I put the Patriotic Colors Chemistry kit in our USA center.  The kiddos have had the most fun using the chemicals to make red, white and blue colors appear and disappear.

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I’ve included a few library books, a book on tape, 4th of July/American history songs, The 50 Great States Game, The Game of the States, a US puzzle, a magnetic states puzzle, a red,white & blue chemistry experiment set, picture timeline cards of some famous US events of the 20th century, and some patriotic stickers.

Behind the scenes:  Everything on the table (almost) was under $1.00 or free!  I’ve told you many times before how much I love curriculum sales, yard sales and Goodwill.  Well, when I find something cheap, I usually buy it.  When I decide on a theme for my center, I go on a treasure hunt around the house to see what goes with the theme.  Even the star fabric was 1/4 yard of  $1.00/yd fabric = 25 cents!  The only thing I paid “real money” for was the experiment set.  I bought Mahayla a few fun sets from Home Science Tools last Christmas.  You wouldn’t believe how much fun I have putting these together!  It’s okay to call me a nerd!