Hosting a party or family gathering this Independence Day? How about celebrating Independence Day this year with these party ideas? For a great 4th of July party follow these simple guidelines.
Rather than searching for menu items and decor that come from afar this Independence Day, try looking a little closer to home. For the decor, consider what natual elements from your yard or local farmer's market might create a relaxed and homey look and reflect your sense of place. Leaves, shells or river stones make pretty placeholders. Simply write your guests' names on the leaf, shell or stone with a permanent non-toxic marker. For take-home gifts, pick up tree saplings at your local nursery and tie a name tag or thank you card to the stem.
Independence day is a great opportunity to give your gatherings more meaning! Your party can collect items wanted by soldiers overseas and make a box in celebration of all that you have. The local military posts often have lists of supplies that soldiers can receive overseas. This is a day of celebration and naming the things you are grateful to have can be fun if you send those thoughts skyward with a shout as each firework explodes. Kids particularly like getting in the action. You are able to read further information concerning party guidelines right in here.
If renting your wares is not in the cards for you, consider looking for products that are made to decompose, rather than sit in a landfill. Name brands like Cereplast carry cutlery made from a biodegradable bio-plastic consisting of 80 percent corn-based starch and 20 percent green fillers.They can go right into your compost bin. Whole Foods also carries plates, bowls and cups from renewable and biodegradable sugar cane.
One of the best ways to celebrate the 4th of July is by having a classy barbecue with friends and family. Celebrating freedom is exciting and why not do it with everyone you love around you. Enjoy a day full of good food, good friends, and great fireworks at the end of the night. This traditional holiday falls right in the middle of summer, which means it is the perfect time for a great barbecue.
How about this for a 4th of July party idea? Ran a Bocce Ball contest after dark. Use one of the light up leis as the polena so the players could spot the target. Bocce is a fabulous family game. It is lawn bowling but we play it with a spin. You throw the polena (the small target ball) and wherever it lands you play to it. It is a great bonding game between the adults and the kids.