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Red, White and Balloons
Memorial Day Activities for Kids
By Andrea Patch
Refreshments
You'll find Sach's recipe for Watermelon Slushies here! Activities
- Play family activities such as volleyball, softball, touch football, Frisbee and basketball.
- Ask each guest to bring a Memorial-Day-based trivia question. Award a prize to the guest who correctly answers the most questions.
- Organize teams by color for the Official Red, White and Blue Olympics. Be sure to mix children evenly with adults. Run the traditional events: sack race, three-legged race, relay race and tug-of-war tournament.
- Create a tape of race music, including "Chariots of Fire," "Rocky's Theme" and "William Tell Overture," to add drama and excitement to the races and to the grand finale awards ceremony.
Party Favors
- Medals or ribbons
- War books or games
- Videos of famous war episodes
- Silk poppy flower magnets
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