Goulburn Mulwaree Library hosts Mini Olympics for school aged children

Goulburn Mulwaree Library hosted a Mini-Olympics event on Wednesday, July 7 for children aged eight to 12 years of age.

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There were five groups of three and each group had to pick a country to represent.

Organiser Monique Hayes said the 15 kids involved all had a great time and learned a lot.

"We created a series of challenges to develop teamwork, some problem solving skills and strategic thinking," Ms Hayes said.

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"It involved a couple of STEM concepts as well.

"Given the Olympics are just around the corner, I hope they get excited about it and get in the spirit."

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Some of the activities the children took part in included stacking 10 cups by only using string, creating an Olympic flame in a bottle using vegetable oil and warm water and making a paper plane to see how far it would go and how much cargo it could carry.

There was also a challenge that involved creating static electricity using balloons and an Olympic themed trivia quiz.

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