Following on from my collage Olympic Rings craft, we turned to
the Olympic Torch. As well as making an Olympic Torch, I also
wanted to learn and teach Harry a little bit about the
significance of the Olympic Flame and its importance in the
Olympic Games. Because of course the torch isn't the important
bit, it's the actual flame. For the 2012 Olympics the flame was
lit on the 10th May in Olympia Greece, by an actress playing a
high priestess, who caught the sun's rays in a parabolic mirror.
You can read about the ceremony and see a short video on the BBC
News website. On the 18th May the flame will fly to Britain for
a 70-day relay around the UK. The flame will actually pass very
close by to our house, but unfortunately at this point it will
be in a convoy, so we won't be able to see it. We'll have to
travel down the road to actually see it being carried. The final
torch bearer will use the torch to ignite the flame in the
cauldron at the Olympic Stadium on the 27th July 2012, where it
will burn for the 17 day