{"id":4351,"date":"2015-06-29T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/?p=4351"},"modified":"2015-06-26T13:18:43","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T18:18:43","slug":"fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth of July Fun for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4th-of-july-fun-for-kids-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4366\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4th-of-july-fun-for-kids-2.jpg\" alt=\"4th of july fun for kids-2\" width=\"403\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4th-of-july-fun-for-kids-2.jpg 403w, https:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4th-of-july-fun-for-kids-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4th-of-july-fun-for-kids-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Fourth of July is almost here!\u00a0 Kids (and adults) love celebrating by going to parades, waving flags and watching fireworks.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a great time to get together with family and friends to have a BBQ or a picnic on the beach.\u00a0 I love when everyone gets patriotic and wears their red, white and blue gear for the day.\u00a0 And when you&#8217;re planning fun activities for kids, it can get tricky as many 4th of July activities involve fire and fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>To keep kids entertained and safe, here are some fun ideas of things they can do to celebrate our day of Independence and stay safe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make their own parade!\u00a0 Have kids put on their own 4th of July parade by decorating their wagons, bikes and strollers with festive and colorful ribbons, balloons and paper.\u00a0 They can have a parade in their neighborhood, family gathering or wherever you plan to celebrate.\u00a0 Plan to line-up and cheer them on!<\/li>\n<li>If it&#8217;s hot, a water balloon toss is always a fun and easy way to have fun during your get together.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re little ones love to doodle, use our <a title=\"4th of July Coloring Sheet\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4th-of-july-kids-coloring-sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">free downloadable 4th of July coloring sheet<\/a>.\u00a0 Let kids color these while you cook and get ready.\u00a0 You can have a coloring contest or just have them display their finished artwork on the wall.<\/li>\n<li>Stock up on glow sticks!\u00a0 Kids of all ages love glow sticks and there are such cute options including bracelets, necklaces and wands.<\/li>\n<li>Have kids make their own patriotic cupcakes for the party.\u00a0 Let them decorate the cupcakes with red, white and blue sprinkles and add little flags.<\/li>\n<li>Grab some face paint and let the kids draw stars, flags and fireworks on each others cheeks and arms.\u00a0 A safe and fun way to enjoy the holiday!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What ideas do you have for kids enjoying the 4th of July?\u00a0 Please share in the comments below!\u00a0 I always love hearing from you.<\/p>\n<p>xoxo,<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>The Fourth of July is almost here!\u00a0 Kids (and adults) love celebrating by going to parades, waving flags and watching fireworks.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a great time to get together with family and friends to have a BBQ or a picnic on the beach.\u00a0 I love when<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[803,804,806,805],"class_list":["post-4351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-party_planning","category-studionotes","tag-4th-of-july","tag-fourth-of-july","tag-free-coloring-sheet","tag-kids-party-ideas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fourth of July Fun for Kids - &nbsp;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fourth of July Fun for Kids - &nbsp;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Fourth of July is almost here!\u00a0 Kids (and adults) love celebrating by going to parades, waving flags and watching fireworks.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a great time to get together with family and friends to have a BBQ or a picnic on the beach.\u00a0 I love when\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"&nbsp;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-06-29T14:00:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4th-of-july-fun-for-kids-2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"403\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"403\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"TSS Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TSS Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TSS Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f0f6abf993a51705b5211de18ceca267\"},\"headline\":\"Fourth of July Fun for Kids\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-06-29T14:00:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/\"},\"wordCount\":330,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4th-of-july-fun-for-kids-2.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"4th of July\",\"Fourth of July\",\"Free Coloring Sheet\",\"Kids Party Ideas\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Party Planning\",\"Studio Notes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/\",\"name\":\"Fourth of July Fun for Kids - &nbsp;\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4th-of-july-fun-for-kids-2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-06-29T14:00:37+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4th-of-july-fun-for-kids-2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4th-of-july-fun-for-kids-2.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Fourth of July Fun for Kids\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"&nbsp;\",\"description\":\"News about Personalized Stationery, Party Supplies, Gifts and More\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"&nbsp;\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tss-blog-logo-2023-2a.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tss-blog-logo-2023-2a.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":231,\"caption\":\"&nbsp;\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f0f6abf993a51705b5211de18ceca267\",\"name\":\"TSS Staff\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7b41fa4e6faeb8d768e36483df9ba95fe99245519de9cf6dddf113007fbf1794?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7b41fa4e6faeb8d768e36483df9ba95fe99245519de9cf6dddf113007fbf1794?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"TSS Staff\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/author\/tss-staff\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Fourth of July Fun for Kids - &nbsp;","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Fourth of July Fun for Kids - &nbsp;","og_description":"The Fourth of July is almost here!\u00a0 Kids (and adults) love celebrating by going to parades, waving flags and watching fireworks.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a great time to get together with family and friends to have a BBQ or a picnic on the beach.\u00a0 I love when","og_url":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/","og_site_name":"&nbsp;","article_published_time":"2015-06-29T14:00:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":403,"height":403,"url":"https:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4th-of-july-fun-for-kids-2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"TSS Staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"TSS Staff","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/"},"author":{"name":"TSS Staff","@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f0f6abf993a51705b5211de18ceca267"},"headline":"Fourth of July Fun for Kids","datePublished":"2015-06-29T14:00:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/"},"wordCount":330,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4th-of-july-fun-for-kids-2.jpg","keywords":["4th of July","Fourth of July","Free Coloring Sheet","Kids Party Ideas"],"articleSection":["Party Planning","Studio Notes"],"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/","url":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/","name":"Fourth of July Fun for Kids - &nbsp;","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4th-of-july-fun-for-kids-2.jpg","datePublished":"2015-06-29T14:00:37+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4th-of-july-fun-for-kids-2.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4th-of-july-fun-for-kids-2.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/fourth-of-july-fun-for-kids\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Fourth of July Fun for Kids"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/","name":"&nbsp;","description":"News about Personalized Stationery, Party Supplies, Gifts and More","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"&nbsp;","url":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tss-blog-logo-2023-2a.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.thestationerystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tss-blog-logo-2023-2a.jpg","width":800,"height":231,"caption":"&nbsp;"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f0f6abf993a51705b5211de18ceca267","name":"TSS Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7b41fa4e6faeb8d768e36483df9ba95fe99245519de9cf6dddf113007fbf1794?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7b41fa4e6faeb8d768e36483df9ba95fe99245519de9cf6dddf113007fbf1794?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"TSS Staff"},"url":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/author\/tss-staff\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4351"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4371,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4351\/revisions\/4371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestationerystudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}