Tissue Paper Olympic Rings Craft
Bring the excitement of the Olympics into your home or classroom with this colorful Tissue Paper Olympic Rings Craft. This is one of those easy crafts for kids that works beautifully as a group classroom activity or a fun afternoon project at home. Children will enjoy learning about the Olympic colors while building fine motor skills through cutting, crumpling, and gluing.
Supplies
• Olympic Rings printable template
• Tissue paper in red, black, green, blue, and yellow
• White school glue
• Card stock or heavy paper
• Scissors
Instructions
- Print the Olympic Rings printable template on card stock or heavy paper.
- Carefully cut around the outside edge of the rings, leaving a small white border. Do not cut out the inside of the rings yet. Keeping the centers intact makes the project sturdier and easier to handle.
- Cut the tissue paper into 1 inch squares.
- Crumple each square into a small ball.
- Dip each crumpled piece lightly into white glue and press it onto the matching ring color.
- Continue filling in the rings with crumpled tissue paper until the entire design is covered.
- Allow the project to dry completely.
- Once dry, carefully cut out the inside sections of the rings if desired.
Display your finished Olympic rings proudly and cheer on your favorite athletes together.
Fun Facts
The Olympic rings are blue, black, yellow, red, and green. The five rings represent the major regions of the world that participate in the Olympic Games. At least one of these colors appears on every national flag in the world.
The rings are linked together to symbolize friendship and unity among athletes from around the globe.
Printables
Be sure to download and print the Olympic Rings template to get started. Print on card stock for best results.
Tissue Paper Olympic Rings Craft
Supplies
- Olympic Rings printable template
- Tissue paper in red black, green, blue, and yellow
- White school glue
- Card stock or heavy paper
- Scissors
Instructions
- Print the Olympic Rings printable template on card stock or heavy paper.
- Carefully cut around the outside edge of the rings, leaving a small white border. Do not cut out the inside of the rings yet. Keeping the centers intact makes the project sturdier and easier to handle.
- Cut the tissue paper into 1 inch squares.
- Crumple each square into a small ball.
- Dip each crumpled piece lightly into white glue and press it onto the matching ring color.
- Continue filling in the rings with crumpled tissue paper until the entire design is covered.
- Allow the project to dry completely.
- Once dry, carefully cut out the inside sections of the rings if desired.
Notes
This craft pairs perfectly with other Olympics themed coloring pages for kids and printable templates for a full Olympic celebration at home or in the classroom.
Teacher Friendly Educational Extension
Turn this craft into a mini Olympic learning unit.
• Geography Connection: Have students locate the five major regions represented by the rings on a world map.
• Writing Activity: Ask students to write about which Olympic sport they would compete in and why.
• Teamwork Discussion: Talk about what teamwork means and how athletes work together to achieve goals.
• Classroom Display Idea: Create a large bulletin board titled “Our Classroom Olympics” and hang each student’s finished rings around the room.
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