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Independence Day craft projects

Mon, 2010-06-28 12:27 | by Amanda Ware

Celebrate the Fourth of July with a couple of easy craft projects. Here are a couple of easy crafts to do with little ones.

Star Wavers

Download a PDF of this craft here for your files.

Materials

 

  • Red, white and blue construction paper
  • Wooden dowel or popsicle stick
  • Scissors
  • Ribbon
  • Glue

 

Instructions

Cut a pair of stars from red, white or blue paper.

Cut a slightly smaller pair from a different color and an even smaller pair from the third color. I actually thought it was easier to start with the smaller star and trace them to get the larger stars. I did my first set of stars free hand and then found a cookie cutter to trace for the second set.

Glue the stars together and then glue the two large stars together with the wooden dowel or popsicle stick in-between them.

Tie a ribbon around the dowel or stick. I added bells to the end of the ribbon. 

Note: Young kids can help with the glue. They can also decorate the stars with markers or stickers.

 

 

 

Jingle Flag
Materials
Red, white and blue craft foam
Regular and decorative scissors
Star stickers or white paint and small paintbrush or star stamp
30 small paper clips
Wooden skewer
Ribbon or wire
13 bells
Instructions
Cut a 4.5 by 4 inch blue craft foam rectangle.  Cut/punch 4 evenly spaced holes on one of the long sides of the rectangle and 7 on the other end.
Paint/stamp or stick stars on blue rectangle.  I used star confetti.  
Using decorative scissors, cut out 7 red craft foam strips (three ½ by 8 inches, four ½ by 3.5 inches).  Cut out 6 white craft foam strips (three ½ by 8 inches and three ½ by 3.5 inches).
Cut/punch holes in both ends of all strips and thread paper clips through all the holes.
Attach the 7 short strips to the bottom of the blue rectangle.  Thread 4 paper clips through the holes at the top of the blue rectangle.
Form the flag by sliding all the pieces onto the wooden skewer.  Attach a piece of ribbon or wire to the ends of the skewer.  Attach a bell to the paper clips at the bottom of the strips.
Note: I miscounted my strips, so don’t count them in the picture.  Sorry!
Source: Family Fun

Jingle Flag

 

Download a pdf of this craft here for your files.

Materials

 

  • Red, white and blue craft foam
  • Regular and decorative scissors
  • Star stickers or white paint and small paintbrush or star stamp
  • 30 small paper clipsWooden skewer
  • Ribbon or wire
  • 13 bells

 

Instructions

Cut a 4.5 by 4 inch blue craft foam rectangle.  

Cut/punch 4 evenly spaced holes on one of the long sides of the rectangle and 7 on the other end.Paint/stamp or stick stars on blue rectangle. I used star confetti.  

Using decorative scissors, cut out 7 red craft foam strips (three ½ by 8 inches, four ½ by 3.5 inches).  

Cut out 6 white craft foam strips (three ½ by 8 inches and three ½ by 3.5 inches).

Cut/punch holes in both ends of all strips and thread paper clips through all the holes. Attach the 7 short strips to the bottom of the blue rectangle.  

Thread 4 paper clips through the holes at the top of the blue rectangle.Form the flag by sliding all the pieces onto the wooden skewer.  Attach a piece of ribbon or wire to the ends of the skewer.  

Attach a bell to the paper clips at the bottom of the strips.

Note: I miscounted my strips, so don’t count them in the picture.  Sorry!

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