This event is designed to inspire family team spirit.

WHAT YOU NEED:

A sheet of poster board cut into a triangular pennant shape and a 1/2-inch wooden dowel (about 3 feet long) for each family, washable markers and staplers

WHAT YOU DO:

Give each family its poster board pennant, and make markers and staplers available. (Do not hand out dowels until the flags are complete; they can look like swords to eight-year-olds.) Allow 15 minutes for each team to create a flag. Each pennant must contain the family name. After the clock has stopped, ask the families to staple their posters to the dowels to make flags. Post banners around the olympic grounds.