Kiddie Olympics!

Our play group had Kiddie Olympics yesterday to celebrate the real Olympics in Beijing. The kids all made flags that we hung on the wall. We talked a little about the Olympics, had an opening ceremony complete with Olympic torches, the American flag and theme music. Then the kids participated in events such as "the balance beam", "volleyball", animal races, "swimming", "shot put"... It was really cute! Most of the children had fun. I say most b/c MY CHILD wasn't too interested in the whole thing. He was that morning, but when we got to the venue all he wanted to do was run around with his friends! He did participate in each event. There were no individual winners...they're all winners! (yelling like on Seinfeld!) All the kids received a certificate stating what they were "so good at" and a medal.
The animal race...dogs, cats, horses...

The Olympic Team
Opening ceremonies...the bringing in of the Olympic flame.
The National Anthem
Concentrating on the balance beam.
Cole was so good at racing like a horse and cow in the animal races.