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Monday, April 20, 2015

Fourth of July Table Decorations Patriotic Parties

A fourth of July table decoration is a wonderful idea for any of us who are wishing to celebrate our patriotic side and add a splash of color to a small table I have ideas for bigger table decorations and I offer all of this to my patriotic country women and men all around the united States.

Small Red, white and blue tabletop decoration for Fourth of July parties
Small table:
Carination, red, white, and blue, two of each
Clear marbles
A tall vase
Small American flags
Two Tablecloths, blue and white
Patriotic confetti
Small dish of starlight mints.
Lay the white tablecloth on the small table, as you normally would do, and then lay the smaller blue tablecloth on top at an angle so you can see the white one underneath. Place the marbles into the tall vase, fill with water, and place the six flowers into the water. Add an American flag to the vase along with the flowers. Sprinkle some of the patriotic confetti around the table, so that they are separated. Add your small dish of starlight mints to the table to provide your guests with a delight for the eyes as well as their stomachs.
Get the flowers at your local flowers, your flower garden or a grocery store, and the rest of the items can be found in tour local Wal-Mart's craft section, this is an easy Fourth of July tablescape for a small table.
Medium size 
This is a table where your guests can sit and eat their food after they have made their plates at a different location.
Medium size table
Tablecloths (one each of blue and white)
Patriotic confetti
A silver beverage bucket (your choice flowers or beverages and ice)
One wide patriotic ribbon
Four cloth red napkins
Four settings of silverware
Four chairs
Lay the tablecloths on the table first the white one, and then lay the blue one on top at an angle so that the white one shows. Place the large bucket on the table, you can fill it with ice, and some assorted beverages or red, white, and blue flowers. Wrap a set of silverware in the red cloth napkin and place it on the table next to where your guests will place their plates. Add four chairs and you are set to have a medium size table that is patriotic and functional.
All of these items can be found at your local Wal-Mart or other local department store.

Large size tabletop decoration  for your red, white, and blue Fourth of July parties
This is perfect for food tables and this is for a large table about the size of what you would find in community halls or volunteer fire companies around the United States.
One Large community table
Two white tablecloths
One blue tablecloth
Three large silver buckets
Three patriotic ribbons
Plastic Silverware
Red Napkins
Red Paper plates
On the table place the white tablecloths end to end, and the blue one lies on top of the white ones, so that the white tablecloth shows on both ends. At one, end of the table place a bucket, this has a patriotic ribbon around it, and put your plates and napkins in it. Place another bucket wrapped with the patriotic ribbon next to it and place cups and napkins in there. The other bucket wrapped with a ribbon will hold your hot dog and hamburger buns, which remain in their wrappers. Set the food on the table, and starting with the buckets near the silverware, add dishes of salads, meats then your bucket of rolls, finishing up with the deserts.

Tiny size tabletop decoration 
Why do you need a tiny table set up for a big Fourth of July party? Simply to draw the bees and other pests away from your guests is always a good reason for a tiny table away from other stuff.
A small white tablecloth
Two Mayonnaise jars (or similar size jars)
Two Patriotic ribbons to tie around the jars
Queen Anne's lace (wild weed some people call a flower)
Few drops of red and blue food coloring
2 cups of water
½ cup of sugar
Place the tablecloth on a small table away from your food table. Tie the ribbons around your mayo jars and add a cup of water and 1/4 cup of sugar to each jar. Add a few drops of red food coloring to one jar and a few drops of blue food coloring to the other one and pop a Queen Anne's lace into the colored water. Do not make this table to fancy as it only purpose is to draw the bees away from your guests and food tables. The sugar water draws the bees, which fall into the water and cannot get out. The food coloring in the water will travel up the stems of the Queen Anne's lace flowers and will color them either red or blue, which adds a splash of color to your table. The Queen Anne's lace flowers are very pretty especially when colored but most people myself included dislike the scent of these flowers.

Monday, April 13, 2015

Decorating Ideas July 4 Patriotic Pride

If you are a freedom loving, flag waving, patriotic American who loves Fourth of July, then have I got some ideas to help you celebrate this year in some unique ways! You will see many ideas to go red, white, and blue on our beloved America's birthday.

Awesome Growing flag
If you have a lawn that has a slight hill near the road, why not show your patriotic pride and grow a flag on that hill? Of course, your flag will have bits of green in among the colors but hey, it is wonderful to see nonetheless. Creeping Phlox comes in your choice of red, blue, and white so grab enough to plant as soon as possible in a flag formation. Plant three alternating rows of first red closest to the road and then white creeping phlox flowers, which are each about 7 foot long if possible.
Then we will be planting a row of red, white, red in a five-foot long rows, but at the end of these three rows, plant blue creeping phlox then a white one for the last 2 feet of those top three rows. Water often and spray with miracle grow and by the time Fourth of July rolls around, you will have your own colorful flag in your yard.

Decorate the trees
Who says that Christmas lights are only for Christmas time? If you use the red, white, and blue strands only, you can decorate the trees in your yard this is very festive for July 4 and it is unique. These red, white, and blue lights would look great on evergreen trees or shrubs.

Ring around the flagpole
Plant a low growing red plant in the outer circle around the base of your flagpole, and then plant a medium size white flower near the base, reserving the area right next to the flagpole for blue morning glories, which will climb the pole. Do not worry you can somewhat control the growth of the morning glories so they do not climb too far and interfere with old Glory flying proudly atop the flagpole.

Patriotic Flower boxes
Again, carry the theme of the patriotic colors of red white and blue into your flower boxes. These look awesome if you get smaller plants of red and blue and get a trailing plant of white to grown in the flower box but trail downward.

Hanging Flowerpots
These always look great on a porch and if you add red, white, and blue flowers in them, they make a great decoration for July 4. Truthfully, you can hang a pot of flowers from a low tree branch using a piece of rope and add a splash of patriotic color to non-flowering tree.

A patriotic Tree
Hang a spinner from a low branch on a tree to make it a festive yet patriotic tree. My mom loves those spinners, which have become popular in the last few years; they are a single piece of plastic that twills in the breeze. She has about thirty patriotic spinners hang from a small apple tree in the front yard.
Mom got them on clearance at Wal-Mart last year, and when they are spinning, it really looks very cool. If you cannot find the ones, which have, the stars and stripes on them just select red, white, and blue ones and hang them on your own trees.

Another Patriotic Tree
Get some wide ribbon from your local Wal-Mart or craft store and wrap it around the trees for a patriotic look. If you cannot find the Americana or patriotic types, then select some each of red, white, and blue and make bows around different trees. You can also wrap porch supports with red, white, and blue.

Make several Flags
Flags look great any time of year, and it is never a wrong time to show your American pride or patriotic colors. So paint the doghouse with a flag on the side, rover will love his newly decorated home; do paint the birdhouses around the yard red, white, and blue.

Monday, January 5, 2015

Memorial Day Coloring Pages Free

Free Memorial Day coloring pages are great to keep children entertained as you prepare for the picnic and cook outs this year.

Apples 4 the teacher is a wonderful site where you can download all sorts of things to keep the children entertained and there is a great selection of free Memorial Day coloring pages. One will also find word searches, puzzles and many more things that can be printed off and use to enrich a child's mind.

Kid Printables also has a huge collection of free Memorial Day coloring pages, puzzles, and paper based games that anyone can print off and enjoy. There are also word scrambles on this site so there is something for everyone here.

The home schooling section on about.com has plenty of activities for the home schooled child to enjoy and a nice selection of free Memorial Day coloring pages as well as games and a few lessons on the holiday itself.

First School is a lot more then just free Memorial Day coloring pages; it is a history of the United States for preschoolers and kindergarteners. This web site has a patriotic theme and is a great way to introduce the history of this great nation to the littlest Americans.

Activitycoloringpages is a great site, which includes dot-to-dot activities, and word based puzzles galore. There is a great selection of free Memorial Day coloring pages for your child to enjoy.

Annie's Home Page is full of fun activities for your children with plenty of free Memorial Day coloring pages, puzzles and much more. There is also a nice selection of related screensavers, wallpapers to decorate your computer for the holiday as well.

Enchanted Learning web site has plenty of free Memorial Day coloring pages, which are perfect for preschoolers to elementary school aged children. You will also find a nice selection of crafts to help your child learn about this important holiday.

Free Memorial Day coloring pages are an outstanding way to educate your child about the holiday, and all you need to supply is the crayons, markers, or pencils. Let the fun begin soon in your home.

Free Memorial Day coloring pages are also a great way to have drawing contests during the holiday celebrations and this keeps the children busy as the adults play horseshoes or sit. You can offer prizes for and category as long as every child gets a surprise.

Free Memorial Day coloring pages sources include:

Monday, August 4, 2014

Dora the Explorer Theme Party

Dora the explorer is a great show for your child to watch, as it teaches cultural awareness at a young age. Perhaps if all young children learned this while they were younger the world would be a better 

place!
Dora the explorer along with her friends Boots and cousin Diego not only teach cultural awareness, they also teach about animals, basic bi-lingual, but it also teaches about being kind towards others.

On rhapsody, your child can listen to all the full length Dora the explorer songs they hear on the show plus many more. This is kid approved and very kids friendly, so there is no need to worry here.

For rainy days where your child needs something to keep, them busy why not print off some coloring pages, just add the crayons, and let your child's imagination shine through those dark dreary days. There is also plenty of Dora the explorer activities for your child to have fun with and they include puzzles and other activities to help develop hand and eye coordination as well as thinking skills.

Why not throw a Dora the explorer themed party for your child with this site, and at the party, you can play these games, which are all Dora the explorer themed. Over at this site you will find free printable games or perhaps you are looking for a word search game featuring everyone's favorite bilingual little girl.

Games as well as more family based crafts are a great way to celebrate the day with your favorite Dora the explorer. Online you will find so many fun things to do with your child you will never get bored.

If you would like to send a free birthday card to Dora the explorer's favorite little friend send one from thissite. If you insert sticker paper into your printer, you can use the clipart and other graphics from this site to give as little presents to inspire, praise or reward your child.

Sometimes potty training concepts are hard to get for some younger children, and their trusted friend Dora the explorer can help to make it easier. A Parent can print of potty training charts; gather ideas on how to make this task much easier and a whole lot more enjoyable to everyone.

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