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!
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 while you watch the Paris games!
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!
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!
Olympic Torch Cupcakes
Give out Olympic torches to all of your guests with these delicious cupcakes with fiery frosting!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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!
Colored Wreath Rings
These painted foam wreaths make a huge statement and work great as Olympic rings! The ones shown in the picture were created by Grey Grey Designs (that no longer exists), but I’ve linked to a tutorial that shows you how to do the same thing!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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!
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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