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Photo gallery: Creative Discovery Museum hosts Red, White and Blue Day

Six-year-old Audrey Bischoff looks up toward where the balloons were to fall during Red, White and Blue Day at the Creative Discovery Museum on Tuesday, July 4, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Creative Discovery Museum held their Red, White and Blue Day which included several activities like bubblewrap fireworks, a balloon drop, birthday cake and a history lesson. Six-year-old Audrey Bischoff looks up toward where the balloons were to fall during Red, White and Blue Day at the Creative Discovery Museum on Tuesday, July 4, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Creative Discovery Museum held their Red, White and Blue Day which included several activities like bubblewrap fireworks, a balloon drop, birthday cake and a history lesson.

By C.B. Schmelter July 5, 2017 1 min read

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Ten-year-old Will Walker sticks his tongue out as the 21-bottle Diet Coke-and-Mentos salute goes off during Red, White and Blue Day at the Creative Discovery Museum on Tuesday, July 4, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Creative Discovery Museum held their Red, White and Blue Day which included several activities like bubblewrap fireworks, a balloon drop, birthday cake and a history lesson.

Four-year-old Meetali Patil {CQ} eats ice cream during Red, White and Blue Day at the Creative Discovery Museum on Tuesday, July 4, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Creative Discovery Museum held their Red, White and Blue Day which included several activities like bubblewrap fireworks, a balloon drop, birthday cake and a history lesson.

Creative Discovery Museum Executive Director Henry Schulson addresses the crowd gathered in the atrium during Red, White and Blue Day at the museum on Tuesday, July 4, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Creative Discovery Museum held their Red, White and Blue Day which included several activities like bubblewrap fireworks, a balloon drop, birthday cake and a history lesson.

Kids reach for balloons as the fall from the ceiling in the atrium during Red, White and Blue Day at the Creative Discovery Museum on Tuesday, July 4, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Creative Discovery Museum held their Red, White and Blue Day which included several activities like bubblewrap fireworks, a balloon drop, birthday cake and a history lesson.

Dressed as Thomas Jefferson, Museum Educator Dean Hodge holds an American flag outside of the Creative Discovery Museum as the outdoor Red, White and Blue Day activities wind down on Tuesday, July 4, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Creative Discovery Museum held their Red, White and Blue Day which included several activities like bubblewrap fireworks, a balloon drop, birthday cake and a history lesson.

The Creative Discovery Museum held their Red, White and Blue Day which included several activities like bubblewrap fireworks, a balloon drop, birthday cake and a history lesson.