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As I watch the events on my television, I try to think of what contribution to make. This was one of my ideas. The following are wonderful ways to teach your child to have and display their pride in our country.
The only things you cannot do are those you cannot try. Joseph Tucker ARTS AND CRAFTS-- Patriotic Decoupage- Get plastic or glass containers, patriotic napkins, paint brush, and white glue. Make a candle holder from glass or a candy dish from plastic. Pour white glue in a small dish. Cover the outside of the container with a light coat of the glue and then place upside down on newspaper. Tear the napkin into small pieces (1-2" wide). Put one piece of napkin onto the container and cover with a light coat of glue. Continue until all of the outside is covered. Overlap and place in a random pattern. Dry overnight. American Jewelry- Kids can make necklaces, bracelets, or anklets. Place red, white, and blue beads into three different containers. Cut string to desired length and tie a knot big enough for the beads not to fall off. Let kids make their own pattern. Fill string and tie the two ends together. TISSUE FIREWORKS- Materials Needed: Black construction paper, one sheet per child, White chalk, Glue, White and colored tissue paper, Scissors What to do: 1. Cut tissue into 1" squares. 2. Draw fireworks patterns on the black construction paper with chalk (3 per paper). 3. Give each child one piece of prepared black paper and a container of 1" tissue paper squares and a container of white glue with a squeeze top. 4. Instruct the children to use their finger tips and ball up each square of tissue. Be sure they pick up only one piece at a time. 5. Instruct the children to place glue dots along one line of a firework, and to place the balled-up tissue on the glue. 6. Have them complete the task, using any color patterns they desire. Red, White, And Blue Puffy Paint Pictures- Materials: Flour, Salt, Water, Red and blue food coloring, Empty mustard squeeze bottles, Cardboard Directions: 1. Mix equal parts of flour, salt, and water to make the puffy paint. 2. Divide mixture into three different bowls and color one bowl of mixture blue, one bowl red, and leave the last one white. 3. Fill the mustard bottles with the mixture (one color per squeeze bottle). 4. Let the children squeeze the different colors onto the cardboard.
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