I asked my oldest son, “What do we celebrate on the fourth
of July?”
“President’s Day?” he answered unsure.
“Uh-oh,” I thought. My son didn’t have the context behind
why we celebrate Independence Day. I took some time to explain to him that on July 4,
1776, the U.S. adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring its freedom
from Great Britain.
“Oooooohhhh,” he said. I could almost hear it click.
Now I had him write down how he would celebrate Independence
Day this year (apparently, we’re not just going to a parade and watching
fireworks, we’re playing Wii!). When he was done writing, we got out our set of watercolor paints.
He dabbed some drops on the paper and with a drinking straw,
blew air across the paint, pushing it out from the center droplet to make a fireworks shape.
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| Download a PDF of the writing paper I made here. |
I remember doing this
little art project as a girl and how much I enjoyed it. My son liked it too.
I've seen straw blowing art before but I never thought to use it for fireworks. Looks just like them!!! Great idea
ReplyDeleteStraw blowing art was one of my favorites as a kid too! The fireworks turned out so colorful and vibrant, I love them! I love how you added a writing promt to the activity too. My boys would have definitely added in playing the wii too. :)
ReplyDeleteThe fireworks turned out great! I'm glad that you took the time to teach him the meaning behind 4th of July. Thank you for sharing at Saturday Show and Tell! I hope you'll be back this week.
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