Firecracker Cakes a.. Twinkie style snack cakes b.. White canned frosting c.. Red and blue icing gel Frost each snack cake with the white canned frosting and then using the colored gel alternate stripes of red and blue and white down the firecracker shape. Make a Flag Cake Margarine Flour One package (2 layer size) white cake mix (plus ingredients to make the cake One package (4 serving size) JELL-O gelatin, any red flavor 1 cup boiling water 1/2 cup cold water 3 1/2 cups (8 ounce container) Cool Whip whipped topping, thawed 1 pint strawberries, washed and sliced 1 cup blueberries, washed 1 cup Kraft miniature marshmallows Aluminum foil and star-shaped stickers (optional) Grease 13 x 9 pan with margarine and dust lightly with flour. Prepare and cook cake mix according to package directions. Cool cake for fifteen minutes. Use the large fork to make holes in the cake about every 1/2 inch. Pour gelatin into the mixing bowl. Add the cup of boiling water and use the scraper to thoroughly mix it until the gelatin is completely dissolved. Use the measuring cup to scoop out the gelatin and pour it over the cake. (It will run down into the holes, making the cake have pretty red stripes.) Put the cake into the refrigerator and let it chill for 3 to 4 hours. Use this time to cover your tray with aluminum foil if you wish. Once the cake is on the tray, you can decorate the sides with the star stickers. Put about one inch of warm water in the kitchen sink. Take pan out of refrigerator and dip just the bottom (don't let the water come up over the sides) into the water for about ten seconds. Put the large tray on top of the cake and hold on tightly! An adult needs to help with this part. Turn the cake over so that the tray is on bottom and the pan is on top. Take the pan off. The cake should be resting on the tray. Frost the sides and top with whipped topping. Arrange the strawberries, blueberries, and marshmallows on the cake so that it looks like a flag. (You should have rows of red and white stripes and the blue "background" of blueberries in the upper left hand corner.) Put cake into the refrigerator until you are ready to serve it! Firecracker Party Treats 1 package Lifesavers, any flavor Red tape, cloth , or plastic Small foil star stickers 7"-8" silver pipe cleaner Cover the roll of lifesavers (except the ends) with red tape or cloth and randomly glue on the foil stars. Insert the pipe cleaner into the center of the lifesavers, leaving at least 2" exposed for a wick. Glue 2 foil stars together back to back to the tip of the wick. 4th of July Jello Prepare 1 pkg. blueberry and 1 pkg. of strawberry jello. Let set. Cut into small cubes and mix in a dish with pear slices. Stovepipe Hat Cake Bake 7 round cakes. Level the cake tops so they are flat. Stack the cakes on a plate (which is placed on a sturdy flat plate or tray) - the first plate becomes the brim of the "hat". Thinly frost between each layer and once all 7 layers are stacked, frost the whole thing in white. Decorate the cake to look like Uncle Sam's stovepipe hat in red and blue accents on the white frosted cake. Berry Sparkler Sundaes Vanilla ice-cream Blueberries Strawberries Whip Cream Option 1 (Safe) Sparkle Pipe Cleaner Option 2 (Caution) Lemon Extract & Sugar Cube Scoop ice cream into bowl, top with berries. Top with Whip Cream and Sparkle Pipe Cleaner OR Caution: Soak sugar cube in lemon extract, place on top of each sundae and light. Serve Immediately Celebration Muffins Make your favorite Blueberry Muffin Recipe. Spread Strawberry Jam on split Muffin. A dollop or squirt of whip cream, Maybe some RWB sprinkles, Top with a flag!! TA!! DA!! Red, White, and Blue Marshmallows Take marshmallows, color with red and blue food coloring and make a 4th of July snack out of any food by topping decorating with them. Red, White, And Blue Snack For a snack, the children wash and cut up strawberries and blueberries and top it off with a dollop of whip cream! Fun! Red, White, & Blue strawberries bananas blueberries Have strawberries, blueberries and bananas ready for the children to clean. Then one group of children can prepare the bananas by peeling them and cutting them into slices. Another group can rinse and clean the blueberries. The last grou?children can clean the strawberries and take the tops off of them. As the children finish their job, they will add their fruit to the bowl mixing it together. The fruit can be spooned into bowls for a delicious treat after their good work!