7 Festive Ways to Celebrate Fourth of July Without Fireworks
By Emily VanSchmus | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT Your local firework show may be canceled due to the fireworks shortage. Rather than put on your own show, try these kid-safe alternatives in the backyard instead. After missing the Fourth of July celebrations last year due to the pandemic, I'm ready to go all-out this year. But don't get too excited about your backyard fireworks display just yet—because of an increase in demand, and since production levels aren't back to where they were pre-pandemic, there will be a firework shortage this summer. And while you're probably used to shooting off bottle rockets…