Ways to Celebrate the Fourth of July With Your Family

 

Fireworks, family picnics, barbeques… you know what’s right around the corner. Yes, it’s Independence Day. No, not the Will Smith movie that slapped…err… the box office upon its release. We are talking about our National Day of Independence on the fourth of July. The date marks the day that the continental congress formally adopted the document titled the declaration of Independence; the declaration’s primary author was Thomas Jefferson. We celebrate the fourth of July with enthusiasm and excitement and have a lot of fun doing so. Fireworks may be essential, but our clothes, special trips on the day, community events, and family picnics also reflect our enthusiasm.

Let’s look at how we celebrate the fourth of July with our families.

Patriotic clothing

The old red, white, and blue: our national colors are reflected in our clothing on the fourth of July. We integrate the colors not just in our clothes, but the whole family matches up on the national holiday. If you want to find clothes for the whole family, might we suggest checking out Target and Old Navy’s catalogs for the fourth of July?

But if you want to create your individual and unique celebratory clothing or accessories, you can decorate your hats, dresses, shoes, T-shirts, skirts, and even face masks. Get creative with the colors, create your patriotic clothing, and celebrate the fourth of July with your family.

Patriotic-themed picnic

Get the whole family together and plan a picnic under the summer sun. Make foods like potato salad, truffles, pretzels, and lobster macaroni salad, mixing in the red, white, and blue colors. Set up your picnic: in the park, on the beach, or on your front lawn, with the old red, white, and blue motifs.

Decorate your home

Paint and decorate your lawn and home with national colors. Spray paint the grass on your lawn (with grass-friendly spray paints, of course) in red, white, and blue. Get the family to join in and create activities and fun projects to make art based on patriotic themes.

A patriotic photo booth

We all take many pictures when we are celebrating or attending an event. Celebrate the fourth of July by creating a photobooth specifically for the national Independence Day. Create the booth with a backdrop having the old stars and stripes, add some balloons into the mix, then put in some props to make the booth more fun. The rest is setting up the ring lights and smartphone stands to complete your photo booth. Now, shoot group photos to your heart’s content!

Take a trip to a historical landmark

Although staying home to celebrate with the family or having a family picnic outdoors are great ideas to celebrate the fourth of July, what can make the day even a more special experience for the family is to visit a landmark that holds national historic significance. There are many landmarks scattered around the country that commemorate Independence Day. Plan a trip with the family to a historical venue close by to celebrate the day.

Conclusion

There are many ways to celebrate the fourth of July. But making the day into an opportunity to celebrate with the whole family is the best idea. Don’t celebrate with just your family; invite friends and neighbors to join the festivities. Make it a day worth remembering for all your loved ones.