I went a little crazy gathering fun crafts and food ideas for Independence Day and wanted to share them with all of you.
Decorating:
Slap Bracelet Napkin Rings
Red, White, Blue Garland
Drink Parasols
Clothespin Pinwheels
Firework Pom Poms
Cans for utensils, flowers, breadsticks, whatever!
Crafts For Kids:
Hand Print Eagle Tee
Patriotic Pinwheel
Paper Plate Uncle Sam
Paper Plate Door Hanger
For Eating:
Spangled Sandwich Pops
Revolutionary Berries
Patriotic Drink
Easy Cupcakes here and here
Pretzel Sparklers
Apple Pie or this American Flag Berry Pie
Other fun things to do this 4th of July weekend:
Drink Root Beer Floats
Watch Patriotic movies:
The Patriot, Glory, Gettysburg, Saving Private Ryan, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Men of Honor, The Crossing, Air Force One
I'd love to hear how you celebrate Independence Day or if you'd like to share a memory of a time when you were "proud to be and American" comment here or email me!
Watch Patriotic movies:
The Patriot, Glory, Gettysburg, Saving Private Ryan, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Men of Honor, The Crossing, Air Force One
Or Baseball Movies:
The Sandlot, Field of Dreams, A League of Their Own, Pride of the Yankees
Listen to and learn some patriotic songs
Have a Tin Can Race!
The Sandlot, Field of Dreams, A League of Their Own, Pride of the Yankees
Listen to and learn some patriotic songs
Have a Tin Can Race!
WOW! You are great! We have swimming and dinner at the inlaws planned, and that's it. However, we were invited to an annual family gathering of a huge family--grandpa and grandma have 9 kids--each of those kids has 3 or more (two have 8). I think the "goal" (jokingly, of course) is 50 grandkids. (The connection is I used to babysit for one of the 9 kids...) So, all that to say, this is what THEY are doing:
ReplyDelete"You're invited to our pig roast! These bashes tend to be a free for all, horseshoes, volleyball, skeet shooting, 4-wheeling, water fights, whatever. At dusk there will be a fireworks display, followed by the torching of a very large bonfire. After the bonfire is lit, a fish fry will take place by the fire, near the creek. We're cooking up fresh bluegill filets that we caught this past month. There is camping ground available to stay the night as well.
Meat and keg/drinks provided, bring a dish to pass."
Man, one day that will be Michael and I, hopefully. Hosting all our kids and grandkids on our property for the 4th. Who needs a parade?
Happy Independence Day!