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Patriotic Party Parade

Have a patriotic parade for the kids. So what if it’s from the front yard to the back yard? The kids will have fun dressing up and the parents will love taking photos!

Ingredients

• Red, White, Blue Crepe Paper Flags of All Sizes

• Toy Drums & Instruments

• Poster Board

• Markers

• Patriotic Music CD

• God Bless America Banners

• Patriotic Bunting and Banners

• Blinking Flag Necklace

To Play

• Select an area to do the parade.

• Decorate with Patriotic Bunting and God Bless America Banners.

• Gather all of the kids.

• Have them make decorations and signs to carry.

• Hand out all of the toys.

• Vote on who should be the Grand Marshal.

• Start the music and the parade.
   

A fun patriotic kids game that everyone can enjoy.

Ingredients

• Paper Top Hat

• Markers

• Blindfolds

• Cut-out Stars

• Flag Stickers

• Uncle Sam Poster

• Double Sided Sticky Tape

To Play

• Give each child a small paper top hat to decorate as Uncle Sam's hat.

• Then blindfold each child, and have him try to stick the hat on Uncle Sam.

• The child who comes closest to putting the hat in the right place wins a prize.

• Prizes may be awarded for the "most creative," "most colorful, etc. hats.

A patriotic party game for kids that lets them express their creativity.  Let the kids show off their hats in a parade for the parents. 

Ingredients

• Top Hat

• Markers & Crayons

• Cut-out Stars

• Flag Stickers

• Glue

• Red, White & Blue Glitter

• Double Sided Sticky Tape

• Scissors

• Multi-Colored Paper

• Crepe Paper Streamers

To Play

• Prior to the party, ask all of the kids to bring their bikes for a bike parade.

• Have all of the kids make top hats that will fit them.

• Decorate the hats and the bikes with the streamers.

• Award prizes for the "most colorful", "most elaborate", most creative", etc.

• Then have a bike parade around the neighborhood to a famous march. Watching a parade is hard work, so give the adults an American Flag Fan.

Test your guest’s knowledge of American History. 

Ingredients

• Pens or Pencils

• Photocopies of the Trivia Questions

To Play

• Go to USA History.com and print out one of the trivia games.  Don’t forget to record the answers.

• Right before the barbecue is done and everyone is hanging out, hand out the trivia questions and pens or pencils.

• Whoever answers all of the questions right and in the shortest amount of time wins.

• Gold Medal

• American Flags

• Skimmer Hat

• Copy of the Declaration of Independence & Bill of Rights