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All You Can Eat
Every year, Nathan’s on Coney Island hosts a hot dog eating contest. We don’t recommend partaking in this, but what about a watermelon eating one? Line up willing participants at a picnic table with plates of watermelon quarters, tell them to keep their hands behind their backs, and set a timer for two minutes! Even your vegan friends can get involved. Winner takes home a prize of your choice! One of which will not be indigestion.
Flag Fashion Show
Themed pet parties never cease to entertain. If your home is pet friendly, encourage your friends to bring their dogs—dressed up in patriotic costumes!
Themed pet parties never cease to entertain. If your home is pet friendly, encourage your friends to bring their dogs—dressed up in patriotic costumes!
Clam Boil
All you need is a four-gallon pot with a fitted strainer (or 3 gallon without a strainer). Add a few pounds of clams, chicken sausage (minimally-processed, nitrite free), fresh corn, potatoes, onions, and Old Bay. You’ll have steaming cup of tradition to pass around in 20 minutes. Throw veggies in the pot of 5 quarts of water and 3 cups of clam juice for ten minutes, then add clean clams, sausage and shrimp for another 8 minutes. Voila! A tradition of the North East birthplace of our constitutional rights is ready to be consumed.
All you need is a four-gallon pot with a fitted strainer (or 3 gallon without a strainer). Add a few pounds of clams, chicken sausage (minimally-processed, nitrite free), fresh corn, potatoes, onions, and Old Bay. You’ll have steaming cup of tradition to pass around in 20 minutes. Throw veggies in the pot of 5 quarts of water and 3 cups of clam juice for ten minutes, then add clean clams, sausage and shrimp for another 8 minutes. Voila! A tradition of the North East birthplace of our constitutional rights is ready to be consumed.
Recession Friendly Ring Toss
Got athletic friends? Gather 10 blow up rings and set up an old broomstick in the yard. Every time someone misses, they must perform five burpees, 10 pushups, or 20 bicycles to get back in the game. Tossing the rings from small groups will give everyone a chance to cheer and sweat. Once a few winners have been chosen, they can go head-to-head.
Note: This can also be done with official ring toss gear, Mr. Fancy Pants.
Got athletic friends? Gather 10 blow up rings and set up an old broomstick in the yard. Every time someone misses, they must perform five burpees, 10 pushups, or 20 bicycles to get back in the game. Tossing the rings from small groups will give everyone a chance to cheer and sweat. Once a few winners have been chosen, they can go head-to-head.
Note: This can also be done with official ring toss gear, Mr. Fancy Pants.
Community Round Robin
Invite your neighbors to join you in a little community scavenger hunt. Create prizes and clues ahead of time that will lead the teams from one yard to the next and—if you live in a city—to different neighborhood hot spots. Winner gets an Uncle Sam hat!
Invite your neighbors to join you in a little community scavenger hunt. Create prizes and clues ahead of time that will lead the teams from one yard to the next and—if you live in a city—to different neighborhood hot spots. Winner gets an Uncle Sam hat!
Vogue Like Lady Liberty
What do foam fingers, colonial mustaches, flags, bandanas, and top hats have in common? Predictablity? No! They’re props for your home photobooth! For $55, Spark Booth is totally hands-free and self-sufficient. Set it up, walk away, and encourage your friends to get silly!
What do foam fingers, colonial mustaches, flags, bandanas, and top hats have in common? Predictablity? No! They’re props for your home photobooth! For $55, Spark Booth is totally hands-free and self-sufficient. Set it up, walk away, and encourage your friends to get silly!
Fireworks!
There’s the sparkly ones, the star spangled ones, and then the big loud finale. Don’t forget about the screaming children and barely enough space to take a deep breath. This year, take a break from the madness and host a projection movie in your backyard. This year coincides with the 40th Anniversary of Jaws, so you don’t even have to make a decision between Will Smith and Tom Cruise to honor the Independence Day theme.
There’s the sparkly ones, the star spangled ones, and then the big loud finale. Don’t forget about the screaming children and barely enough space to take a deep breath. This year, take a break from the madness and host a projection movie in your backyard. This year coincides with the 40th Anniversary of Jaws, so you don’t even have to make a decision between Will Smith and Tom Cruise to honor the Independence Day theme.
What are your favorite 4th of July traditions?
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