Four budget-friendly ways to get some Olympic excitement in your family life
WHEN Olympic fever takes hold five days from now, you can be in the starting blocks ready for some fun.
Whether you plan to watch the action with others, or are inspired to take up a new sport, there are loads of ways to get “ready, set, go!” for some Olympic excitement in your family life.
MINI MEDALLERS: Stage your own mini Olympics in your garden or local park.
You can start with discus — using a light frisbee instead.
Mark the landing spot with a bean bag, cone or even a rock then pace out the distance before awarding the gold medal — maybe a golden chocolate coin — for the longest throw.
You can also stage a hurdles race, with the runners leaping over cardboard boxes or empty upended plant pots.
Add in a three-legged running race, for a bit of falling-over fun.
GOOD AS NEW: Sporting fever can quickly pass, so don’t spend a fortune on equipment on a whim.
Rent or buy it second-hand instead to see if you’ll stay the course.
Decathlon stores rent out watersports, golf and cycling gear, and also the company also offers pre-loved items on its website.
Halfords has a range of second-hand bikes — or maybe also check out sites such as eBay.
FIND OTHER FANS: From Friday, head to one of the free public Fanzones around the country, from Bristol to Birmingham, Liverpool to London, where you can watch the Olympic action on big screens.
There will also be other activities, including visits from past and present GB athletes, and the Fanzones will operate from the opening cerem-ony to the closing ceremony on August 11.
PICTURE THIS: Are you not really that much into sport? Then get painting, sticking or drawing instead, from creating your own Olympic torch to making salt-dough medals.
Fun-packed craft website redtedart.com has lots of Olympic ideas and downloadable colouring sheets.
You can find more at twinkl.co.uk or cutecoloringpagesforkids.com.
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