Cooking for Kids For the Fourth of July I lucked out and found Red Velvet Cake Mix and Blue Velvet Cake Mix which are a limited edition mixes to make a patriotic layer cake for Independence Day. You can also use Duncan Hines Classic White Cake Mix and red and blue food coloring. I used […]
Fourth of July means fireworks in America. Read “The Night Before the Fourth of July” by Amy Wummer then have your Nanny Kids make painted fireworks. To help keep the colors separated we made one toilet paper roll for each color of paint, (red, white, and blue). This craft is great because it is simple […]
I found this patriotic craft idea from happinessishomemade blog. It’s a super easy way for the kids to decorate for a day off from school on Memorial Day this upcoming Monday. My Nanny Kids loved decorating the front of the crafts stick stars with glitter glue pens. You can purchase the supplies for this project […]
I’m always looking for new games to play with the kids in their backyard in the summertime. So I had the kids decorate paper plates to make paddles to play with balloons. Have children decorate the paper plate paddles in red, white, and blue for any patriotic holiday. Have the kids make up games such […]
Independence Day Fun In the United States is America the 4th of July is filled with parades, barbecues, and fireworks to celebrate the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Here are some easy crafts I made with my nanny kids to bring with them to their local holiday parade. The finished projects may look […]
Weekly Trip to the Library American’s celebrate their Independence from Great Britain on the 4th of July. Independence Day is commonly celebrated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, picnics, concerts, political speeches and ceremonies celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Get the kids in your care in the mood for the holiday by […]
Cooking for Kids Independence Day is coming up on the Fourth of July. Making red, white, and blue desserts using berries is an expected treat for the national holiday. Click here to see the original recipe for this Berry Angel Food Cake Roll. To make the recipe even easier we used an angel food cake […]
Fourth of July Craft I’m not sure where I first saw this simple Fourth of July craft but I have been making it for years with my nanny kids. Any aged child — from preschool to teen — can make these easy, inexpensive rings in just a few minutes. Experiment cutting the pipe cleaners in […]
Paper Plate Craft for 4th of July After working as a nanny for 21-years and making every red, white, and blue craft and food under the sun I needed to find a new patriotic craft I haven’t made before with the kids for the Fourth of July. I found an inexpensive paper plate craft book […]
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