Flag Day

I'm proud to say that my boys can identify the American flag. After they made one for Memorial Day, they point them out wherever we go. They pointed one out today and asked why it was flying low. All I said was that a bad man hurt a lot of people, so to honor the hurt people the flags are flying low. I tried to keep my reply brief and light, but then it gave me an idea for crafting time. The boys drew an American flag and a rainbow.

I showed them a picture to remind them what the American flag looked like. I had them draw the blue square on the paper first, then they drew red lines. They colored everything in, and added gold star stickers.

They flipped their paper over and drew a rainbow. Roy G Biv helped me remember the order of colors in a rainbow. I put the markers in order for them, and they worked on their semi circles.

I explained that the American flag reminds us of where we live and how lucky we are to live here. I also explained that the rainbow reminds us to be nice to each other. All the colors together make one rainbow, and the colors have to be nice to each other to get along in a rainbow.

Whether the rainbow flag offends you or not, it's still very important to teach your children tolerance and acceptance. Your children are always watching you, so lead by example.