Hobbies And Interests
Trivia
Create a patriotic trivia game for kids to play. Think of trivia questions about America, the states, the presidents, national monuments and historical figures. Make sure your questions are age appropriate, or consider offering multiple-choice answers. Check in your kids' history books for guidance and to know what they are studying. Divide the kids into several teams and ask someone to keep score. Each team gets a point for a correct answer, and there is no penalty for guessing. The team with the most points wins.
Pin the Hat on Uncle Sam
Play pin the hat on Uncle Sam. This is the same idea as pin the tail on the donkey but with an Uncle Sam poster. Provide each child with a paper hat to decorate and markers, crayons, stickers, glitter and other embellishments for the decorations. Place double-sided tape on the back of each hat, and blindfold each child one at a time. Spin them around two or three times and stand them in front of the Uncle Sam poster. Tell the kids to try to stick their hat on Uncle Sam. The player who is closest to putting his hat on top of Uncle Sam's head wins. Consider awarding prizes for the hats, such as most colorful, most patriotic and most creative hat.
Memory Game
Design a patriotic memory game for children to play. Use patriotic symbols such as the flag, Statue of Liberty or fireworks as pictures on cards. Use clip art, real pictures or your own drawings for your memory game cards. Glue the pictures to pieces of card stock and laminate the cards so they last a long times. For a twist on the game, use the states and capitals or famous historical figures. Then have kids match a state to its correct capital, such as Texas to Austin, and a first name to its correct last name, such as Abraham to Lincoln. Depending on the number of children playing, consider making multiple sets of the memory game so kids can play in small groups.