Are you planning on heading up to the Rec Center to celebrate the 4th of July this year? It is one of our favorite holidays of the year and we like to make a day out of it. We have about 20 or 30 friends show up, and more stop by throughout the day. Below is our checklist for what we bring to the park. Hopefully it can help you in planning your celebration.

Please do us a favor and add anything you can think of that we might have forgotten about in the comments section below and tell us your plans for the 4th.

CHECKLIST

- Cell phone (always come in handy)
- Cooler and Ice
- Folding tables (very limited amount of tables at park)
- Table clothes
- Favorite beverages
- Case of water
- Food

• Burgers
• Hot dogs
• Condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo, relish, salt & pepper)
• Buns (Hot dog and hamburger)
• Chips
• Carne Asada
• Tortillas
• Salsa
• Potato salad
• Watermelon
• Desserts (cookies, brownies, cupcakes, etc…)

- Grill (don’t forget to check propane | or charcoal and lighter fluid)
- Matches (for grill)
- Wire brush (for grill)
- Grill utensils (spatula, fork and tongs)
- Cutting board
- Sharp knife
- Paper plates
- Plastic forks, knives and spoons
- Plastic cups
- Koolie cups
- Can opener
- Bottle opener
- Aluminum foil
- Trash Bags
- Napkins
- Paper towels
- Cleaning wipes
- Toilet paper (park has plenty of Porta-Potties, but extra TP is always a good idea)
- Duct Tape (always comes in handy)
- Chairs
- Blanket (sometimes it gets cool at night)
- Canopies
- Screen Tent
- Boom Box (9 PM – Tune to 96.5 KYXY for music synchronized to Fireworks)
- Battery for Boom Box
- Games (cards, poker chips, Frisbee, volleyball, badminton, Bocce ball, football)
- Squirt guns
- Sunscreen (apply often)
- Sunglasses
- Hats
- Flashlights
- Camera
- Video camera
- First aid kit

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