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Red, White and Balloons

Memorial Day Activities for Kids

By Andrea Patch

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Scatter the pompoms over a wide area. Place the baskets randomly in the area. Divide the children equally into three teams and assign each team a color (red, white or blue). Have the teams stand outside the area. At your signal, have the teams race to pick up the pompoms that match the teams' colors and place them in matching baskets. The team that first places all its pompoms in the baskets wins.

Plan a Patriotic Party for Memorial Day

Memorial Day is celebrated the last Monday in May in honor of armed forces personnel killed in war. To inspire remembrance and patriotism at your family gathering, try these terrific decoration, menu, activity and party favor ideas from Patty Sachs, author of Pick-A-Party: The Big Book of Party Themes and Occasions (Meadowbrook Press, 1997) and Pick-A-Party Cookbook: Menus, Recipes and Serving Suggestions for 101 Theme Parties (Meadowbrook Press, 1998).

Decorations

  • Decorate with a patriotic red, white and blue theme or a marine green and khaki color scheme.
  • If your evnt is set at a pool area, float plastic floral wreaths in the pool: Cover Styrofoam circles with garage sale flowers and greens. You can purchase waterproof ribbons in a craft store.
  • Set up a worktable with craft supplies for guests to create holiday hats. Set out snapshot albums and framed photos of those special people who will be remembered by your guests, for all to enjoy, discuss and ponder.

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