4th
of July
Independence
Day
United
We Stand, One Nation,
Under God, Indivisible
PLANNING THE PERFECT PATRIOTIC PARTY
Make crafty flag invitations, and invite your friends, family and neighbors over
to celebrate 4th of July and this great county.
Flag
Invitations
Set a patriotic theme for your party with easy, homemade invitations. Have your
kids use crayons and markers to turn index cards into American flags. Draw stars
and stripes on the lined side and on the other put the date, time, location, and
phone number, plus what each family should bring. Tape or glue each card onto
a Popsicle stick or straw to make mini flags.
Party
Suggestions
Consider a potluck supper to break up the responsibility
of the meal. Assign dishes to each family, asking them to bring enough for their
family, plus a family of four. Everyone brings their own drinks and a red, white
and blue dessert to share.
Click
on the following links for everything you need:
Holiday
Party Supplies
Party
Favors
SET
THE TABLE
Fire
up the grill and set the table with our fun and patriotic, red, white and blue
Forever
Waving theme pattern that will have everyone at your party singing the National
Anthem. Our disposable plates, napkins, cups, invitations, table clothes and serving
platers make the party clean up a cinch, no dishes to wash!
And
of course we have disposable
cutlery and party
supplies in solid Red, White and Blue colors too!
DECORATE
Holiday
Parties
PATRIOTIC
CRAFTS, GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR A FUN FILLED DAY
Crafts
You kids will have a great time making these fun craft a few days before the party,
or you can do them at the party for a fun activity to keep the kids busy.
Craft
Kits
Oriental
Trading Company has 23 patriotic crafts that willl keep the kids entertained,
including this waving flag door hanger, a partiotic necklace, Uncle Sam Wreath
and so many more, all priced from $2.95 to $11.95.
Flags,
Flags, Flags
Make flags of all sizes using note cards, poster board,
construction paper, markers, crayons and/or paints and sticks or dowels) to decorate
your home and back yard.
Rattle
Rouser
Make a joyful noise with homemade Liberty Bell shakers. To make
one, fill a cardboard tissue tube with about a dozen small bells (sold at craft
or party stores). Then seal the tube by taping 1 1/2-inch-wide cardboard circles
to the ends. Next, cut a 6- x 20-inch rectangle from a clear report folder or
clear acetate (sold at art supply stores) and fringe the 6-inch edges by making
a series of 8-inch-long cuts (a parent's job). Attach sticker stars to the fringe.
Wrap the rectangle around the tube so that the fringe extends from the ends and
secure it with the tape. Then your child can decorate the shaker with colored
tape stripes and more sticker stars.
Uncle
Sam's Hat
To create an Uncle Sam's Hat, cut a rectangle from a piece
of red poster board (roughly 12 inches high by 9 inches wide). Using a ruler and
an X-Acto knife (a parent's job), make six
vertical slits in the poster board
at least 1 inch apart, then weave in a piece of white paper. Cut a band, roughly
3 by 12 inches, from blue construction paper and glue on three white paper stars.
Glue the decorated band to the bottom of the woven poster board. Finally, cut
another band from the poster board that's long enough to fit around a child's
head. Staple (end points out) the band to the inside bottom of the hat. Wrap it
around the child's head and then secure it with tape, a staple or a paper clip.
Statue
Of Liberty Crown
Celebrate this Fourth of July Ellis Island style with
a Statue of Liberty headband. First, cut 2 1/2 inches from each of the bottom
rims of two sturdy paper plates, then cut out their centers, leaving a 2-inch-wide
headband (this fits most children's heads snugly, but
if it's too tight,
carefully trim more away from the edge). Next, cut six triangles from green construction
paper. Each one should measure 4 inches across and 9 inches high. Space these
evenly across the front of one headband with the points radiating outward and
staple
into place. Glue the other headband across the first to conceal the
staples. Fashion a torch out of a toilet-paper tube, poster board and yellow tissue
paper. Touch up both to look like Ms. Liberty's crown and torch. Paint them green,
then "oxidize" with glitter.
Stars & Stripes Pinata
RACES AND CONTESTS
Ring
Toss
For this game, contestants need the tossing
skills of a Frisbee player and the good aim of a seasoned horseshoe pitcher. For
the scoring poles, you'll need nine dowels. Set them in the ground in three rows,
each composed of three dowels and spaced 2 feet apart. Decorate the planted poles
by wrapping them with red, white and blue crepe-paper streamers.
During
the game, members from both teams have three attempts each to toss a ring around
one of the poles. (It's fun to alternate turns between the two teams.) Kids should
be allowed to stand a little closer to the poles than their adult teammates. A
ring that lands around a pole in the nearest row is worth 10 points; a ringer
in the middle row earns 20 points; and a ringer in the far row earns 30 points.
The team that accumulates the most points wins.
Sack
Race
There is nothing like a good sack race with burlap bags.
MORE
GAMES FOR YOUR FIELD DAY
Capture the Flag
Horseshoes
Tag Football
Tug-of-war
These
glow
in the dark necklaces will be a HUGE hit when staying out late to watch the
fireworks. And they make it easy for you to see where your kids are!
Proud
To Be An American CD - Sing along with our "Proud to Be American"
CD. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Relief Efforts.
Songs include: God Bless America, America the Beautiful, Born in the USA, Hero,
America, I will Remember You, Battle Hymn of the Republic, You're a Grand Old
Flag, and Star Spangled Banner
A
FEAST FOR A CROWD
If your will be having a large party, the best way to feed the crowd is by planning
a potluck. You may want to divide the guest list into three groups, assigning
salads and casseroles
to one, desserts to another and beverages to the third.
If a grill or barbecue pit is available at the picnic site, suggest that each
family bring its own chicken, hamburgers or hot dogs, as well.
MENU
Barbecued Chicken
Hamburgers
Hot dogs
Pickles, catsup, mustard
and relish
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Chips
Veggie Tray
Garlic
Bread
Corn on the Cob
Cake
Watermelon
