Independence Day

Independence Day is a wonderful day to learn a little bit more about our government, our flag and how our country was founded etc. Well, I got this wonderful little book actually from the $.99 store that teaches all about the flag, Uncle Sam, Paul Revere etc. and then has projects in the back to go along with what you are learning. Well, I chose 3 really cute projects. The first one is an Uncle Sam door hanger. If you do not know who and what Uncle Sam is all about and how it came about, take a moment now and Google him. It is a very interesting story.

The second project was a pennant made of our colors, red, white and blue with stars on it. We also decided to make the Eagle out of a toilet paper roll and glue them together. When we displayed them we stuck small flags in the hole which looked real good behind the eagles head! And the last was graham cracker flag which were coated in white chocolate and then using food color we painted on the stripes.

These projects were very fun. We read the book everyday the week before July 4th and did some sort of project almost everyday. Great learning experience this year!