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Olympic Themed Party Ideas

By: Britni Vigil
5/13/2021Updated: 6/08/2021
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These fun Olympic themed party ideas are perfect for watching Opening Ceremonies together, hosting a family night with a little friendly competition, or even just an Olympic party! With everything from Olympic party decorations to food ideas and of course, it’s everything you need for an epic Olympics party in one place!

Olympic themed party table with a text overlay

With the Summer Olympic Games just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to share some Olympic themed party ideas so you can host a little summer games of your own!

I’ve split this guide into three different sections – food, things to do, and decorations and party favors. It’s literally everything you need in one place to host a competition of epic proportions this summer!

Click on each of the links in the guide below to be taken directly to that idea! And if you want a printable copy of this guide, you can get that at the very bottom of this post as well!

In this Guide

  • Olympics Food Ideas
  • Things to Do at an Olympic Party
  • Olympic Party Decorations & Favors
  • More Fun Party Themes
  • Printable Olympic Themed Party Guide

NOTE: I use the term party loosely. All of these ideas work well whether you just want to have a fun themed family night, a big blowout summer party, or a super small group gathering with just a few friends. The ideas can all be used with whatever level of get together you’re most comfortable with!

Olympics Food Ideas

Any good get together, no matter what size has some sort of fun themed snacks and drinks! I’ve put together a collection of my personal favorite Olympic themed food ideas!

Cupcakes with orange frosting in cones
Olympic Torch Cupcakes
Give out Olympic torches to all of your guests with these delicious cupcakes with fiery frosting!
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plate with fruit topped mini cheesecakes
Team USA Mini Cheesecakes
Make these delicious mini cheesecakes then top them with red, white, and blue toppings to support team USA! Or if cheesecakes aren’t your thing, any of these other red, white, and blue desserts would be great too!
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Graham crackers covered with frosting and M&Ms
Olympic Ring Graham Crackers
Top your favorite treat – graham crackers, cupcakes, cookies, or cake with M&Ms, Skittles, or Fruit Loops for a delicious Olympic Ring treat!
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White plate with edible gold medals on top
Gold Medal Hand Pies
These brownie batter hand pies combine flattened Airheads with a delicious hand pie that’s almost too cute to eat (almost). Get the full recipe from Crazy for Crust!
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This rainbow donuts recipe is perfect for a rainbow party, St. Patrick's Day party food, or anytime you just need a little color in your life! Definitely one of the best rainbow foods and there's a secret ingredient that'll make you feel even better about eating them, way better than if you eat rainbow cake!
Olympic Ring Donuts
Make these delicious rainbow donuts in the colors of the Olympics rings for a yummy themed treat! Or make these cut out sugar cookies into rings using two circle cookie cutters and decorate them in the ring colors! Or you could really use any of these donut party ideas if you make the donuts ring colored!
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Rings made out of fresh fruit with dip in the middle
Fresh Fruit Rings
Add a healthier option to your snacks by making rings out of fresh fruit! And don’t forget to serve it with a yummy fruit dip like this one.
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hand holding a champagne flute with rims dipped in sugar
Sugar Rimmed Rings
You can’t forget the drinks! Make a special drink, like this strawberry mocktail or this summer punch, and serve them in special glasses with the rims dipped in colored sugar! Get the tutorial for the rim dipping from Cupcakes and Cashmeres!
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Layered Flag Drinks
Layer your favorite drinks to support your favorite countries like this red, white, and blue layered drink for team USA! Find out how to keep those perfect layers from Passion for Savings here.
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Things to Do at an Olympic Party

If you’re hosting an Olympics party, it only makes sense that you play some sort of Olympic games, and I’ve got a number of great options for you to host your own games!

And when the games are over, there are also some really fun Olympic crafts and activities you can do too!

Olympic Games Competiiton
From giant golf to a paper plate disc toss, I’ve got all sorts of great Olympic party games for you! There’s even a printable scorecard to go with it! And if those aren’t enough, you can check out all of my winter Olympic games too!
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Hilarious minute to win it games from playpartyplan.com and other great party games! I can't wait to try #5!
Minute to Win It Games Competition
If you want games that are a bit quicker, choose a handful from these over 200 minute to win it games and split into teams. Have one person from each team compete and then tally up the final scores per team for your gold medal winning team!
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Play Olympic Ring Toss
Use this DIY ring toss tutorial to make your very own ring toss game with bottles the colors of the Olympic rings! Then see who can toss rings around them to score points!
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Hand holding Olympics rings made out of Legos
Build Olympic Rings out of LEGOs
Set out bins of colored Legos and let people make their very own Olympic rings out of Legos! Get the tutorial from Little Bins for Little Hands here.
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Olympic torch out of tissue paper
Make Olympic Tea Light Torches
Let kids make these super fun Olympic torches with just a few supplies you probably already have at home! Plus, if you add a little tea light inside, they actually light up!
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Wind sock with colored tissue paper flying in the wind
Make a Hanging Wind Sock
This Olympic wind sock craft is so easy that kids of all ages could make it! Plus, Handmade by Kelly shares a printable label that you can literally just print to use for the top! These would be super fun hanging in your yard or house.
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rocks painted to look like world flags
Paint World Flag Rocks
Setup a station with craft paint, rocks, and pictures of world flags. Let guests paint their favorite flags or Olympic designs as a souvenir to take home!
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Olympic Party Decorations & Favors

Okay now for the final part of this guide – how to make your Olympic party look and feel like an Olympic party! Plus, some really fun favors to give out to the gold medal winners and all your other guests before they go home for the night!

Olympic party table with rings
Colored Wreath Rings
These painted foam wreaths make a huge statement and work great as Olympic rings! Get the full details from Grey Grey Designs here!
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Balloon Olympic Rings
I love how simple this idea from Savannah Smiled is – colored balloons hung at heights to look like the Olympic rings! Get more great ideas for decorations as well. You could totally just put bunches of balloons around as well!
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Flags Lining the Walkway
Print out flags of all sorts of different countries and line the walkway with them. Make it even more fun by assigning teams to different countries and letting them walk in for the opening ceremonies to start the fun!
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Go for the Gold Backdrop
This awesome party table makes a big statement by encouraging guests to Go For Gold with letter balloons! See the rest of the details here.
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Paper Chain Olympic Rings
Let kids make paper chains out of Olympic ring colors then hang them all around the room for added pops of color and texture! Get the full tutorial from House of Lars.
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Three boys standing on a white podium
DIY Olympic Podium
Don’t forget about an Olympic podium for winners to stand on after the games are over! This one is super simple to make with this tutorial from Project Nursery!
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Glass jars with candy in them
Candy Medals
Fill up jars with gold, silver, and bronze colored candies to give out to winning teams to share!
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White card with a gold necklace on top
Gold Medal Necklaces
If you want something they can keep as a memento forever, these fun gold medal necklaces sporting the Olympics motto of Stronger, Higher, Faster would be a great parting gift as well! You could even just put these out for people to add their own sayings if you have the materials on hand!
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More Fun Party Themes

If you liked this Olympic themed party, you’ll love these other themed party ideas!

  • Apple Party – tons of fun ideas for having an apple party, great for the fall!
  • 12 days of Christmas Ideas – all sorts of great ideas for hosting a party inspired by the song The 12 Days of Christmas!
  • Hunger Games Birthday Party – if you love the Hunger Games books, this party is for you!
  • Donut party ideas – donuts are popular with pretty much any age, which makes these party ideas ones you do nut want to miss!
  • Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Party Ideas – this theme is one little girl’s dreams are made of with rainbows, butterflies, unicorns, and kitties all wrapped up in one fun theme!

Printable Olympic Themed Party Guide

Ready to host your very own at home Olympics or Olympic themed party? Download this free printable guide that has all of the ideas above included as well as places to add your own ideas!

Simply download and print to keep track of everything you’re doing and want to do! Free free to cross out any ideas you don’t want to do and add some of your own to make this party the perfect celebration for you!

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At home Olympics paper with ideas for an Olympic themed party
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