4th of July Food and Drink Ideas

For the kids you can use Sprite and Kool-aid for a fun colorful drink.  Mix the Kool-aid with water and make a red and blue tray of ice cubes.  Put the Sprite in a clear glass and throw in a few red and blue cubes.

Patriotic Oreo Pops will be a hit with all ages. You will need white chocolate, red,white, and blue sprinkles, sucker sticks, and Oreos.  It will be fun for the kids to make them as well.

Create a Red, White and Blue Sangria using strawberries, blueberries, pineapple (cut into star shapes with a cook cutter), two bottles of white wine, one cup triple sec, half cup berry-flavored vodka, half cup fresh lemon juice, and half cup simple syrup in a large pitcher.  Stir and chill!

Creating an alcohol free layered red, white, and blue drink is easy.  All you need is one cup red CranApple juice, one cup white Sobe Pina Colada, one cup blue G2 Gatorade and ice. The important part is the order. First fill glass one third full of CranApple than fill to the top with ice. Finally pour the remaining drinks on top of the ice. Pouring slowing is key.

Making Patriotic Puppy Chow, is a great desert to have in bowls around a 4th of July party.  It is cheap to make and the kids will love it.

Make a American flag cheese and fruit plate using strawberries, any desired white cheese, and blue berries. Using a big white rectangular plate, put a pile of blueberries in the top left corner and than to the right make lines of strawberries and cheese to fill the plate.

Another appetizer idea, is creating antipasta kabobs, using skewers, olives, cheese tortellini pasta, small cherry tomatoes, salami, olives, and mozzarella balls.  Fill up a large platter with skewers packed full.

Bacon. Wrapped. Hot. Dogs. seem necessary for the 4th of July.  A classic American lunch item, made even better.  It is simple and easy to make a lot of them for the entire party. Simply wrap the bacon around them before you put them onto the grill.

Preparing for this weekend's festivities, requires a lot of red, white and blue.  With lots of fun and easy food and drink ideas accessible through Pinterest, getting ready for the day with some of these recipes will be easier.

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