July 4th is a holiday for the masses, by the masses, celebrating the masses – the masses from an amazing place, America. There are a few things that kids should know about the July 4th holiday.
1.) That they know that one of the most important sentences in our American history comes from the Declaration of Independence, and that was ratified on July 4th, 1776. I would hope that they learn about it in school, but since they are not in school, it’s worth a reminder at home. That sentence being: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” The Founders were able to get it so right, so long ago. That’s important thing for a kid to consider. What is progress?
2.) That being a kid, in the summer, on July 4th and watching fireworks is about the best it will ever get. The freedom of having no school, the long, warm sunny days, the picnics outside on a patch of green grass, the amazing colorful light-show overhead when it finally, finally gets dark… these are good, good days.
3.) Don’t play with fireworks. I learned this lesson when I was nine. I witnessed some people who stuck a firecracker into the ground and lit it. There was a long delay and it didn’t appear to be working. A guy went back, looked down, and BOOM. The firecracker went off in his face. He was incredibly lucky his eyesight wasn’t effected, but his face was burned. What I remember most was that his eyebrows were scorched off. The no-eyebrow thing was enough for this young chicken to be forever scared off fireworks.
4.) That our kids live in the greatest country on the planet, in the history of the planet, and that they should feel very, very thankful for that. It would be very different for them had they been born elsewhere. They need to know how lucky they are and to thank their lucky stars that they are American.
Warm Up
100m Run
10 Push Ups
15 Air Squats
20 Sit Ups
100m Run
10 Burpees
15 Jumping Jacks
20 Tire Jumps
100m Run
10 Pull Ups
15 Pencil Rolls
20 Walking Lunges
Skill
Tabata Ring Rows
Tabata Tire Flips
WOD
Buy In: 1 Lap
5 Rounds
5 Ball Slams
10 Sit Ups
15 Skier Jumps
Cash Out: 10 Tire Flips
