Making 4th of July Special

[DisorientingSneeze]

We celebrate freedom. I send my kids out to my inlaws each year for the 4th. They are free to run wild out in the country. I am free to experience silence and stand in awe as a place I have cleaned actually stays that way for more than 20 minutes.

Prior to accidentally creating this tradition, I think we tried making various recipes that contain poprocks (it’s like fireworks in your mouth!). Everyone was so little then and color sorting was totally their jam. I had them sort m&ms by color so we could decorate a cookie cake with the red and blue ones. I had them color and then wear masks of the important revolutionary figures. Picture swirly blue Ben Franklin with terrifying cutout eyes. It was good times. Watched a few history cartoons on Youtube to build context. Tried to teach them the national anthem. I think a trivia game could be fun if our grandma tradition ever shifts off of the holiday.

 

[Allegra]

We could work on the National Anthem. I’m just afraid that as soon as they learn it, they’re going to change it to some other song. They do already know 50 Nifty United States.

 

[Welshrabbit]

We celebrate freedom. I send my kids out to my inlaws each year for the 4th. They are free to run wild out in the country. I am free to experience silence and stand in awe as a place I have cleaned actually stays that way for more than 20 minutes.

Literally laughed out loud at this because I can relate to it so much…

I have fond memories of watching the Twilight Zone marathon and making homemade ice cream at my grandparents’ house. At night, we would do fireworks if I could stay awake long enough. Thinking about bringing back a few of those traditions.