Excitement is in the air as the Opening Ceremony commences tonight. With my son studying Greece culture and literature and participating in a class Olympic exercise this year, we are ready to celebrate the world coming together to compete.

My girls are looking forward to the ice skating, my son is not particular, and my husband and I enjoy the curling events. To increase our excitement and check for our favorite events, the following schedules and activities should keep us busy for the next 2.5 weeks.

Olympic Winter Games Schedule

• Sochi 2014 ^[2] is the official website for these Russian games. All the events are listed on a chart highlighting the days of competition. When you scroll your mouse over each highlighted day, a drop box shows the times, type of event (qualifying, short program, etc.), and any teams that are playing.

• Another great resource is NBC Olympics ^[3] featuring videos, back stories, and television viewing schedule with channel lineups.

Olympic Winter Games Activities

• Creating your own version of the Olympic games may be easier than you think with these explanations and suggestions from First-School Preschool Activities and Crafts ^[4]. These activities are geared toward children ages 2.5 to 6.

• Spoonful ^[5] offers 16 crafts to celebrate the Sochi games. The international recipes look like a fun family activity as well as the sports score cards. Now your family can judge the competitions, too.

• Activity Village ^[6] is packed full of information for these Olympic games. From a listing of all the countries participating to activities for many of the events, you are sure to find some fun activities to include in your family fun. I really like the “Learn to draw the winter Olympics” activities as the instructions are step-by-step.

• With over 120 pages, the 3 Dinosaurs Winter Olympics printable pack ^[6] is geared for children ages 2-9. These activities focus on writing, math, and language.

• Enchanted Homeschooling Mom ^[7] has created a 100+ page Winter Olympics Pack 2014. Designed for children in pre-K through 6^th grade, this pack provides the history behind the events and background on the host city of Sochi, Russia.

With all these wonderful XXII Olympic winter games activities, my children will enjoy learning and practicing with many of these worksheets. Though my son will probably pass, my girls will flock to the activity sheets and drawing sketches.

As you watch your favorite events and cheer for your favorite team, we will be watching along with you. Go USA!

Question: What Olympic Winter event is your favorite?