Happy Fourth of July! Here are some easy and fun crafts for Independence Day, plus a yummy pie recipe. Let's start with a basic bead bracelet. 
I like to make my bracelets on pipe cleaners, since it helps the beads stay put. You can buy bead sets and pipe cleaner at Walmart for about 1 dollar each. This is a good craft for boys and girls.
Next, I'll show you how to make a patriotic candy necklace. You'll need candy, cellophane or saranwrap, and some ribbon. If you want to take your necklace outside, don't use candy that will melt. I used patriotic taffy and my brother is using York Peppermint patties. Miniature Nestle Crunch bars would be good, too. Cut your cellophane or saran wrap into a piece about 3 feet long and six inches wide. Place your candy along the long side, one piece about every two inches.
Cut some ribbon in about six inch pieces.
Roll the candy up in the cellophane and tie off each section with a bow.
Close the ends together with a ribbon and TA DA! Open it up and share the candy with friends.
Now for the recipes:
Use your favorite pie crust recipes or buy some ready made pie crust at the grocery store. 
Cut out a round circle and press it into a ramekin. Mix together some berries and sugar and flour. (I used 3/4 cup raspberries, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1 teaspoon flour. My brother used a combination of raspberries and blueberries.) Pour into your ramekin. 
Cut some strips to lay across the top. Weave the strips over and under to make a lattice top pie. It's really easy on a small ramekin. 
Just lay the first crust strips across like a T and go from there. Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes.
For another great recipe, use your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, but replace the chocolate chips with patriotic M and Ms. Press the M and Ms into the top of each cookie right when they come out of the oven.
Have a Great Fourth of July!
Come back tomorrow for a very quick sparkly firecracker craft idea.
All you need: red, white and blue construction paper, glue, ribbon, and glitter.
7 comments:
Dear Salior,
those cookies look so scrumptious!!!!!! Happy Fourth of July!
Love,
Annaliese
Dear Little Girl on the Go,
What great ideas you have! I loved all of the pictures. I thought your mini- pie looked delicious and just the right size. Have a very happy holiday!
Sailor,
That is so funny! We just bought red, white, and blue beads this morning to make some bracelets, too! And then we came home and saw your blog! All your treats look so yummy. Have a happy holiday!
Everything is so cute and looks so good.
We love the candy necklace. All the pictures are so patriotically colorful.
The M&M cookies look delicious. Poor Holly went to 4 different places to day to find red, white and blue M&M's, but struck out. No luck. Oh, well.
The Littles are having fun reading your blog and seeing your pictures.
Have a super-fun-happy- wonderful day tomorrow.
We can't wait for your 4th of July pictures and report.
Dear sailor,
I really liked you're idea for the
candy necklace!
I think it was a great, activity
you thought of!
from,
krista olmstead
Say,
your necklace is so cute.
your pie looks amazing!
i am so glad we have blogs.
Would you mind Sailor, sending me a batch of those cookies? I am afraid we made ours from one of those slice and bake things. And they cannot hold a firecracker compared to yours. Love the Nauvoo Neighbors, the Grands
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