The 4th Weekend is all about having fun & celebrating our country in the most American way – with food, fireworks & pool floats, of course! Whether you’re headed to the beach, a BBQ or a pool party; I’m rounding up my favorite festive items *and* some fun recipes you can use to impress your friends!

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I love these festive drink recipes [via Cosmopolitan] to use at your 4th celebration!

“RED WHITE & BLUE SANGRIA”

In a giant pitcher, combine 2 cups blueberries, 1 cup raspberries, and 1 pound hulled and halved strawberries. Add 1 bottle white wine and 1 cup grape juice. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Layer strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and star-shaped apple slices in glasses, then fill the glasses with the sangria. Top with sparkling wine of your choice!

“RED WHITE & BAMBOOZLED SHAKE”

Stir 4 tablespoons strawberry jelly until smooth and transfer to a small squeeze bottle or piping bag with a plain tip (hack: use a Ziploc bag with one of the corner snipped off). Swirl the strawberry jam onto the inside of your glass. Place 4 large scoops vanilla ice cream, 1 ounce Jack Daniel’s whiskey, and 4 tablespoons blueberry jam in a blender and blend until smooth. (Let the ice cream melt slightly before blending.) Fill the glass with the blended shake and garnish with whipped cream, freeze-dried blueberries, and freeze-dried strawberries.

“SPIKED SWEETS JELLO SHOTS”

1. Boil 1 cup water and dissolve 1 package of red Jell-O completely. Add 1 cup vodka (or spirit of your choice). Fill up shot glasses a third of the way with the red mixture. Let set 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator. 2. Boil 1 cup water and dissolve 1 package of unflavored gelatin completely. Add a 14-ounce can of condensed milk and stir, mixing well. Let cool a few minutes. Fill up shot glasses another third of the way on top of the red mixture. Let set 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator. 3. Boil 1 cup water and dissolve 1 package of blue Jell-O completely. Add 1 cup vodka (or spirit of your choice). Fill up shot glasses a third of the way with the red mixture. Let set 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator.

Here are some great drinking/dining accessories to show off your creations in…