Today I want to draw fireworks over a picnic blanket to celebrate the Fourth of July. We'll draw a picnic blanket and I'll show you how to draw people from behind as they sit down and look up at the sky. We'll also draw some classic American snacks. And of course, we'll draw a sky full of colorful fireworks.

We also talk about how even though fireworks are beautiful and fun, sometimes fireworks can be startling to us, to dogs, and even to veterans--but they won't hurt us.

Here are 3 ideas your imagination can wonder about based on our drawing today:

1. We talked about hotdogs, bluejeans, and fireworks feeling like “American” things. What makes something “American?”
2. Independence Day is about America declaring freedom. What makes a country a free country for everyone who lives there?
3. We talked about the ...