I love a festive craft as much as the next mom, but some crafts take too much prep work. These three simple Fourth of July crafts are perfect to throw together with whatever you have on hand or with a quick trip to the store.
Chalk Stars
Supplies:
- Chalk (Sidewalk chalk works perfectly fine if you don’t have pastel chalk)
- Star Stencils
- Scissors
- Tape
- Black or White Paper (Black paper really makes it pop)
Instructions:
- Cut out star stencils to your preferred size
- Secure the stencils to your blank paper with tape
- Shade in around the star to
Firework Tube Art
Supplies:
- Paper Towel Rolls
- Paint (We used washable glitter paint)
- Scissors
Instructions:
- Cut thin strips about halfway up an empty toilet paper roll, and continuing all around. It’ll look a bit like fringe.
- Gently push the cardboard strips so they fan outward and can be laid against a flat surface.
- Dip the fanned out fringe end of the toilet paper roll into the paint.
- Let the kids mix and have fun – art is meant to be messy.
Pinwheel + Free Printable
Supplies:
- Fourth of July Pinwheel template (Available to download toward the end of this post)
- Supplies to Color With: Markers, Colored Pencils, and/or Crayons
- Metal brads
- Scissors
- Straw
- Glue
Instructions:
- Print out the template on white paper.
- Color and decorate pinwheels.
- Cut out their pinwheel. They should follow along the outside of the square and then cut on the four diagonal lines. Make sure they don’t cut all the way to the middle.
- Use the hole punch to punch one hole in each of the circles.
- Optional: Turn the pinwheel over to the backside. Decorate the pinwheel near each hole. Once assembled, this part will be the center of the pinwheel. Turn the pinwheel over to the frontside again and continue to the next step.
- To assemble the pinwheel start with one corner, bend it towards the center making sure NOT to fold or crease it. Hold the metal brad above the center of the pinwheel with the flat part at the top and the metal tabs facing down (like a mushroom). Put the brad through the hole and continue to the next corner until all four corners are secured.
- Bend the ends of the brad to keep the pinwheel in place.
- Glue the back of the brad or button to the top of the straw.
- TIP: MAKE SURE NOT TO GLUE THE PINWHEEL OR IT WON’T SPIN.
