Kids must be very excited and happy as 4th July is coming around soon. I know kids must be planning to create certain amazing and fun crafts and activities for 4th July. So what can we make out of red, white and blue colour?
Are you stuck with the ideas about what to make on this auspicious date to make it special. Lets make the Independence day a fun and unique way of celebration for your kids.
In this article we will focus on the various creative and fun fourth of July activities for kids . Just grabs this simple and easy 4th of July crafts ideas for your kids.
Independence Day Activities For Kids:
1. 4th Of July Eye Mask:
Well this an interesting and fun activities that you can prepare for your kids as an 4th July activities for children. Kids will simply enjoy it.
All You Need:
- A sheet of foam in the color blue and red
- White tissue paper
- scissors
- White glue
- Water
- paint brush
- Strings with the colors as red, blue and white
How To Make:
- First start with making a mark or spot from one side of another with respect with your eyes. This will help to make the eye mask easier and appropriate.
- Place the blue foam in front your eyes so that you can know where to make the exact hole so that you can see through,
- Then by the help of a cutter or scissor cut down the foam as a shape of a eye. make sure you cut down two holes as a shape of your eyes in order to use as a mask.
- Once it is done, make two star with the help of white tissue paper and two with red paper.
- Place the star with one after another in different colour with giving a bit of space between one another.
- Make two holes at each end of the mask and loop the strings through each end as it will help to wear the mask.
2. 4th Of July Nacho:
Here comes with an interesting idea for fourth of July activities for kids. If the kids loves to eat then you can try something like this. For this you need-
All You Need:
- Blue corn chips
- Mozzarella cheese
- Sour cream
- Salsa
How To Make:
- First start with cutting a piece of white mozzarella cheese to place on the center of each chip.
- Place the tray in the toaster oven and watch carefully as it bakes. As the cheese begins to melt, then remove the nachos from the toaster.
- Add a small amount of red salsa and sour cream on each chip as it look little patriotic flair.
- Then Dig in it.
3. 4th Of July Silly Star Firework:
This a simple and easy way to celebrate the Independence day activities for kids. The kids will love it and a great way to keep them engage. For this creative idea all you need are as follows-
All You Need:
- Construction paper with Red, white,and blue
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Glue stick
- Googly eyes
- Marker
- Glitter glue
How To Make:
- Make 5 star shaped with red, white and blue construction paper.
- Then make two half sized smaller rectangle in case of two different colour.
- Draw a star on the top of the folded paper and as well as cut four strips as per the preference of yours.
- Next glue the folded white paper strips behind the red star as to create its hand and legs.
- Glue one star at end of each limbs.
- Place two googly eyes, smile too in order to give a shape and personality.
- Now you can use the glitter glue to create it for more as a fireworks show.
4. 4th Of July American Flag Popsicle Stick Coaster:
This unique crafts ideas simple shows the true spirits of love towards the country as it looks like the national flag of the county. It is a simple and easy crafts and activities idea.
All You Need:
- Popsicle sticks
- Paints in the shades of white, red and blue
- A paint brush
- A cardboard
- scissors
- Star shaped jewel stickers
- White glue
- Water
- paint brush
How To Make:
- Take the cardboard and cut few rectangle shape, keep it aside
- Colour the Popsicle in shade of few red and white and for some Popsicle sticks paint in half with blue.
- Then mix the white glue with some water into a thick sticky paste.
- Next glue the Popsicle sticks on the rectangular piece of cardboard by using paint brush.
- Set it aside to dry for some times.
- Once it is done then stick the jeweled stickers over the blue part of the Popsicle sticks.
5. Yankee Doodle Three Cornered Hat:
This is one of the fun crafts for the 4th July activities for kids. This will helps the kids to learn the patriotic colour and keep them motivating.
All You Need:
- Poster board in red, white and blue
- Construction paper
- Glue
- Scissors
- Stapler
- Feather
How To Make:
- First Cut the 9″ x 4″ strips from red, white and blue from the poster board.
- Cut some yellow construction paper in form of stars and glue on the blue strip.
- Similarly cut out stripes from white construction paper to glue on the red poster board strip.
- The white strip is great for that represent Independence Day.
- Staple the short ends of the strips together to complete a three-cornered hat.
- Glue or tape a feather in one of the corners.
6. 4th Of July Star Spangled Wreath:
Simply with the help of star you can make magic as an 4th July activities for children. This you can use as an greetings at the door for the guest as an patriotic way of gesture.
All You Need:
- Corrugated cardboard
- Construction paper in red, white and blue
- Scissors
- Glue
- Glitter in silver, gold, red or blue
- Pipe cleaners
- Tape
- Newspaper
How To Make:
- First cut out from ring from the cardboard in order to make base for the wreath.
- Cut the star out of different colour paper into different size.
- Cover the table with newspaper for easy cleanup, and then glue some glitter to the stars in order to pop them.
- Start positioning the stars around the wreath to create a firework effect.
- Cut a ring out of the corrugated cardboard to use as a base for the wreath.
- Now squeeze a ring of glue around the cardboard base, and press more stars onto the glue, until the entire base is covered.
- Let glue dry for at least one hour and then hang the wreath in the entrance door of yours.
7. 4th Of July American Flag Lantern:
A simple and unique way of celebrating Independence day activities for kids. The beautiful way to create an ambience of patriotic influence in kids.
All You Need:
- A Mason jar
- A small sized American flag
- Some white sand
- paint brush
- White glue
How To Make:
- Make a thick paste of white glue with water.
- Apply the glue behind the flag and stick in to the outside of the jar by using the paint brush.
- Fill the jar with some white sand just to give a look and beauty and a base for the candle.
8. 4th Of July Paper Picnic Plate:
A lot many things can be done by using a paper in order to celebrate 4th of July activities for kids. All you need is-
All You Need:
- Some white paper plate
- Blue and red food safe decorating pens
How To Make:
- First decorate the different paper plates by using the food safe decorating writing pens.
- Use your own creative sense to make the paper picnic plate unique and in theme of 4th July Independence theme.
9. 4th Of July Wall Decoration:
This is a great idea that will keeps the kid engaged and will love the idea to decorate their sounding with the 4th July theme.
All You Need:
- Red, blue, and white net fabric
- Blue satin ribbon
- Star fabric stickers in silver
- Glitter glue in silver
- White glue
How To Make:
- First bundle up the net fabrics and tie them at the center by using blue ribbon.
- Put the star sticker on the blue fabric.
- Use the silver glitter glue to create some small dots on the blue net fabric along with the star stickers.
- Hang it wherever you want.
10. 4th Of July Patriotic Centerpiece:
There is no better way to celebrate the 4th of July with this unique idea. Kids will simply love it. All you need for this beautiful crafts are as follows-
All You Need:
- Recycled paper tubes
- Construction paper (blue, red)
- Aluminum foil
- Markers
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Popsicle sticks
- Tape
How To Make:
- Cut out thin strips of blue and red paper in form of a ribbon.
- You can roll them with help of a point of a scissors to make in to a ribbon.
- Adhere the ends of the streamers in the paper tube with tape.
- Adhere one end to a popsicle stick and glue the popsicle stick to the inside of the paper tube.
- Place the decoration item at the center of your table.
Grabs this idea as mention in the above of the article and make your Independence day activities for kids as unique and enjoyable.
