The ultimate Winter Olympics party guide for hosting a Winter Olympics watch party, planning Olympics-themed party games, or looking for easy Winter Olympics party ideas for adults, teens, and kids.
From DIY Olympic games and Minute to Win It challenges medal-trading games, and Olympics-themed party food and drinks, these ideas turn your Olympic Games party into a fun interactive, laugh-out-loud sports watching event that party guests will talk about for months!
How To Throw The Best Winter Olympics Party!
In this Olympic party guide, we’ll cover ideas for:
- Olympic party decorations
- Fun DIY party games to create your own minute to win it Olympics challenge games at home
- Olympics themed party foods and drinks
& MORE fun for your Olympic games party. KEEP SCROLLING FOR THE FULL LIST OF PARTY IDEAS!
Set the Vibe for Your Winter Olympics Party
Olympic Games Country Draft:
As guests arrive, have them randomly draw a country to “represent” for the night to create instant team spirit and playful rivalry.
PRO PARTY TIP: Provide country flags like this to each party guest so they can cheer on their country!
Pick an Olympic Vibe:
✔️ Do you want Cozy Chalet Vibes with plaid blankets, string lights, faux snow, hot chocolate, and a roaring fireplace (real or fireplace playing on YouTube).
✔️ Or, do you want a patriotic vibe to celebrate Team U.S.A. with red, white and blue themes?
✔️ Or, have a countries theme with different country flags and Around The World party ideas?
Olympics Schedule:
Write on a party board like this the night’s events for different Olympic sports like skiing, skating, snowboarding and the times they’re showing.
Set up an easy Olympics party DIY selfie station with balloons, stars, medals, and snowflakes!
Olympics Party Food & Drink Ideas For A Party Menu
For the Olympic party foods, think winter foods and party snacks.
Also, don’t be afraid to play up winter sports themes!
Countries Snack Board: Pretzels (Germany), mini quiches and brie (France), prosciutto (Italy), meatballs (Sweden), dumplings (China), maple cookies (Canada), and mini sliders (USA).
PRO PARTY TIP: Use mini country flag toothpicks to represent each section of the charcuterie board).
Gold Medal Nachos: Have a DIY nacho bar with “gold medal” melted cheese.
Pretzel Olympic Torches: Dip one-end of large pretzel rods into yellow chocolate melts to make “torches.”
Snowflake Quesadillas: Make quesadillas and use snowflake cookie cutters to cut them into winter themes.
Team U.S.A. Red White & Blue Olympics Themed Snacks & Drinks
Patriotic party foods can be really easy — blueberries & strawberries topped with whipped cream make a quick red, white and blue party dessert.
Salsa or homemade pico de gallo with blue and white tortilla chips fits the theme.
Use your imagination for your red-white-blue party snacks!
Team USA Red White Blue Jello Cups: This is an easy party snack and stays with the Team USA theme. GET THE RECIPE
PRO PARTY TIP: Add these Team U.S.A. party picks to your red-white-blue Jello, party drinks, or party fruit kabobs.
Red, White & Blue Patriotic Popcorn: This chocolate covered popcorn was a huge hit at our party! Learn how to make your own read white and blue popcorn here.
Olympic Party Drinks
Hot Chocolate Bar: Cocoa, peppermint, caramel, whipped cream, marshmallows & syrups for a DIY winter hot chocolate bar.
Red White & Blue Party Punch: Serve this patriotic layered drink to support Team USA.
Or, try this red fizzy party drink!
Easy DIY Winter Olympics Party Games
These are easy, low-prep party games and Olympic minute-to-win-it challenges that get party guests laughing and participating.
PRO PARTY TIP: Grab these medals to hand out gold medals, silver medals, and bronze medals to teams and winners. I recommend having teams score points with different challenges and then award the winning teams the medals in an Olympic podium awards ceremony after.
Podium Pop
Have teams or guests race to sit on balloons and pop one red balloon, one white, and one blue balloon to be the first to win.
Olympics Rings of Glory Toss
Toss red and blue rings onto bottles or grab this red, white and blue toss game.
Snowball Shuffle
Transfer cotton balls (“snow balls”) between bowls using a spoon while blindfolded.
Person (or team) who gets the most snowballs into the other bowl wins a medal (or points to total toward a medal).
Living Room Curling
Tape a line on the floor on the other end of the room. Use rolled up socks to try to roll them (like the curling sport) past the line.
Curling Sweep
Guests pair up and one is blinded folded with a balloon. On go! the team member (not blindfolded) directs the blindfolded party guest how to “sweep” the balloon across the finish line.
If the balloon pops, they have to go back and start over!
First pair across wins!
Olympics Hockey Slap Shot Slide Minute To Win It Challenge
Tape cups to the end of a table to act as the hockey goals in a way that coins can be slid into them.
From the other end of the table, teams try slide as many pennies (or coins) as they can into their goals within 60 seconds.
Team with the most coins at the end of 1 minute scores points or wins a medal (however you’re doing it).
Medal Bounce
Try to bounce as many ping pong balls into a cupcake tin holes in 60 seconds.
I hope you have fun with these Winter Olympics party ideas!
