Spring Olympics

We had a Ward Activity yesterday and it went great. The theme was Lexington Spring Olympic Games. We started with creating a team name and flag. It was a great time filler as people arrived late. The Boy Scouts presented the American flag and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance. Chuck then spoke for a few minutes about the origination and meaning of Memorial Day.

At our church building there is an outdoor pavilion which was great to use. The following games were spread out in the grass and parking lot. All ages got into each game. It was a lot of fun.

Individual Events
Javelin Straws: Throw a straw as far as you can.
Shot-Put Seeds: Spit sunflower seeds as far as you can.
Discus CDs: Toss a CD at the target for points (3 throws).
Broad Jump Smile: Broadest smile end to end.

Team Events
Ice Dancing Toes: Move the most pieces of ice with your toes.
Team Body Building: Build the tallest free standing structure out of marshmallows, toothpicks, and 4 pieces of paper.

We ate lunch and had an awards ceremony. I made "gold medals" for the winner of each event. I filled clear cellophane bags with an assortment of gold wrapped candy (snickers, Reese's, caramel kisses, werther's, rolos).

Everyone that attended had a great time. I think we had about 60 people.

There are only a few small things I wish would have gone differently. I should have been more specific with those that I had asked to be judges for the individual games. We had a hard time tracking down some people's scores that weren't written on the log sheet.