1 LINE the streets and dress up your area to celebrate the torch relay. The Olympic torch arrives in the North-East next Thursday. (london2012.com/torch-relay)
2 BUY tickets to watch one of the nine Olympic football matches at St James’ Park, Newcastle. (tickets.london.2012.com)
3 BUY a ticket for Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium to watch the Team GB football teams play their warm-up matches. Tickets will be available soon – see The Northern for updates.
4 GATHER friends to watch the opening ceremony on Friday, July 27. Sign up to be a local leader via the London 2012 website for everything you need to get you started.
5 VISIT the Bridges Festival, taking place in Newcastle and Gateshead throughout the football competition period.
6 VISIT Stockton International Riverside festival and see the new commissions available through the Cultural Olympiad. (stockton.gov.uk)
7 VISIT Flow, an interactive sound sculpture on the River Tyne as part of the London 2012 Artists Taking the Lead project. (flowmill.org)
8 VISIT one of the North-East’s Great Boxing Booth Revivals. (artsand heritage.org.uk)
9 EXPERIENCE Cakebook Britain – a huge edible map of Britain made in Gateshead on Sunday, July 15. (cakebook.org)
10 ENJOY Connecting Light – an art installation that will span Hadrian’s Wall. (festival.london2012.com/events/ 9000961832)
11 TAKE part in One Big Event – sport and cultural events staged by North- East councils. (northeastfor2012games.com)
12 MAKE sure your school celebrates the athletes and cultures of the world on London 2012 World Sport Day on June 25.
13 GARDEN for the Games – plant window boxes in your street in red, white and blue. (london2012.com/ gardenforthegames)
14 HOLD a sports quiz with your friends and family.
15 HOST a Super Saturday party on August 4, when 25 gold medals will be won by Olympic competitors. A perfect day to host an Olympic BBQ.
16 GET your school to enter the Get Set for Team GB and Paralympics GB schools competition. (london2012.com/getset)
17 ATTEND the North-East’s Paralympic Games Light a Lantern event at Beamish Museum at the end of August. Full details available soon.
18 START planning Paralympic Games activities for the start of the school year in September.
19 DOWNLOAD the final mascot film from the London 2012 Get Set website and host a school assembly to see how their journey ends. (london2012.com/ getset)
20 BAKE a Mount Olympus pudding. (london2012.com/ localleaders)
21 WATCH the action on huge screens in Middlesbrough and Sunderland. (london2012.com/livesites)
22 HAVE your photo taken by huge Olympic Rings on the Tyne Bridge, in Newcastle.
23 TRY a new Olympic sport. Learn more at london2012.com/sports.
24 TRAVEL to London to watch a free Olympic sport event. There are nine free road events, including the men’s and women’s marathon.
25 READ The Northern Echo to find out all you can about athletes born in the North-East and North Yorkshire who are hoping to compete at London 2012.
26 LEARN more about the nations and cultures of the athletes who will be based at a pre-Games training camp near you. The US women’s football team will spend time at Rockliffe Hall and the Sri Lankan Olympic team will be at Durham University.
27 BECOME a referee, official or coach in a sport that interests you. (sportengland.org) 
28 TAKE part in the London 2012 Festival, with more than ten million free opportunities for arts and culture events. (london2012.com/festival)
29 ENJOY The Big Concert, featuring Gustavo Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, broadcast on screens in Sunderland and Middlesbrough on June 21.
30 JOIN 100,000 people on Hackney Marshes, London, on June 23 and 24 for the biggest concert linked to the Games, by listening to BBC Radio 1.
31 GRAB a bell and ring it on the morning of the opening day of the Olympics, part of a project being overseen by artist and musician Martin Creed. (london2012.com/festival)
32 TUNE in to the BBC Proms from July 13 until September. From Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to new Wallace and Gromit animations and the Last Night of the Proms celebrations.
33 IF you are visiting any of the cities and towns on the route of the Torch Relay, check whether you can take advantage of a 20.12 per cent discount on attractions. (great2012offers.com)
34 HELP your children make a mascot, then use them to play games with Olympic mascots Wenlock and Mandeville. (london2012.com/mascots)
35 BUY a mascot from the London 2012 online shop. (shop.london2012.com)
36 BUY flags and banners to line the streets for the torch relay.
37 BUY Team GB replica kit. (shop.london2012.com)
38 ADD a Team GB scarf to your ensemble.
39 TUNE in to the BBC coverage of the Olympic Games. Every sport will be covered via the interactive red button.
40 START following @London2012 on Twitter and Like the London 2012 Facebook page.
41 SEND a message of support to the Olympic and Paralympic athletes from the North-East and North Yorkshire. (ourgreatestteam.com)
42 DOWNLOAD the Official London 2012 Join In app – a mobile guide to help you plan, enjoy and share your Games experience.
43 DON’T forget the London 2012 Results app too.
44 WATCH new Olympic videos at youtube.com/london2012
45 JOIN in the free Big Dance – across the North-East. Events will take place in all sorts of locations and in all dance styles. (london2012.com.festival)
46 BUY Paralympic Games tickets and witness sport like never before. (tickets.london2012.com)
47 SIGN up for emails giving you news, videos and exclusive competitions during the games. (london2012.com/signup)
48 BE part of the UK-wide Peace Camp art project. Explore the artwork live and contribute at peacecamp2012.com
49 JOIN “A Hansel of Film – Shetland to Southampton and back” – a celebration of films made by the public and shown on big screens. (london2012.com/ festival)
50 MAKE Flame hats and shakers in your school or at home to celebrate the torch relay.
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