Host a Read, White, and Blue Whoop-De-Do at your Family Event

Family Events are fun for everyone. Run contests such as the jelly bean guessing game, campaign poster contest, and "vote for your favorite book" activity. Display student artwork, including a thank-you poster naming sponsors.

Invite members of your community to be VIP guests at your Family Event. A veterans group, drill team, band, or scout troup could perfom a flag ceremony. Someone from a local bird sanctuary might even bring in an American eagle to your school.

Treat Your Guests to "A Taste of America"

The All American finger food at your Family Event might include such easy favorites as hot dogs and hamburgers, chips, and cupcakes.

For our table, volunteers frosted cupcakes with red, white, and blue icing. then, the cupcakes were arranged to create an American flag.

Other themed goodies include strawberry/blueberry shortcake, flag or star cookies, and red, white, and blue frozen treats.

Easy Cupcake Recipe
Makes 12 cupcakes

1 – 1½ cups all-purpose flower
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a muffin tin. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

In a medium bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy with mixer on high speed. Gradually beat in sugar until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to medium. Beat in eggs, one at a time, egg yolk, and vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk, just until blended.

Spoon batter into muffins tins ¾ full.

Bake for about 20 minutes
Cool 15 miunutes in the muffin tin.