You are in for a treat if you haven’t done this before — you should check out the the Washington DC fireworks on PBS Television on the Fourth of July! The last two years were just AWESOME!! PBS TV runs the program live and then re-runs it again for those who missed it! Here is the link: http://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth/
You can find out what station and time will have the PBS show by clicking here: http://www.pbs.org/tv_schedules/
If you are lucky enough to be physically in the neighborhood, here is an article about the best places to see them: gosoutheast.about.com
Here is a great explanation of how fireworks work:
https://mygrandmasue.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/ever-wonder-how-fireworks-work/
Check out other ideas and activities to do with kids on https://mygrandmasue.wordpress.com by the author of the award-winning children’s book Grandpa, Do It! I Do It, Too!
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