How Do You Have A Bastille Day Celebration For Kids?
The US isn’t the only country with a colorful past that gets celebrated in July. On July 14, 1789, angry citizens stormed the Bastille in Paris, France and declared their independence from their traditional monarchy. This July 14th, why not arrange a Bastille Day celebration for the kids and teach them a little bit about French history in the process. Purchase a World or French History book for kids that describes the events leading up to and the actual storming of the Bastille. Try to make certain the book includes a map, so you can show the kids where these events took place in relationship to where they live. Mock up the facade of the Bastille with some old cardboard boxes and washable paints. Remember to cover the kids’ clothing with painting smocks or change into old clothes before getting started. Describe how the storming of the Bastille turned out to be the beginning of the French Revolution and how under the tyrannous rule of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette the peopl
