We received our flag that had flown over the capitol a while ago. My eight year old was SO excited when it came, and so was I. :~) We haven't had time to do anything with it yet, so I decided Veteran's Day would be the perfect time to finally pull it out of the box again and give it a home.
Here is the box with Senator Orin Hatch as the sender. It actually came quite a bit faster than I had expected.
Inside was another box containing the flag and a certificate with the information about the flag.
The certificate states that it was flown on September 1, 2010. I love that it shows it was flown for my kiddos. I am so glad we found out about this and did it. I think it ended up being less expensive than going to the store and buying a flag. Nice bonus.
The older kids holding up the flag.
We hung it on the wall in our kitchen and said our morning Pledge of Allegience. We will get to do this every morning now.
After I worked on the core subjects, we did an art project. This is a big deal for me, because I am kind of phobic about kids and paint. In fact, this may be the first time I have let my kids use anything besides watercolors. (even the watercolors are rare additions) We made a flag using the kids handprints. They had a lot of fun and so did I when I wasn't stressing about the paint getting everywhere. Luckily, I only let the kids see my panic a couple of times.
The final result.
I survived paint and the kids had fun. We are all so happy with the results and the kids are excited to show it to Daddy. The paint washed right up with no problems, to my great relief.
I also wanted to have my oldest right thank you letters to some of our family who are serving in the military. We didn't have time for that today, but I am going to make sure it happens tomorrow or Monday.
Happy Veteran's Day and thank you to all those service men, past and present, who have helped to secure our freedom.
