Primary Olympics

We have been working for months preparing for this wonderful day.

We are hosting the Primary Olympics with a Scripture Twist.

The kids will be assigned onto a Country team.  There are 10 Countries - Australia, Columbia, England, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, & the United States.  We had approximately 25 kids on each team.  The teams will earn points as they rotate through the five different Olympic events.

The kids will do Olympic type events such as Archery, Balance Beam, Weights, Sling Shot, and Running with Scripture Prophets as leaders.  I know that doesn't make sense so let me explain.

Archery is inspired by Nephi's story of Nephi's Bow.  Nephi will tell a little about his experience with the bow and then gave the kids a chance to shoot "safe" arrows at a deer target.  The team with the most hits won.

Balance Beam is inspired by Lehi's vision of the Straight and Narrow path.  Lehi told how he loved his family so much he wanted them to have eternal happiness.  Then the kids walked the balance beam.   The team with the most kids to walk the balance beam won.

Samson was the strong man, so to get strong in the gospel you have to know the scriptures.  The kids played Scripture Jeopardy to earn weights (5 pounds, 10 pounds, 15 pounds, 20 pounds and 25 pounds).  The team with the most weight on their dumbell won.

Running was done conducted by Joseph Smith because he had to run while protecting the Golden Plates.  We have to be quick in the gospel.  The kids did a shuttle run across the gym floor  - running over to pick up the golden plates and bringing them back, then someone else would run them back across the floor to the other side and run back.  The team with the most wins, won.

Lastly, Sling shots were conducted by David and Goliath.  David and Goliath shared how important it was to be accurate in the gospel.  David was spot on.  The kids got to shoot small marshmallows with sling shots at Goliath.  The team that had the most hits, won.