The grill is on, family and friends are over, now how do you keep the kids busy until the fireworks begin? Party planner Lisa Kothari is full of budget and family friendly ideas to make this year's 4th of July
fun and inexpensive! Here are some of her best tips:
1. Boil a dozen eggs and color them red, blue, and keep some white! Have aEgg Spoon Relay Race. Divide the kids into two teams, and provide each team with a spoon and eggs. The kids must balance a colored egg on their spoon and walk quickly from one end of the yard to the other and return. If the egg drops, the team member must begin again. First team with all members completing the relay race, WINS!
2. Make a batch of favorite cupcakes and have the kids frost them and add red, white, and blue sprinkles and candies to decorate.
3. Instead of filling vases with flowers, fill them with blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries.yummy and festive looking. Guests can scoop the berries out and add whipped cream.truly red, white, and blue!
4. Roll out butcher paper on to your party table. Scatter red, white, and blue crayons across the table for the kids to color while eating.
5. Make a Rocket Pop Drink. Fill a glass with ice cubes and be sure to carefully pour each drink directly on to the ice cubes to maintain the patriotic colors. First, pour in cranberry juice, then blue Gatorade, and, finally, 7-Up.
These are just a couple of party ideas, let me know if you'd like more or would like to set up an interview!
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