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Have Holiday Fun With Sparklers!

Another in a summer-long series of fun things to do with the kids

Tonight, make plans to put the kids to bed at the regular time, and then get them up at 10 or 11 for an extra-special treat.

Go to the store today (grocery store is fine at this time of year) and get a box or two of sparklers.

Sparklers are made of a slow-burning pyrotechnic composition that allowed to dry. They come on wire handles that kids can hold, or more safely, you can stick in the ground. 

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Get the kids outside, and then light the sparklers for a special, homemade fireworks treat. Sparklers are a little scary but if your child is old enough, and is wearing safe, nonflammable jammies, he or she could probably be trusted to hold the sparkler and swirl it around in the dark.

This is a treat your child will probably remember for the rest of his life. I have.

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