It’s been a busy couple of weeks in our household. We potty trained, Little Miss is walking, we’ve planned Vacation Bible School, and we have started it. We have run from place to place, planning, executing, and organizing. We’ve had some late nights and some of them were pretty rough.
What was absolutely amazing was the number of registrations and volunteers we’ve had for VBS. We have had a record number of sign ups – so many of them being within the last week. And luckily, we were blessed with enough volunteers to accommodate all of the kids. God truly is good.
Needless to say, June has seemed to pass by so incredibly quickly that it’s hard to believe we are in the last week! That means that next week is July 4th.
Independence Day is one of my absolutely favorite holidays. I love the history behind the day. I love watching 1776 and singing along with the songs. I love spending time with family, cooking out, relaxing, and remembering why our country is great. I love watching my kiddos wave American flags as a parade goes down the street. And one of my absolute favorite things about July 4th? Fireworks. There is nothing quite like watching the boom as magnificent colors light up the dark night sky. Throw in a little Lee Greenwood and I’m a happy camper.
Today’s activity is reminiscent of those big, bright fireworks. Using cut paper towel rolls, little ones can easily stamp fireworks onto paper. This is an easy activity for kiddos of all ages. Little Miss at 14 months was even creating her own fireworks.
Supplies:
- Plates
- Paint (I like red, blue, and yellow because those seem the most firework-y but you can use whatever colors your kiddos want.)
- Paper towel rolls
- Scissors
- Paper (I like to use cardstock or thicker paper.)
Directions:
1. Prep the rolls my cutting one end into a fringe. You don’t have to cut very far up the roll, only about a quarter to a third of the way. Flatten slightly so that the fringe splays outwards.
2. Pour one color of paint per plate. I used a brush to be able to spread the paint out a bit on the plate so that it would cover a decent portion of the fringe when dipped like a stamp.
3. Put the stamp roll in the paint and then stamp it onto the paint.
4. Repeat for other colors.
It’s really as simple as that. They can stamp as many times as you and they would like. There isn’t really a wrong way to do this. Little Mister likes to blend the colors and Little Miss liked stamping all in a similar place. In the end, it still made pretty fireworks on the paper. It helped them practice motor skills, moving the stamp from the paint to the paper.
Have fun and enjoy the fireworks!