Fourth of July Fun

This was submitted by Angela Anderson.
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Activity Idea:
For the July 4th Holiday (we did these on the days prior) we painted flags which had numbered color sequences easy enough for 3+ year olds to handle. The paper being white left them with only red and blue to paint on.

We made necklaces which were made with brown yarn, and wooden hearts, along with a few bells.

The all time favorite however were the sac races. This was the first time we have done this and it was a blast. I had two older girls race with the smallest children so the younger ones (one at a time) could win the race. The older children would fall if the little one stumble to help out and make the younger children even more excited to win as they struggled to hold on to their bags..

Because the sac races were so fun we then tried them running through a sprinkler. This was great until they decided to run for the sand box while still wet.

For a take home to celebrate July 4th all the children received those little plastic cars with balloons attached to make them race with air, a small plastic flag, a set of stickers, hand clappers, and of course a muffin which they were able to decorate with red white and blue icing.

This being a 3 day week for us was very busy but the days went well and passed fast.