Saturday, June 30, 2012

4th of July Party Ideas Decor and Snacks

4th of July Party Ideas Decor and Snacks
If you are having a 4th of July Party to celebrate and are you looking for great ideas of decor and snacks to entertain your guests, you have come to the right place.
Here I bring you some very patriotic Ideas.
Hope you like them... Happy 4th of July!!!












Friday, June 29, 2012

Canada National Anthem

Canada National Anthem
"O Canada" was proclaimed Canada's national anthem on July 1, 1980, 100 years after it was first sung on June 24, 1880. 
The music was composed by Calixa Lavallée, a well-known composer; French lyrics to accompany the music were written by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier. 
The song gained steadily in popularity. Many English versions have appeared over the years. 
The version on which the official English lyrics are based was written in 1908 by Mr. Justice Robert Stanley Weir. The official English version includes changes recommended in 1968 by a Special Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Commons. The French lyrics remain unaltered.




Official Version in English 
O Canada! 
Our home and native land! 
True patriot love in all thy sons command. 
With glowing hearts we see thee rise, 
The True North strong and free! 
From far and wide, 
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. 
God keep our land glorious and free! 
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. 
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.





Official Version in French 
Ô Canada! 
Terre de nos aïeux, 
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux! 
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée, 
Il sait porter la croix! 
Ton histoire est une épopée 
Des plus brillants exploits. 
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée, 
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits. 
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

4th of July Craft and Activities for Kids

4th of July Craft and Activities for Kids 
Would you like to do some fun activities with your little kids for 4th of July? Here I bring you some great ideas so they can have fun creating new art with some glitter, glue and accessories. Have fun. 


Hope you like and enjoy these ideas!








Celebrate Canada Day with a Special Nail Art Design!

Celebrate Canada Day with a Special Nail Art Design! 
Canada Day is on July 1st. Celebrate this holiday sporting a fun and cute manicure showing the love for your country. 


Hope you find these ideas useful. Do you like them?





Thursday, June 28, 2012

4th of July Fireworks

4th of July Fireworks
Independence day celebrations will be held all over the Country Celebrating another Year of Independence.  Fireworks are a staple on this date.
I am positive beautiful displays of Fireworks will happen.  Here I give you some pictures of past fireworks display.
Hope you have a chance to enjoy them this year.
Happy 4th of July!










The Star Spangled Banner Lyrics

The Star Spangled Banner Lyrics
By Francis Scott Key 1814


Francis Scott Key was inspired to write a poem about the beautiful American flag after it was still flying high after the attack on September 13, 1814.  A gifted writer and hymnist, Key's poem would later be set to music and become the "Star Spangled Banner".  The song became very popular, and in 1931, Congress officially made it the National Anthem.




Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?


On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!


And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!


Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Happy Canada Day! Greetings and Graphics for You to Share!

Happy Canada Day! Greetings and Graphics for You to Share!
Today I bring you some Pictures, Graphics and Greetings for you to share with your friends and family to celebrate Canada Day!
Share them via e-mail or in your favorite social network.

Enjoy and Happy Canada Day! :)












When is Canada Day??

When is Canada Day??
Canada Day is celebrated on July 1 and commemorates the day when Canada became self-governing, although remaining a dominion of Great Britain. 




The day was originally known as Dominion Day but the name was changed to Canada Day in 1983.


Canada Day in 2012 is on Sunday July 1st.

4th of July Greetings, Graphics and GIFs

4th of July Greetings, Graphics and GIFs
Wish your Friends and Family a Happy 4th of July with one of these greetings, graphics and GIFs I bring to you.
Hope you like them.  Please feel free to share our page with your friends and family in your favorite social Network.
Do you have plans for 4th of July?  How will you be celebrating?