Fun Things to Do July 4th!

July 4th (fourth) in the United States is time that we celebrate freedom, our country and independence. It's a day that we celebrate our history. Families and communities get together to do fun activities and celebrate a unity, a togetherness, a peace. July 4th, Independence Day, is coming soon to a backyard grill near you.

Sometimes however, you just don't know where to go or what to do with yourself on the 4th. I've put up 10 reminders of what to do on the fourth of July, just in case you need to be reminded!

Ladies and Gentlemen, children old enough to shoot fireworks and read this page without remand from parents, visitors one and all...

May I present:

10 Fun and Traditional Things to Do on July 4th!

Fireworks, year after year, have proven time and time again to be fun for all (maybe most) - the whole family, from kids to adults (note: babies excluded - they usually cry.)

So, if your family is baby-less or if you can find a sitter, find a local fireworks display, they're more fun than just shooting off a couple of bottle rockets or running around with sparklers in your backyard.

Cookouts, like fireworks, are staples in almost every American's Fourth of July diet. All you'll need to do is prepare your food(s) and throw it/'em on the barbie.

Mmm... BBQ Ribs, or chicken, or steak, AND all the fixin's - corn on the cob - yup, I can't wait!

You don't even have to own a grill to have one! You can go to a local park that has grills already installed, ready for you to throw your food on the BBQ. Make sure it's clean before you use it - some things just don't cook off!

But if you want to own a BBQ grill, but don't have time to make it to the store, here are a few:

Get 10 or 20 of your closest friends and family together and turn your run-of-the-mill BBQ into a FUN Food Festivity! You can even have a prize pool (or trophy) for the winner(s) but more importantly, you'll have GREAT food on the 4th!

So, which of you can cook better, you or him/her? How many judges/taste testers can you get in on it? You won't know until you try!

Have FUN and BE SAFE this July 4th!

... or a small one.

Either way, you'll need to buy/raise/acquire a pig (or parts of it) or even 2-3 small porkers, if your cooker(s) will allow.

Just salt 'n pepper (and any other spices you'd like) to taste for a perfectly pickable pig.

Once the pig(s) is/are done, you just pick away at the parts, til you can't pick anymore.

If you have any leftovers, add some barbecue sauce and make BBQ sandwiches. They're great!

Parades can be uniting, of sorts, but even more togetherness somehow musters up when an Independence Day crowd is about. The bands, the floats, the community organizations, and yes even the vendors bring about a sense of a united stance in the United States.

Don't have a July 4th Parade in your town?

• Big holidays usually mean big parades.
• The bigger cities usually have the bigger parades.
• Find a big city nearby or travel to one.

Is bigger better? I dunno, but at least you'll have found your way to a July 4th Parade. :) Have fun and don't forget to wear some red, some white, and some blue! :)

If you can't make it to a July 4th Parade this year, don't fret. You can always watch a few parades on television.

R - Red
W - White
B - Blue

C. S. Alexis, a writer here at HubPages, has this terrific hub about making July 4th bracelets. Make bracelets for yourself, your family and all of your friends! Let her know that I, W. Christopher, sent you! :)

Here's the hub:

Red, White and Blue Bracelets

Throwing a party? How 'bout that pig picken' that we talked about earlier? Whatever the July 4th festivity, send out invitations to your friends and family!

WordPlay, another writer at HubPages and based out of South Florida has made a hub with FREE July 4th Invitations!

Here it is:

FREE July 4th Invitations

We all know that every holiday usually brings about a few added pounds and with that a few added inches around the waste-line.

Maddie Ruud, HubPages Staff member and Freelance Writer, has a great little hub with some terrific, Fat-FREE July 4th Recipes! And, they all sound absolutely scrumptious!

Maddie's hub:

July 4th Fat FREE Desserts

Well, it's been turned into a movie already, so you should know a little about it, right? Well, it's not quite the same...

1776, the year of our pronounced independence is a Broadway Musical. Yes, it's out on DVD (and VHS) and you can buy it from Amazon to your right.

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Have fun and be safe.

Most of all, have a happy 4th of July!