Listmania! Olympic Fever!
By GlindaThe Olympics never fail to make me cry. There is just something so grand, so wonderful, so inspiring about it that every darn opening ceremony will force me to bring out the hankie. Sentimental much, Glinda?
Sports can be a great way to let your child learn the values of discipline and commitment, while at the same time allowing them to test their physical limits and abiliites. Let your child experiment with different sports, even the more obscure or less popular ones here in the United States. Why have them compete against millions of other kids in the most popular sports? Go for the ones that nobody plays and they have a much better shot at standing out. Who knows, there may be a gold medal in your future. And hey, it may be in archery, but a gold medal is a gold medal, baby.
Babolat junior Roddick 125 Tennis Racquet One of the best raquets, but pint-sized and with a price tag to match. Only a bit more expensive than other rackets, but you get a better raquet.
Sock’em Boppers I’m not sure that boxing is a sport for young kids, but they can sort of get the feel for it with these.
Bouncer Now why did I not know that the trampoline was an Olympic event? Well, it is, and we all know that kids LOVE to bounce.
Badminton Set A bit challenging for wee ones, but badminton can actually be a lot of fun! If you’re playing with the right crowd, of course.
Monkey Business Surefire Compound Bow I admit that this is a compound bow which looks a bit intimidating, but shooting foam arrows is fun no matter how it’s done.
Table Tennis Set Don’t want to spend all that money for a big official table? Use this set to turn any table into a table tennis court!
Practice Fencing Foil The USA Women’s Team just swept all three medals in fencing, so why not enroll your child in a class and try it out? I know quite a few people who have fenced and greatly enjoyed it, and you can buy a child-sized blade for this foil.
August 10th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Be careful what you wish for. Years of never seeing your children. Nothing but tears during phone calls because the coach won’t let your baby eat. Olympic sports aren’t always so dreamy as they’re portrayed on television (shock!)
August 11th, 2008 at 4:04 am
Poodle clipping was an event during the Paris Olympics, back at the turn of the last century. I figure I’d have had a shot at that one.
PS: The Canadian luge team for Lillehammer was chosen in the following manner: An open call was put out in the media for anyone interested to show up on a certain mountaintop. Anyone who did was given a chance to luge down to the bottom of the run. Anyone who was not afraid to do it twice made the team.
August 11th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
I’ve always thought I’d make a great luger. I’d say it’s too bad I’m not Canadian, but that would just be crazy talk.