Top 5 things to do on the 4th of July

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Dads can make Independence Day memorable for their kids by giving them a taste of what it’s like to celebrate freedom in true blue American style.

Make it a day outdoors. Set your family out with campy American t-shirts with some outrageous flag designs as you join the crowds massing towards parades and festivities.
Teach your children to fly the red, white, and blue. Make sure you are up on flag etiquette yourself.
Read the Declaration of Independence aloud. Sure, it sounds hokey, but it’s a pretty good civics lesson. Younger kids might find it funny if you put on your best, most pompous voice. Teenagers, while they laugh at you, might be more interested than you expect because they are studying it. And you and your wife might get a few tingles as you read this most American of documents.
Throw your very own Independence Barbeque Party for the neighborhood. Call your pals, gals, extended family and throw them together with some assorted half-strangers. Make it a great day to meet new people.
Dads can help kids organize a mini Independence Day parade and later in the evening set fireworks blazing into American night skies.

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Top 5 things to do on the 4th of July - Independence Day