Here is a quick and easy way to make your own "gold" medal for the Olympic games!
You will need:
Slice of stale bread
Round pastry cutter
Gold paint (or silver, or bronze)
Ribbon
Instructions:
Cut a circle out of the bread with the pastry cutter. Make a small hole near the edge of the circle. Bake the bread in a low temperature oven until it is hard (about 30 minutes).
When cool, paint with gold paint. Leave to dry. Thread the ribbon through the hole, and wear proudly!
At the ancient Olympic games, winners were usually awarded with a crown made of olive leaves.
Olive Leaf Crown InstructionsYou will need:
The Olympic torch is a widely-recognised symbol of the Olympic games with its origins going back to Ancient Greece, when a fire was kept burning throughout the games.
A fun addition to an Olympic or Ancient Greek project, children can learn about the ancient Olympics with our cloze worksheet. Read the text and fill in the missing words.