DIY Thursday: Fourth of July Wreath

I made this wreath last year.  It was my first wreath I ever made.  It was really easy and fun to make.  I love the combination of our nations colors.  All you need a foam wreath, white, blue, and red yarn, and white buttons.

Wrap blue around the wreath, then wrap white and red around the wreath.  Then glue the white buttons on. 

Wild Card Wednesday: Team USA Trail Mix

Now that the Olympics are over (so sad, right?) I thought I would share our simple recipe for a patriotic and delicious trail mix! It's so easy and yet soooooo good!

Ingredients:
1 bag Honey Nut Chex Mix
White chocolate
red and blue M&Ms

Mix M&Ms and Chex Mix, then place mixture on wax paper
Melt white chocolate and pour over the Chex Mix and M&Ms
Let cool and chow down!

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DIY Thursday: Fireworks Craft

Hey everyone it's Tiffany! So I saw a craft similar to this at Wood Creations. I got my inspiration for this craft from them, I just changed a few things. I figured I could make a similar craft for a lot less money!

What you need:

12 inch 2x4

10 inch 2x4

8 inch 2x4

scrapbook paper

mod podge

chipboard or wood stars

scrapbook lettering or vinyl lettering

paint

glitter (optional)

Step 1: Drill a hole in the center in the top of the blocks, sand and paint your blocks-one red, white, and blue

Step 2: Paint your stars. I did them white and then put silver glitter on them

Step 3: Cut out your paper and mod podge it onto the wood. Make sure to put a thin coat of mod podge over the top of the paper to seal it

 Step 4: Add your lettering to the stars and go over them with a thin coat of mod podge

Step 5: Curl the wire around a pencil or foam brush. You want nine curled pieces anywhere around 1-2 inches long

Step 6: Hot glue three wire pieces in the top of each block of wood

Step 7: Punch a hole in the stars and the wrap wire the wood, threading the star onto the wire. Curl the ends and wallah, you now have your cute firework craft!

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Munchkin Monday: 4th of July camping games

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Camping Games

July is a big month for camping and I know my kids love to play outside in the dirt but sometimes you need something extra to keep the entertained and happy. 

Here are a few fun games to play with the family while you are camping.

Marble Run

All you need for this is a swimming noodle for the dollar store and cut it in half. I was not a very good cutter and did not cut mine in half very well so we ended up with one marble run.

grab a bag of marbles at Walmart and there you have it. We cut a hole in a box to keep the marble contained.

The kids played with this for a good while.

 

 Watermelon 
sweet and juicy
While we were camping I had a cute idea to use a cookie cutter to cute your watermelon in for the 4th of July. I don't normally pack a star shaped cookie cutter with me when i go camping, so this is something we will all have to do with our next watermelon.

 Marshmallow shooters
My family loves to play games together and sometime not act our age. last year for the 4th of July camping trip we had a rubber band fight/war. It was so much fun. Well this year I wanted to find something that my kids could play with us. So we made these marshmallow shooters.
All you need is plastic cups,
balloons, and marshmallows
You cut the bottom off the cup, tie the balloon and cut the top off that and stretch it over the cut. put your marshmallow in it, aim and shoot!
Lots of fun and very easy for the kids to do.

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Star Spangled Banner Song Sheets

The fourth of July is coming up in a couple weeks, and in honor of this great U.S. holiday I want to share with you something I did last year to teach my daughter the lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner. While I don't expect her to completely understand the meaning behind the lyrics, I think it is important to share with her a touching tribute to our flag.

Here is what I created to help my daughter comprehend the Star Spangled Banner. The first file has clipart, the second file has blank squares for an older child to illustrate the meaning behind each line. I was in a hurry to put these together so I apologize if I misused anyone's copyrighted pics. I will gladly change them out if you let me know.

Star Spangled Banner Clipart
Star Spangled Banner Blank Song Sheet 

I hope these files help you and your little ones understand and appreciate the importance of our flag! It really is an incredible symbol of courage, determination, and perseverance... and no matter where we live or what we believe, I think we would all agree that those are qualities worth striving for!!

Happy Teaching!

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