2010 Vancouver Olympics

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2010 Vancouver Olympics

Posted by Holly Nelson on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Under: Tip of the Week

I love traditions! And one of our traditions is to have a party for the opening ceremonies for the Olympics. The day of the ceremony, we do crafts, decorate, and play games related to the Olympics. Then that night we eat pizza or something party-like. Then, we watch the ceremony. For the rest of the olympics we have fun watching the sports, keeping track of the medals, and researching about our favorite olympians!

Games we've played:
Summer~
1. Obstacle course- let kids help set up a course with their toys. Take turns racing through, timed.
2. Trampoline gymnastic- The boys take turns doing flip-tricks.
3. Swimming- take turns doing the back stroke, butterfly, etc...

Winter~
1. Bobsledding- racing down the hills with the kayaks
2. Ice Skating- Put water on the driveway, if it's below freezing to form ice/ or go to skating rink/ race, do tricks, etc...
3. Cross country skiing- using cardboard pieces taped to shoes or "carpet slides", race around the living room.

Get crafty:
1. Make signs out of small dowel rods and paper. Have the kids decorate a cheer flag for their favorite olympian. Get the cheer flags put when the olympian is competing.
2. Make medals or ribbons- use red, white, blue ribbon. Staple or glue a silver, gold and bronze colored baking cup to the ends. Use markers or crayons to color the cups if necessary.
3. Websites:
Kaboose

About.com- Olympics

Active Village

Craft JR

Coloring Pages

2010 Olympics Website:
1. Go to the official USA website. Go to Team USA. Research and look up the backgrounds on who is competing. Many have great, inspiring stories for children to learn!
2. Go to TV listing to see a schedule for your area.
3. Keep track of the results.
4. Learn about the different sports.
5. Watch special videos.

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About Me

Holly Nelson

Arlington

"Let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a quiet and gentle sprirt, which is precious in the sight of God." 1 Peter 3:4 - "An excellent wife,who can find? Her worth is far above jewels." Proverbs 31:10 ~~ I am a stay-at-home-mom(SAHM) married to the love of my life, Jeff Nelson. We have six wonderful boys. Ryan(13), Seth(11), Ian(8), Noah(5), Luke(4), and Jack (born April 2010). We live in Tennessee on 4 acres. I grew up the first few years of my life on a dairy farm in Missouri and loved country living. I was saved at a young age by the grace of God and shed blood of Jesus during that time of simple country living. That part of my life is very dear to me. God taught me many things as a baby Christian that I can still think about today. Then we moved to Memphis when I was in the 5th grade. I learned to love the city life, too. It was a completely different way of life. My whole family still lives in Missouri, still does a little farming and simple country living. When Jeff, the kids, and I moved from the city to the country, I incorporated my city life with my country background. My mom laughs at me when I cut my grass on my John Deere tractor while drinking my Starbucks Mocha and wearing my fancy sunglasses. And when I am shampooing my carpet in my high-heeled black boots. I just love those boots! But I would love to share about how I got to be the way I am today, The Victoriously Organized Woman! I used to work as a supervisor at bank for years. I had to dress up everyday. After the birth of our second child we decide I should be a SAHM. One of the best decision I've ever made. But I made a bad decision, too. I hardly ever dressed up anymore. I hardly ever wore make-up. After about a year I looked in the mirror and said, "OH MY! Jeff has to come home to this!?!" He is so wonderful he said he liked me that way, "natural". Well , I realized that I didn't. It made me feel bad about myself. I felt disorganized, tired and stressed and a little "rough" looking. I felt I just couldn't get it all done. At this time I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease. I wasn't able to do certains things. Like mop the floor of my completely hardwood floor home that I was obsessed about keeping clean. The doctor told me I couldn't have salt, caffeine, or stress! "What?! Are you kidding!?" So , then I decided to change my routine,thought pattern, and cooking. I began to get up early, shower and dress, put on make up. Always being ready to leave whenever I needed to. I established routines that helped me eliminate extra cleaning and stresses. I was able to make more time for myself and make more time for my family. And the family had more time for each other. I made more time for God and others. This made me feel better about myself. I am so happy about how this changed my life I want to share it with everyone.