Kids' Activities for the Olympics Tweets of the Day 7/27/12

Wenlock, the Olympic mascot

Hurrah, poetry!
1. Honoring The Games, And The Past, With Poetry
http://www.npr.org/2012/07/27/157370975/the-poetry-of-sport-the-sport-of-poetry 

Roles models, anyone?
2.  Photos: Female Arab Athletes On The Rise
http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/ 
 
Something to color!

3. Olympic rings!
 http://www.first-school.ws/t/apflag-friends.html

A family tradition.

4. 2012 Olympics Guide for Families

The Olympics go social and let families bring the games closer to home.

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/new/2012-olympics-guide-for-families 

 

Somebody's always got to be a grump.

 

5.London 2012 Branded as 'Obesity Games' by Children's  Food Campaign Charity

McDonalds, Coca-Cola and Cadbury's in firing line as Children's Food Campaign calls on IOC to drop unhealthy food and drink sponsors

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/367049/20120726/london-olympics-obesity-games-chiildrens-food-campaign.htm