Our tips for the funnest, awesomest Canada Day/Fourth of July family fireworks display
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Canada Day and the Fourth of July are around the corner, and if your family is anything like ours you’ll be stocking up on armloads of pinwheels, glitter fountains and sparklers to create your own fireworks show at your cottage or in a park. But before you go firing them off all willy-nilly, check out our tips for creating a slicker presentation that will turn blowing stuff up into a cherished family tradition.
But first, a few words about safety. Set off your fireworks in a wide, open space, keep a bucket of sand handy to extinguish errant flames, and have everyone but the designated shooter (i.e. someone sober) seated as far away from the fireworks as humanly possible. Oh, and keep your cats and dogs inside: they have sensitive earsies and don’t like loud fireworks as much as you do. For more safety tips, check out this article (those fathers over at Geek Dad know what they’re talking about).
