Fourth of July Activities

MAKE (Arts and Crafts)

• Flags
• Sun Catcher Stars, and Flags
• Free Art (Have art materials accessible to children such as a coloring page, a stencil, an easel, markers, stamps, colored pencils, crayons, play-dough, and tissue paper/construction paper/fabric squares for children to work with if they'd like as well)

EXPLORE (Sensory Bins)

• Red, White, and Blue Rice with Stars
• Red, White, and Blue Pasta with Stars
• Red White and Blue Pom Poms
• Red, White, and Blue Water beads
• Jello Red, White and Blue Stars 
• Patriotic Science Ice Melt
• Shaving Cream and Paint Fireworks
• Fourth of July Color Lab
• Fourth of July Skittles
• Pop Rocks Fireworks

CREATE (Play Doh - Mats, Cookie Cutters, Invitations to Play)

• Patriotic
• Fireworks
• Stars

PLAY (Inside and Outside Games/Activities)

• Puzzles/Board Games
• Block Center/Building Ideas
• Dramatic Play
• Quiet Activities
• File Folder Activities/Worksheets
• Active Games/Outside Play Activities

READ (Books for the Seasonal Book Basket or Shelf)

• The Declaration of Independence
• F is For Flag
• You’re My Little Firecracker
• The Story of America’s Birthday
• The Night Before the Fourth of July
• Fourth of July
• Apple Pie Fourth of July
• The Fourth of July Story
• Red, White, and Boom
• Pie is for Sharing
• This Land is Your Land
• Blue Sky White Stars
• The Flag We Love
• America the Beautiful
• Happy Birthday America

SING (Songs/Poems)

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EAT (Snacks)

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• Monthly Holiday Snacks (Sandwiches, Waffles, Pancakes, French Toast, Sugar Cookies, Brownies, Candy, Cake Pops, Donuts, Muffins, Popsicles, Cheese and Lunch Meat)

VISIT  (Visitor/Field Trip Ideas)

• Field Trips