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Fourth of July Busy Bags For Waiting For The Parade

March 24, 2020 by Shellie Wilson

If there is one thing I hate about festival parades and celebrations it is all the waiting for things to start. In that short amount of time the kids can literally go stir crazy. It’s as if all the excitement and anticipation of a parade starting or fireworks in bottled up and they are a can of soda wanting to explode!

That is why I NEVER leave home for a parade without tricks in my bag, snacks in my purse and a coffee in my hand.  Obviously snack wise you know what your child is likely to eat, granola bars work well as they are filling and light to carry, So I won’t bother listing those things. Here instead is a list of toys and trinkets. Most of these items are sold in bulk, but don’t worry they are affordable and you can easily put them aside for another year as it doesn’t matter how many times I do this for my kids each year they are delighted with the same items, it’s an item they may only get to play with once a year, like the gliders.

I also take a couple of extra items with me, as there is always an onlooking child who is going stir crazy, it’s worth the investment for me to give them a $1 item to keep the sanity around me.  I hope you like all these items and it inspires you till fill a bag for your own kids.

 

Coloring Activity set

Folding Fan to beat the heat

Pom Pom Cheer Shakers

Bulk stickers that can be handed out to the people around you.

Plastic printed bags for wet or sticky food.

American Flag Paper Bag to keep everything in.

Mardi Gras Red white and blue beads 

Silly Photo Props to Entertain the crowd.

American flag Pinwheels

Patriotic gliders

Noise makers 

Activity books

American Skittles for 4th of july 

Red white and Blue M&M’s

Fourth of July Temporary Tattoos , take along a wet sponge and some water.

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Book Review: The Secret Life of the Forest

Trees are an essential part of nature, both for the oxygen they produce and the habitats they provide to animals. But if you don’t live near a forest you might not think about all that happens within them very much. 

The Secret Life of the Forest: Trees, Animals and Fungi, by Klára Holik, Ivi Niesner and Jana Sedlácková explores the inner workings of the forest, from the biggest trees to the smallest parasites, answering questions about the forest and sharing basic information about different kinds of forests, the water cycle, how to visit the forest and more. It’s aimed at kids ages 6 to 9. 

It starts at the beginning with information on where seeds come from, how pollination happens and different creatures (and mechanisms like wind) that help move tree seeds and other seeds around in different forests. It talks about photosynthesis, how trees communicate with each other, tree rings, layers of the forest, how tree seeds move and how fungi and trees help each other. 

Readers will learn about the oldest known fungus in the world, how ants help other animals to reproduce and what plant and animal parasites make trouble in the forest. 

The book also covers decomposition, an overview of forest types from around the world (including the heaviest living organism), how fire affects forests, animals of the rainforest and swamp and ways people use wood. 

Information is presented in bite-sized segments, with cartoony illustrations that are somewhat accurate to nature. You can check out some of the pages and watch a flip through on the publisher’s website.

It also includes forest experiments kids can try, such as building bird houses, looking for springs and checking ingredients on snack foods for palm oil, which comes from the rainforest. There’s also information on the best way to visit the forest to be respectful of the organisms that live there. 

In the back you’ll find a glossary of some of the important words included in the book, and there’s a QR code teachers or parents can scan to get more information or learning resources. 

This book provides a nice overview of life in the forest and how the plants and animals work together to keep it growing the way it needs to. It also covers a little bit of what humans can do to protect the forests we have left. 

About the book: 64 pages, hardcover. Published 2024 by Albatross Books. Suggested retail price $18.95

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