Dress up your backyard and porch
Give your July 4th party a festive look with stars-and-stripes themed decorations
Having friends and family over for a Fourth of July cookout? Impress them with fun adornments like lanterns, drink markers and an easy-to-throw-together centerpiece. Keep the kids occupied working on these projects so you can focus on the main event -- the food!
Decorate the table
If you're taking the time to cook, you shouldn't have to put the dishes on a plain table! Make the setting as delicious as the food: Opt for bouquets of flags, instead of flowers, as a centerpiece. Anchor the flags in red, white and blue gum balls to add a bit of holiday-themed color to the spread.
Hot-knifed cotton and natural-wood staff miniature U.S. flags, $0.40 each (4-inch x 6-inch), $0.60 (6-inch x 9-inch) and $0.90 (8" x 12");
Keep track of your cup
Decorate plastic cups with red, white and blue rubber bands, and then have the children write each person's name on the white rubber bands. All your guests will be able to keep track of their drinks. Wrap utensils in a colorful napkin and place a set in each cup.
Batten down the dishes
Stop your paper plates from blowing away by putting them out in a dish rack. A small flower arrangement in the cutlery cup is a nice finishing touch that makes the whole display look pretty and welcoming.
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