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4th of July Red, White And Blue Crafts For Kids

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Patriotic holidays call for celebration! With July 4th just around the corner, we’re already starting to think of ways to celebrate with the kids. Crafts are a great way to celebrate any patriotic holiday without having to make your house a huge mess. These ideas are perfect for kids of most ages, but your younger kids might need some help with the more complex project ideas. These can be great sibling bonding activities or a fun activity for you to do as a family on the Fourth of July! Here are the best red, white, and blue crafts for kids.

Looking for 4th of July decorations? Check these supplies out. 

We also have 100’s of 4th of July Patriotic crafts and 4th of July recipes too.

 

  1. Patriotic 4th of July American Flag Collage
  2. Glow in the Dark Fourth of July Sensory Bottles
  3. Paper Plate Uncle Sam
  4. Salt and Glue Fireworks Art
  5. Red White and Blue Science Project 
  6. Fireworks 4th of July Craft
  7. Fourth of July Paper Cone Wreath Craft
  8. Toilet Paper Roll Firework Craft
  9. 4th of July Chalk Pastel Art 
  10. Uncle Sam Craft 
  11. Red, White, & Blue Stars Patriotic Craft 
  12. Festive 4th of July Lantern Craft
  13. Festive Patriotic Eagle Handprint Craft 
  14. Patriotic Process Art
  15. 4th of July Slime
  16. Patriotic Cupcake Liner Flowers
  17. Confetti Fireworks
  18. Fourth of July Wands DIY
  19. Patriotic Popsicle Stick Bracelet Craft 
  20. Paper Firecracker Craft 

 

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I volunteer at a local botanical garden’s childrens program, and almost every week there’s some kind of water play for them. Both because water is fun and because it is hot outside. Whether you’re entertaining one kid or a bunch, it’s hard to go wrong with ice or water play when it’s hot outside. 

This frozen ocean sensory bin form Simple Everyday Mom uses water, water beads and ocean animals frozen in a balloon as the basis for the bin. She adds a fizzy element, which is also always fun, but you don’t have to. 

Speaking of freezing things in balloons, Kids Kubby used balloons filled with water to make frozen dinosaur eggs. These are fun on their own or in a sensory bin with trees, plants and more dinosaur stuff.  

Mommy Evolution has lots of good ideas for easy ways to make icy play for your kids. I love the idea of using a bunt pan to make a giant block of ice. 

The Mindful Toddler takes it on a smaller scale with toys frozen in ice cube trays. You could do some plain ones, some with toys inside, some with food coloring, etc. I did a fizzy frozen science activity for my daughter years ago that was with Jello powder, baking soda and plenty of glitter. I hid gems and little toys inside. 

You can keep it even simpler and just give your kids ice to play with along with some scoops or cups, like in this idea from Taming Little Monsters. And if you need more ideas for helping kids stay cool when it’s hot outside, Taming Little Monsters also has a great list of water themed sensory activities to do in the summer. Many of these involve ice or you could add ice to them (like the lemonade one or flower soup) but there are others that just use water to make the hot season more fun. 

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