Yom July 4th

Independence Day always gets so much attention but the other significant events on July 4th often get overlooked. Since we never celebrate Independence Day on July 4th this creates the perfect opportunity to recognize the other great contributions of the 4th of July.

Recommended Location

Anywhere

Directions

July 4th is also: National Apple Turnover Day, Indivisible Day, Cesar Salad Day, Fry an Egg on the Sidewalk Day, Malia Obama's birthday, Post Malone's birthday, Prince Michael of Kents's birthday. Activities: National Apple Turnover Day- Apple baseball: have the kids play baseball with apples (requires a lot of thorough cleanup) Prince Michael of Kents's Birthday- Talk in British accents Indivisible Day- Have the kids walk together either tied (with shoelaces) or with arms around each other Malia Obama's Birthday- She minored in the arts so use the extra apples from apple ball to make apple star prints (will likely lead into a paint war) Post Malone's Birthday- Do a mad lib to a Post Malone song Actual 4th of July- Dress in red white and blue

Materials

Apples, paint, baseball bat

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