With the London 2012 Olympics everyone is glued to their TV’s and keeping tabs on the medal count. Our team at Event Planning Headquarters created a fun Olympic table incorporating two great do it yourself projects!
Planning on hosting an Olympic themed dinner party? Create fun Olympic trivia cards and place one at each place setting. Another great idea is to make an Olympic themed photo booth which is great for kids and adults! Have the Olympic rings hanging as a backdrop and add fun Olympic props such as a faux fire torch or gold, silver and bronze medals.
D.I.Y. Olympic Rings
You will need the following items:
- 5 wreath rings
- Ribbon that is 2.5” wide X 10 yards and in the Olympic colours
- Hot glue
- Fishing Line
Step 1: To start you wrap you will want to place one end on the inside of the wreath and wrap around it once to secure it in place. If you are worried it will move hot glue the end in place.
Step 2: Continue wrapping the ribbon evenly around the wreath until it is fully covered.
Step 3: Hot glue the end to the ribbon on the back of the wreath so that it does not unravel.
Step 4: Loop the fishing line through each ring and tie it to your backdrop. It’s a good idea to have another person helping you with this part to insure you hang the rings in the center and that they are even.
D.I.Y. Olympic Torch Centrepiece
You will need the following items:
- An urn
- 7” styrofoam ball
- Yellow, orange and red felt
- Felt glue
- Scissors
- Hairspray
- Black marker
Step 1: With your black marker outline the shape of your flames. Yellow will be your base so It will need to be the largest cut out. Orange will be a smaller copy to insert in the middle of the yellow and red pieces will be need to be small accent cut outs. You will need to create 14 flame pieces to cover the ball.
Step 2: Once you have your outlines done you need to cut them out.
Step 3: Glue the orange cut outs on to the middle of the yellow cut outs.
Step 4: Glue the accent red cut outs to the orange felt.
Step 5: Hold each completed flame piece upside down and spray them with hairspray. This is make them piece stiff, allowing them to stand up straight.
Step 6: Once the pieces have dried you can begin gluing them to the styrofoam ball.
Step 7: Place the now complete flame ball on top of your urn.
