These patriotic Fourth of July activities take red, white, and blue fun to the next level! With everything from hand print crafts to noise makers to fun desserts this is a list you'll want to save and come back to all year long. Can't choose a favorite? Start now and work your way through the list to build excitement for the 4th! 25 Fourth of July Activities These Fourth of July activities are great to do with families or groups because … [Read more...]
How to Make the Best S’mores Ever!
Making s'mores is a summertime staple--whether you are going camping or hanging out in your backyard everyone loves to make s'mores. We have been trying out different s'mores techniques and recipes the last couple of summers and my kids are convinced that we now know how to make the best s'mores ever! (Affiliate links included for reference!) Best S'mores Recipe Honey Maid Original Graham Crackers Jet Puffed Marshmallows Ghirardelli … [Read more...]
Summer Fun for Kids: Decorate Bikes!
Decorating you bike when you are young, whether for the 4th of July or a neighborhood parade, is so much fun! When you are little your bike is an object of triumph and your ticket to freedom so personalizing it and celebrating it just adds to the joy. All three of our kids are at the age where bikes are exciting so we knew that decorating bikes was something that had to be on our "Old School" Summer Bucket List! We have a red, white, and blue theme … [Read more...]
Healthy Kids Snack: Painted Toast Flags
Painted Flag Toast turned out to be such a fun and healthy 4th of July kids snack! Instead of using milk and food coloring for our paint like we usually do we decided to try using fruit paint and found it to be delicious! This is one 4th of July craft you can do anytime of day...especially if you need a snack! To make the flag toast snack we cut the bread into a regular shape and made our fruit "paint". We had leftover strawberries and … [Read more...]
Acts of Kindness: Send a Thank You to a Service Member
We wanted to come up with an act of kindness that would help support the troops in some way. Our Daisy girl scout troop was doing an upcycling art project and we decided to combine the two ideas and make a thank you note for our service members. After the meeting my kids made even more cards and I have packed them all up to send to A Million Thanks who will deliver the cards to our service members in time for the 4th of July! The deadline for … [Read more...]
Olympic Snack Necklaces
When I saw these in Target I could not pass them up even though I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with them. And then it hit me--necklaces! A red, white and blue craft and dessert rolled into one. The kids threaded the Fruit Loops onto plastic strings with post its around the end. Then they wore (and ate) them while watching the Olympics! Do you have any fun Olympic themed ideas? Add them to the Blog Hop! … [Read more...]
Busy Bag Swap Ideas for Kids
A couple weeks ago I invited some friends to kick off the summer with a busy bag swap! What better way to get ready for summer travel than to stock up on new activities? If you've never heard that term before a busy bag is a self-contained activity or project for kids. For this swap the activity did not have to be reusable, it just had to have all the pieces and instructions needed for kids to complete. There were 6 moms who could make it so … [Read more...]
4th of July Muffin Tin
The kids helped me make super easy red, white and blue muffin tin meals for dinner last night. They loved using the star cookie cutter to cut out the bread and cheese (and to eat the leftover bread and cheese while they worked!) and had lots of fun washing the fruit and deciding which cup would be just perfect for each food. This would also be an easy 4th of July breakfast for kids, expecially since it's so hot out! … [Read more...]
