Independence Day Fun

If you are having a Independence Day party, there is a lot of time to fill before the highlight event of the day starts - the fireworks. You'll probably want to have plenty of activities and games planned to keep everyone busy and occupied.

There are a variety activities you can plan that have a patriotic theme.

Balloon pass - This activity involves relaying a balloon down a line of individuals. Use balloons that are red, white and blue and tell the participants that they'll be using their hands and their legs to pass the balloon down the line. Create 2 teams of individuals, and line them up in straight lines. Provide the first individual a balloon and tell them to put it between their legs, passing the balloon to the next individual in line with their legs only. That individual will take the balloon and pass it to the next party-goer by putting it over their head. That third party-goer will put the balloon between their legs and pass to the next individual like that. The activity continues until the balloon has passed all the way down the line. If you have a small group, require that the balloon get passed down the line and back again before declaring a winner.

Chalk it up - Choose a panel of judges (the oldest members of the family are the obvious picks) and have them become the official judges for a chalk contest. Break your guests into 2 teams (or more, depending on how many individuals are at the party) and give them each one or two containers of sidewalk chalk. Tell them to create a sidewalk picture that shows something patriotic, and tell them the flag must be included in the picture. Provide them with a time limit (depending on your group, this time limit may range from 10 minutes to 45 minutes) and then have the judges declare a winner after they have carefully examined all the artwork. You could have art-themed prizes for the winners.

Parade - A really entertaining Independence Day activity that just screams "Independence Day!" is a parade with decorated bikes, scooters and the like. Ask everyone who comes to the party to decorate their bike or scooter or other item in patriotic garb. You can have individuals bring them to the party already decorated and have a contest for "best bike", etc., but also fun is to have a decorating party within the party. Have all the items on hand to decorate the bikes and scooters and skateboards. You may have streamers, banners, flags, and ribbons. The children and grown-ups can decorate their bikes and scooters as a party activity.

Guessing Game - These activities are always popular for just about any occasion. Fill a large container with peppermint candy (the red and white striped kind) and decorate it with blue and red ribbon. Have individuals guess how many candies are in the container (which of course means you count as you place the candies in the container). The winner, or the individual who comes closest to the number without going over, gets the container of candy.

Fireworks - If you are having fireworks at your home, you may have a big box of assorted fireworks. Everyone has their own favorites and individuals may have clear ideas of what they want to see and hear. You can play a game to determine who gets to pick the next firework to go off next. You may ask trivia questions (why are there 13 stars on the flag?). Or you can have a dance off. While music plays in the background, each individual who really wants to pick the next firework to go off has to dance the wackiest, silliest dance they can come up with. Someone who's been designated a judge will decide who won the dance off and that individual gets to pick the next fireworks item. Unless there are more fireworks than individuals, each individual only gets to pick once.

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