Backyard Fun
This cold, sweet treat comes on a stick, drips down your hand in the summer sun, and sometimes colors your tongue blue!
What is a popsicle (or ice cream)?
These are the bright, colorful explosions that light up the dark night sky with loud BOOMS!
What are fireworks?
This is the color of a ripe summer strawberry, a fire truck, and the top stripe on the American flag.
What is Red?
This giant, majestic bird with a white head is the official animal symbol of the United States.
What is the Bald Eagle?
You rub this white lotion all over your skin before going outside so you don’t turn as red as a lobster in the hot sun!
What is Sunscreen?
You can cook these round, flat meats on an outdoor grill, and they taste great with ketchup on a bun.
What is a hamburger?
This is a handheld stick that you light with fire to watch it fizz, spark, and glow in your backyard.
What is a sparkler?
This is the color of the clear summer sky, the ocean, and the background behind the stars on the flag.
What is Blue?
How many total colors are on the United States Flag?
What is Three? (Red, White, and Blue)
You wear these dark, cool glasses on your face to protect your eyes when the summer sun is shining super bright.
What are Sunglasses?
Families often lay this big piece of fabric on the grass so they can sit down comfortably to eat a picnic.
What is a blanket?
This is a big musical celebration that marches down the street with drums, trumpets, and giant balloons.
What is a Parade?
This is the color of fluffy summer clouds, delicious marshmallows, and the shiny stars on the flag.
What is White?
The 4th of July is officially a giant birthday party for which country?
What is America (or the United States)?
This is a giant, round toy filled with air that you can bounce, kick, or roll across the hot sand at the beach.
What is a beach ball?
This classic summer fruit is huge, green on the outside, bright red on the inside, and full of little black seeds you can spit in the grass.
What is a watermelon?
Before the big fireworks show starts, you might see these tiny, glowing bugs flashing their little lights in the grass as it gets dark.
What are fireflies (or lightning bugs)?
Look closely at the American flag! What geometric shape are all the little white pieces sitting in the blue corner?
What are stars?
This is the name of the very special song we sing before baseball games to honor our country while looking at the flag.
What is the National Anthem? Or the star Spangled Banner?
These are the open, lightweight shoes you slide onto your feet that make a funny click-clack sound when you walk to the pool.
What are flip-flops or sandals?
This is a fun backyard game where you try to throw a small, heavy bag filled with dried corn or beans into a hole on a wooden board.
What is cornhole (or bean bag toss)?
This is the loud, crashing sound that happens right after a flash of lightning during a summer rainstorm.
What is Thunder?
If you mix the color Red and the color Blue together in an art project, what new color do you make?
What is Purple?
This giant, green lady stands in the ocean in New York and holds a bright torch high up in the air to welcome people.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
This is a large, colorful piece of cloth you spread out on the hot sand to lay on, or use to dry off after swimming in the water.
What is a beach towel?