4th of July Parties with an Educational Learning Twist

* On July 4, 1776, Americans claimed their independence from Britain and Democracy was born.
* Americans celebrate Fourth of July for that freedom and independence with barbecues, picnics, and family gatherings.
* The Declaration of independence which is celebrated on 4th of July states, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
* Every 4th of July Americans celebrate freedom from the oppression of the British King.
* The founding forefathers rose up against undue taxation and quartering of British soldiers. They stripped of the rights to defend themselves in any British court so they fought.
* In the years leading to the American Revolution the British were sending thousand of soldiers to hunt down and destroy rebellious colonist.
* In April 18 1775 Paul Revere and William Dawes are sent from Boston to warn colonists. Revere reaches Lexington about midnight and warns Sam Adams and John Hancock who are in hiding.
* April 23, 1775, The Provincial Congress in Massachusetts orders 13,600 American soldiers to be mobilized.
* Colonial volunteers from all over New England assemble and head for Boston, then establish camps around the city and begin a year long siege of British-held Boston.

WHO'S THE DEFTEST:For this Fourth of July game put your figures (toys) on the floor. As the 4th of July music plays everyone walks around the circle, following the leader. When the music stops everyone must grasp the figure. A person who hasn't a figure is out. The number of figures should lessen every time. The winner is the person who stays till the end of the play.

THE BALL OUT OF THE CIRCLE: For this 4th of July game the players get into a circle. They stand close to each other. The leader is in the center of the circle. The players pass the ball behind their backs so that the leader can't see it. The leader must guess who has the ball in his/her hands. The leader points at the player who (to his/her mind) has a ball in his/her hands. This player must hold out his/her hands forward at once. If he/she really has a ball in his/her hands, he/she becomes the leader. If there is a greater number of players you may pass 2 balls at the same time and have 2-3 leaders. Great game for that Fourth of July day.

Right click to copy the the printable 4th of July puzzle below.
4th of July Criss Cross Puzzle