Comments on: The Essential Guide to a Stress-Free 4th of July Picnic https://wondermomwannabe.com/the-essential-guide-to-a-stress-free-4th-of-july-picnic/ Helping Busy Moms Do More with Less Stress Wed, 27 May 2026 01:18:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: Heather Hennessee https://wondermomwannabe.com/the-essential-guide-to-a-stress-free-4th-of-july-picnic/#comment-78681 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 15:53:01 +0000 https://wondermomwannabe.com/?p=6668#comment-78681 Great tips! Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: Wondermom Wannabe https://wondermomwannabe.com/the-essential-guide-to-a-stress-free-4th-of-july-picnic/#comment-78558 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 22:46:57 +0000 https://wondermomwannabe.com/?p=6668#comment-78558 In reply to Staci.

I can’t tell you how many vacations/holidays it took me before I realized that I was ruining our great memories by being a total grouch the next day! The recuperation day is vital to sealing in the happy memories. 🙂

]]> By: Staci https://wondermomwannabe.com/the-essential-guide-to-a-stress-free-4th-of-july-picnic/#comment-78549 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 20:32:26 +0000 https://wondermomwannabe.com/?p=6668#comment-78549 You have some great tips here! My favorite is the recuperation day. It’s hard to remember when you’re having fun that you may need to rest up afterward! Thanks for sharing this at Talented Tuesday!

]]> By: Nicole https://wondermomwannabe.com/the-essential-guide-to-a-stress-free-4th-of-july-picnic/#comment-78481 Sun, 07 Jun 2015 03:14:19 +0000 https://wondermomwannabe.com/?p=6668#comment-78481 TONS of great tips and information here! I can remember getting to the fireworks way too early one 4th of July with my daughter when she was only about 2 and the waiting was torture! I also love your suggestion to build in a recuperation day – that is so necessary and I find I do this after all travel, not just holidays. Thanks for stopping by the #HomeMattersParty and sharing your post!

]]> By: Debi @ Surroundings by Debi https://wondermomwannabe.com/the-essential-guide-to-a-stress-free-4th-of-july-picnic/#comment-78470 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 14:19:45 +0000 https://wondermomwannabe.com/?p=6668#comment-78470 Wonderful tips! Thank you for partying with us at the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop!

]]> By: Andrea https://wondermomwannabe.com/the-essential-guide-to-a-stress-free-4th-of-july-picnic/#comment-78430 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 01:02:08 +0000 https://wondermomwannabe.com/?p=6668#comment-78430 Thanks for the list of things to bring! I am now certain I am going to have a picnic for the 4th of July! Also, I completely forgot about Madlibs!! I loved that when I was younger. My brother, sister and I would take a new madlibs on every road trip we took 🙂 I am going to go order one now… I think my four-year-old would have so much fun doing one with me!

]]> By: Wondermom Wannabe https://wondermomwannabe.com/the-essential-guide-to-a-stress-free-4th-of-july-picnic/#comment-78414 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 17:21:27 +0000 https://wondermomwannabe.com/?p=6668#comment-78414 In reply to Miranda.

Thanks for sharing! Yes, I suppose the get-up-and-fend-for-yourself plan won’t work for a 6-month old, but do keep it in mind for a few years down the road. 🙂

]]> By: Miranda https://wondermomwannabe.com/the-essential-guide-to-a-stress-free-4th-of-july-picnic/#comment-78411 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:01:43 +0000 https://wondermomwannabe.com/?p=6668#comment-78411 I love your “morning plan!” Of course, with a 6-month-old baby that won’t work for me, as I’m up when she’s up, but I’ll have to keep that in mind for the future after big events.

These are very well thought out suggestions, and I am sharing to my FB and Pinterest page.

]]> By: Wondermom Wannabe https://wondermomwannabe.com/the-essential-guide-to-a-stress-free-4th-of-july-picnic/#comment-78408 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 15:13:39 +0000 https://wondermomwannabe.com/?p=6668#comment-78408 In reply to karen.

I hope you have a wonderful time at the fireworks show this year! And I really hope that it’s not stressful. 🙂

]]> By: Wondermom Wannabe https://wondermomwannabe.com/the-essential-guide-to-a-stress-free-4th-of-july-picnic/#comment-78407 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 15:12:20 +0000 https://wondermomwannabe.com/?p=6668#comment-78407 In reply to Tina Truelove.

Our preferred celebration is also with our family, but kind of like Disney World, the big outing is to me, a bucket list family event. With 4 kids, we’ve ended up having to do it a few times so that each of our kids has fond memories of a BIG day for the 4th of July.

]]> By: Tina Truelove https://wondermomwannabe.com/the-essential-guide-to-a-stress-free-4th-of-july-picnic/#comment-78400 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:26:31 +0000 https://wondermomwannabe.com/?p=6668#comment-78400 These are definitely great tips for celebrating this fun holiday! We usually just go to a family pic-nic and then fireworks, but you have given us great tips on how to celebrate bigger but not necessarily more stressful.

]]> By: karen https://wondermomwannabe.com/the-essential-guide-to-a-stress-free-4th-of-july-picnic/#comment-78399 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:19:34 +0000 https://wondermomwannabe.com/?p=6668#comment-78399 thanks for the great tips…going to take these to heart as I really want to bring my son to the open field to watch the fireworks this 4th of July.

]]> By: Cynthia L https://wondermomwannabe.com/the-essential-guide-to-a-stress-free-4th-of-july-picnic/#comment-78372 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 16:40:46 +0000 https://wondermomwannabe.com/?p=6668#comment-78372 What great tips. At times getting ready for an event can take a few days! Following your tips I can not only get ready for the 4th of July, but I can also enjoy it. Love the ideas for the day after too!

]]> By: Susan https://wondermomwannabe.com/the-essential-guide-to-a-stress-free-4th-of-july-picnic/#comment-78369 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 14:13:16 +0000 https://wondermomwannabe.com/?p=6668#comment-78369 Great tips, Corinne. My family loves the 4th of July, too, but you’re right it can be overwhelming without planning. I really like your idea of planning a recuperation day after a late night of fireworks.

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