Happy 4th of July...Some Red, White & Blue Fun !

Happy Birthday America!

And a HUGE thanks to all the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces…which includes my husband (USMC),

and all uncles and cousins who have served!

THANK YOU!

    Yesterday, I squeezed in a few Red, White & Blue activities!

 We enjoyed the spray bottle painting last week so this time we decided to use the colors Red & Blue. I love the way the water made the paint drip down, cuz when it was all done, she added some stars and it looked like the American Flag (as seen in the eyes of a 3 year old!)

    Then I made a quick graphing activity for the 4^th. The little munchkin wanted to munch on some star marshmallows I found at walmart, and I thought- let’s graph them and then eat them!  =) I know, I know….always trying to make things into a teaching activity! What can I say??

Click here for your copy of a Star Spangled Graph that you can use! 

(It can be also used with star stickers or any other star things you can find!)

    We also enjoyed a yummy Red, White & Blue snack!

(Strawberry Jello, Blueberry Jello, Whip Cream and blueberries)  

YUMMMY!

    And last night we enjoyed a Bisons baseball game, here in Buffalo. After a small rain delay, Bisons beat the Bulls and it was time for the Concert by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, followed by fireworks!

    Here is the little munchkin having fun and getting ready for the big show with her glow sticks! 

And here she is with big brother, all ready for the Firework show to begin! 

 Her face while watching the Firework Show...priceless!

It was a wonderful night!

Now time to get ready for a fun 4^th of July BBQ at a friend’s place! 

Getting ready for the 4th of July !

   For me, the 4^th of July has always symbolized the actual start of summer.  It isn’t necessarily after Memorial Day or even when school lets out. 

My official summer kick off has always been the 4^th of July!

     I love doing holiday crafts & such.... Yay! Lucky for me, the 4th ofJuly holiday is only 2 days away! 

    So of course, my mind is flooded with so many cute and fun 4^th of July activities!

Here is the tray of fun activities I had for her this weekend.

    Fellow mommy bloggers created a fun little unit just for the 4th of July! They also have tons of other fun units for little ones that I enjoy using with my little munchkin.

Hop on over to their blog or click here to download your own!

    Here we used the Spelling Sheet and magnetic letter tiles to spell the work FIREWORks.

And instead of dot painting, putting stickers or magnetic pom poms onto this paper, I chose to use glitter and glue! SOmething about tho of July screams: Glitter!  =)

    I saw this Firework Art idea on Pinterest , using pipe cleaners to paint fireworks, and so we tried it. I had to use a clothespin on the tip of the pipe cleaner though to allow her a better grip. She loved it! And she continued with different colors, 3 different times!

    There you go: FIREWORKS!

Tomorrow we will go see real Fireworks after a Buffalo Bisons baseball game! 

When we moved here last summer, we went to a baseball game….Seems it might just become a 4^th of July tradition out here!