the swimming events and thought that the gymnastics were neat too. We watched quite a bit of the volleyball tournaments and track. We even watched few equestrian events (which only makes me miss riding more). The girls weren't too interested in any of those.
We watch the Olympics every night until the last of the Olympic games. Elizabeth loved all of the swimming events and thought that the gymnastics were neat too. We watched quite a bit of the volleyball tournaments and track. We even watched few equestrian events (which only makes me miss riding more). The girls weren't too interested in any of those.
We have Mario Olympics for the Wii and Elizabeth wanted to play that a lot over the course of the Olympics. She loved the swimming, fencing, trampoline, skeet, and track events. No medals for her, but she had a blast with it and that's more important than winning.
