Fourth of July - 4th of July

4th of July Fan Craft for Kids

Stay cool this Fourth of July with this fun and easy craft.

What you will need: Construction paper or pre-made white fans (You can order these from Oriental Trading Company,Type in 48/65 in the search box on the left.)

What to do:

1. Decorate your fan or piece of construction paper with a patriotic theme: stars, stripes, etc.

2. Fan fold your construction paper by folding up one inch on the short side. Then fold another one inch on the same side but fold in the opposite direction. Keep folding until the whole paper is folded. Staple or tape one end and then open up the other end to form a fan.

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Patriotic Bunny Coloring and Craft Sheet for Kids

What you will need: paper, crayons, glue, sequins, buttons, star stickers, and glitter glue, etc.

What to do:

1. Print out picture and make copies.

2. Color the picture.

3. To make your picture really sparkle, glue on buttons or sequins. Use glitter glue or star stickers over the stars in the picture or add them to the background.

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Patriotic Bunny Holding a Flag Craft

This craft is great for Flag Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, or anytime.

What you will need: Card stock (heavy paper), crayons or markers, drinking straw or pencil, computer paper, glue, and scissors.

What to do:

1. Print out the bunny pattern and color it. Bunny Pattern with now words 100 dpi or 72 dpi.

2. Print out the USA flag pattern and color it or print out the USA colored flag pattern and cut it out.

3. Glue or tape the flag to a pencil or straw. Cut two slits one above the bunny's hands and one below. Insert the straw or pencil flag into the hands.

Singapore Flags - Colored flags - Black and White Flags

If you live in another country and would like this craft done for your country, email me and I will put one up for your country.

Patriotic Rabbit Pencil Holder

What a great gift for people in the military! Cut out the rabbit pattern and add the flag. Cover a can with paper and then glue the rabbit onto the can to make a pencil holder. This idea was sent in by Dawn.

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Patriotic Bird Feeder Craft

What you will need: 6 3/4 oz. Pringle's Potato Chip Can with lid, 7" plastic Chinet plate, and a 9" plastic Chinet plate, a 2" bolt with nut and a 1" bolt with nut, drill with matching drill bits, string for hanging, acrylic paint, and stickers (optional).

What to do:

1. Paint the Pringle's can using patriotic colors and let dry. Decorate it with star stickers.

2. Cut three or four small holes about 3/4" by 1/2" around the bottom edge of the can using a knife. These holes are where the birdseed comes out.

3. Drill two small holes in the top of the can just below the edge of the plastic lid on opposite sides. These will be used to hang the bird feeder.

4. Turn the can upside down and place the small plate on the center of the can. The plate should be upside down on the bottom of the can. Drill a hole through the plate and the bottom of the can. (The drill bit should match the size of your bolt.) Stick the 2-inch bolt through the hole in the paper plate and the hole in the bottom of the can. Screw on the nut from the inside of the can. You may have to find someone with small hands to do this for you.

5. Remove the lid from the can and place it upside down on the middle of the big paper plate. Drill a hole through the middle of the plastic lid and the plate. Stick the 1-inch bolt through the plate and then the lid and screw on the nut. Drill two holes on opposite sides off the lid in the plate.

6. Stick one end of a piece of string through one of the holes in the top of the Pringle's can, over and through the can to the other hole and through the hole. Place the lid with the plate on the can. Now bring both ends of the string up through the holes you punched in the plastic plate. Tie the string ends together at the top.

7. To fill the bird feeder just pull off the lid and let it dangle to the side.

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Patriotic Hearts

What you will need: computer paper, crayons and other decorative items such as glitter and beads.

What to do: Print out the free pattern: Heart Pattern 1 (Flag) and Heart Pattern 2 (I Love the USA), and Heart Pattern 3 (God Bless America available to members only) ). You can just use crayons to color this coloring page or add glitter and beads and other pretty items to make it really stand out.

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God Bless America Lion and Lamb Coloring Sheet

What you will need: computer paper, crayons and other decorative items such as glitter and beads.

What to do: Print out the free coloring page pattern. You can just use crayons to color this coloring page or add glitter and beads and other pretty items to make it really stand out.

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I Love the USA Coloring Sheet

What you will need: computer paper, crayons and other decorative items such as glitter and beads.

What to do: Print out the free coloring page pattern You can just use crayons to color this coloring page or add glitter and beads and other pretty items to make it really stand out.

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United States Flag Craft

The National Day of Prayer is on May 3rd. For more information, you can go to the National Day of Prayer web site.

What you will need: Paper, and crayons or markers.

What to do:

1. Print out or draw a picture of a flag with someone praying in front of the flag. (A pattern for this craft is available on the member's only section.)

2. Color the flag and then write your prayer on the stripes of the flag.

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