America, Independence and What It Means To Me

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Explore some simple and eye-catching patriotic kids crafts that will get you all in the spirit of the holiday! This July 4th, have fun with your little ones as you prepare for the holiday in the most creative ways!

1- DIY AMERICAN FLAG TISSUE CRAFT

Make your own Americn Flag craft by using red, white and blue tissue paper.

Hygloss Non-Bleeding Tissue Paper comes in large sheets, 5-inch squres, as well as pre-cut mosaic squares.

Simply sketch the stripes on a piece of Hygloss White Cardstock, and mark off a corner for the stars. Then scrunch up small pieces of tissue paper and glue in the correct places.

Try this family or group activity over holiday vacations, parties, or on a rainy summer day. Crafting patriotic crafts will be as enjoyable as ever.

Help children improve their fine motor skills, color sorting skills and counting skills with this engaging craft project!

2- MAKE A PAPER PINWHEEL

Teaching our nation’s heritage comes alive with age-appropriate Fourth of July activities like this one. In this Fourth of July craft, kids will have fun learning how to make pinwheels, and they’ll gain plenty of educational skills besides!

First choose what you want to make your pinwheel craft from: either 5″ Metallic Foil Board Squares or Paper Squares.
Decorate the squares of your choice, using star stickers and/ or markers. For the Metallic Foil Board, decorate both sides. For Paper Squares, decorate one side of each Square and then glue together the two undecorated sides.
Using a ruler as a guide, draw 2 diagonal lines with pencil, to form an “x”- connecting the opposite corners.
Begin cutting on the lines from each of the 4 corners, ending 1 inch before the center point. You now have 4 triangles.
Bring the right point of each triangle to the center point and staple them down. You may need more than one staple to hold them all in place.
Push the thumbtack or pin through the center of the pinwheel craft, and then into the eraser of the unsharpened pencil.

Blow your pinwheel and watch it spin!