https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 00:08:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-901636 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:32:53 +0000 JerricaBenton 901636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sloaneandpuffy: awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-901613 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:21:24 +0000 heffalump 901613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As long as the weather lets us..... we're going to a parade in the morning and then downtown later for dinner and fireworks. I'm not a big firework person so the traditions for this holiday just don't excite me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-901538 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 13:56:03 +0000 mamabolt 901538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our neighborhood has an awesome picnic with 150-200 people! We are excited to take LO for the first time, last year she was only 6 days old so we stayed home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900798 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 09:49:34 +0000 mamimami 900798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JerricaBenton: HEY! I found the Charlie Brown "This is America" shows on YouTube. Awesome idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900705 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 09:28:48 +0000 Carol A. 900705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are having a BBQ at home and then going to watch the fireworks at the golf course nearby. Very relaxed weekend... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900628 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 09:08:29 +0000 JerricaBenton 900628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second trying to score some sparklers - and maybe try and get a fun movie for the kids. I'm trying to think of something that talks about America, maybe 'An American Tail' or that Charlie Brown where they go through some moments of American history?</p> <p>We're just going to a cookout at my parents' house. Our town does fireworks and fun events and it's actually walking distance from our house. It'll be great when LO is older but at 4.5 months, she's too little for fireworks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900601 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 09:02:36 +0000 petunia354 900601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We spending the long weekend at my parents beach house on the CT shore with my sister, BIL, niece &amp; nephew as well as my cousins from TX and their 2 boys. Should be fun!! They have a kids parade on July 4th so we are going to decorate LO's stroller and get our parade on! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900545 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:47:50 +0000 LuLu Mom 900545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are going to the Fourth of July city of the USA (we do every year, it is in our home state) where DH's cousin is having a BBQ. We will walk the square, watch the parade, and then head to hte BBQ. Head home so LO can go to bed &amp; we can watch fireworks from our deck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900539 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:46:24 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 900539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The forecast calls for storms every day this week, so our plans are up in the air. Our community had fireworks on the 3rd, so if it isn't raining we will head to the park tomorrow for music &amp; a fireworks display!</p> <p>We've been going back and forth about hosting a cookout on the 4th. Again, the weather thing! We need to make a decision soon!!</p> <p>DH took Friday off, so we plan on having a mini staycation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900532 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:44:03 +0000 Springtime 900532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No plans here either :( DH will be working so it will be just me and LO and he goes to bed at 7:30, I'll be one mad mama if the fireworks wake him up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900525 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:40:45 +0000 mamimami 900525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: haha I can only imagine my husband's face if I whipped out some marching band. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900518 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:38:04 +0000 regberadaisy 900518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sloaneandpuffy: ooh that will be a fun 4th activity for them!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900506 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:33:32 +0000 mamimami 900506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: that's a good idea! Maybe I can get my kid to color some for me!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900505 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:33:05 +0000 looch 900505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think a berry flag cake is perfect, it's what we used to do when living abroad! We'd do a cookout with burgers and baked beans (that i would make from scratch) and then we'd decorate a flag cake and eat that. My FIL would play marching band music, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900504 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:32:25 +0000 regberadaisy 900504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sloaneandpuffy: do you have access to a printer? What about printing out images of the US flag and making a flag banner to put around your house? Just to make it a little more festive? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900503 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:31:45 +0000 mamimami 900503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: For sure, my lovely neighbors set them off all the time day or night and for any reason hahaha. Sparklers are more my speed but I have no idea where such things are sold. I should ask the neighbors, they clearly would know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900497 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:30:00 +0000 avivoca 900497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to my parents house for a barbecue and to visit my Grandma in the nursing home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900495 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:29:22 +0000 regberadaisy 900495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sloaneandpuffy: I bet they have fireworks in Mexico. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900492 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:28:49 +0000 mamimami 900492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: Hmmm... I have never seen sparklers here... I wonder. Yes I grew up in LA where fireworks (incl sparklers) were illegal so the first time I bought some in another county I remember I felt like such a badass and one of my friends was TERRIFIED to use them. LOL rookies.</p> <p>So bummed for you! But you can join my virtual sadsack fourth of july party LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900482 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:26:15 +0000 swurlygurl 900482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have access to sparklers where you are? Those are always fun! (At least for me, who grew up where fireworks were illegal to use yourself)</p> <p>I'm not doing anything :( I'm away from my family/friends, and everyone here has their own plans. I even tried hinting that I wanted an invitation, but that didn't work </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900476 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:24:52 +0000 mamimami 900476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fancyfunction: OOOH baby gap! We do have The Gap here, I should go see if they have anything fourth of july-ish! At least I can dress them up and take pictures, right?</p> <p>I am so jealous (in a good way haha) of you guys with your fun cookout plans! A Foreman grill just isn't the same!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900469 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:23:03 +0000 regberadaisy 900469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're having a small cookout and doing a fun slider bar and hot dogs! No fireworks bc LO is too young so probably watch on TV after she goes to bed. And hope and pray the fireworks nearby (the university nearby has a HUGE one) isn't too loud and the noise machine drowns it out.</p> <p>Hopefully it's not too warm that night so I can close her windows and hopefully the white noise and fan will drown most of it out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900460 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:19:24 +0000 fancyfunction 900460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're going to a barbeque at a friend's house. We got Lady M a pretty red white and blue dress from Baby Gap for her first 4th. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4th-of-july-plans-and-ideas#post-900452 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:17:42 +0000 mamimami 900452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi everyone! Just curious what you have planned for the fourth. </p> <p>I am in Mexico and have not been able to find anything fun to do (I'm working anyway), but I'm hoping to at least make some traditional dishes for my family and maybe watch fireworks on TV...</p> <p>So let me live vicariously through you and your fun plans!!</p> <p>(Also if you have any ideas to make my 4th less of a bummer and/or activities I can do with a 2.5 year old and an 8 month old aside from eating a berry flag cake, let me know!!) </p>