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Family ideas for the Fourth of July.
ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM
AppleTree Editor
t's time to show your true col-
ors — red, white and blue!
America's birthday is next
week. Now you can get ready
for the holiday with these family fun
ideas.
1.) Are You Blue?: Everyone put
on an old white T-shirt. Get paint-
brushes and WASHABLE red,
white and blue paints, and have
fun painting your shirts, or each
other's shirts.
2.) Something Blue: Challenge
everyone to come up with an
unusual item, either from around
the house or from a dollar store.
Each item must be red, white or
blue.
3.) Wave It Proudly: Make an American-flag quilt. Find a clean
white twin-size bed sheet. Use a permanent marker to draw
squares. How many depends on the number of people participat-
ing; most children will happily work on at least five squares.
Now, challenge children to put an American flag in each box.
They can use markers, glitter, paints and fabric scraps, and make
the flags in any shape.
4.) Just The Facts: Have each family member come to dinner
dressed as a great American and tell a little bit about himself. Your
children will have fun playing in costumes and will learn some-
thing about American history. You will be interested to hear who
they think are "great Americans" and why.
5.) Light Up The Night: Decorate
your backyard with glow-in-the-
dark items; you can find bracelets,
butterflies and paints, among oth-
ers, at local discount shops. As you
watch the lights in the dark, have a
post-fireworks ice-cream party with
"red, white and blue treats.
6.) Color Your World: Cut out red,
white and blue images from maga-
zines and have your children make
them into a collage.
7.) Music To Your Ears: Maybe
you remember songs like "Love is
Blue" and 'Am I Blue?" and "Blue
Moon." But what are the popular
red, white and blue songs of today?
Challenge your children to come
up with five — then buy them
their choice of a G-rated CD con-
taining one of these.
8.) Do You Remember: Here's a fun twist on the "I Spy" game every
child has played. Instead of looking around the room and finding
something first, ask your daughter to close her eyes then list all the
red, white and blue items that she can remember from one room in
the house.
9.) Get Cooking: Make cookies with the likeness of George
Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.
10.) Up, Up And Away. Write love notes to family members, then
place them inside red, white and blue'balloons. Let each person pop
one of his every day. 0
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