Red, White, and Blue Yum...

4th of July Treats and Printables

 So I saw this cake... From Glorious Treats 

It looks like a plain vanilla cake, right?  Look inside and...

There is a surprise flag inside...  Is that cool or what??? 

There are so many yummy 4th themed treats floating around the blogs and websites...

Like these easy Marshmallow Pops from Living Locurto

Here is an easy and quick fun red, white, and blue cake the kids can put together in snap.  Follow box directions.  Before you put in the over swirl red and blue gel on the top of the cake...  Ta-da, the kids made a 4th cake.

How about some yummy red, white, and blue learning???

Have you seen the Liberty Goldfish?

Cute, huh?...  they look like...

Print this Teaching Heart graphing sheet out for some fun math fun with your kids.  Do it with them or let the older kiddos do it alone.

Don't forget about the star shaped marshmallows that are in stores now...

Buy Star Marshmallows and Practice Math Skill with these sheets... Click Here for Free Printable.

Do you have any fun and yummy 4th activities you like to do with your family???

Fourth of July Goodies and Printables

Who's Birthday Is It?

Some birthdays come in winter, Some birthdays come in spring. On birthdays there are games to play And lots of songs to sing.

My favorite birthday is in July, And it doesn't belong to me! It's the birthday that lights up the sky For all the world to see!

Rockets glare, trumpets blare, And bands begins to play. Happy Birthday America It's Independence Day!

-unknown author

Here comes America's favorite day!  Here are a few treats to get your celebration started! 

*I love Family Fun.  They have the best ideas.  You must check out their 4th day page filled with great ideas, crafts, recipes, games, printables, and more!

*DLTK is always as a must stop for kiddos on the 4th.  Check it out!

*This next recipe I am sure the kids will love, but mommy will enjoy it too...  Look at them berries poppin with fourth colors.  Mmmmmm!!!  This would be fun for the kids!

These Cream Cheese dipped Strawberries come from The Cooking With Kids Blog!

*Here's something else that caught my eye...  4th Candy Centerpieces.  So cute!

These come from here!

What are reading to your kids to celebrate the day??/   Here are a few of my faves!

On Independence Day...

(sung to "Mary Had a Little Lamb")

Fireworks go snap, snap, snap!
Crack, crack, crack!
Zap, zap, zap!
Fireworks make me clap, clap, clap
On Independence Day!

Oh, my...  How cute are these rice Krispie Treats???

They are from Class Brain! 

FROM TEACHING HEART!!!

We love the USA!  I just made these heart shaped cookies and decorated them red, white, and blue!!!

Here is a special treat from Teaching Heart to you...  A free super cute ready to print candy bar wrapper.  All you do is print it on regular paper, cut it, wrap it around a regular Hershey bar and you have a great Fourth of July Favor all will enjoy! 
http://www.teachingheart.net/4thofjullywrapper.pdf

Do you have the 4th of July Mallows???  Click here for some Math Fun Ideas and free printables to go along with these yummy treats!

Teachers - Are you ready for back to school?  No fear, click here!

Star Marshmallow Math Fun!!!

Happy Fourth of July all!!! I hope this little posts finds you dressed in red, white, and blue! I love July 4th. As a child we spent most of those 4th of July's in Florida with my Grampy. My brother would light off the fire crackers we would buy in South Carolina and I would run from the "loud chase after you ones" he would direct my way. Then of course there was the time that the neighbor boy would light Roman Candles in his mouth as we all sat around in amazement of his bravery that I now realize as stupidity. Yes, I have fond memories of summer nights and fourth of July as a kiddo.

As a parent, I recall being pregnant with my first child on the 4th. My husband had to read the baby inside of me the Declaration of Independence on the 4th. As boring as I find the text to be, I sat through it. Seven years later, he still reads it to my son.

Anyhow, I wanted to repost a fun learning activity that you can use at your 4th of July picnic if you happen to have these here starmallows.

Summer Math Fun!
A break for mommy. Get the marshmallow, hand over the printable sheet and tell your kiddos to have fun!!!


Buy Star Marshmallows and Practice Math Skill with these sheets... Click Here for Free Printable.