With the 4th of July coming up, I thought it was the perfect time to talk a little more about our flag. Kids learn by doing — so I decided we’d make flags of our own.
I prepped for our craft by cutting out plenty of red and white strips and a couple blue rectangles. I cut a paper bag in half to use as a surface to glue our flags to.
Then I called the kids to the kitchen.
We examined the American flag carefully, counting the stripes and talking about the colors. My daughter impressed me when she said, “Each of the stars represents one of the states!” Good memory from our talk on Memorial Day!
Then they got to work, gluing red and white stripes onto their brown paper. It was good practice in patterns for the 4 year-old.
We stopped periodically to count the stripes. I had cut more than needed because I wanted them to learn that there are 13 stripes and then count and recreate that in their craft.
Once they had all the needed stripes, they glued their blue rectangle onto the flag.
Kids LOVE glitter. (And I love glitter glue because it gives the sparkle with less mess!) While they painted their blue rectangle with glitter glue, I hole-punched a bunch of white “stars” for them to stick on to the flag.
I think they turned out pretty cute!
Looking for more patriotic fun?
- Patriotic Sensory Play
- Memorial Day Small World Play
- Create a Red, White, and Blue Water Bottle Sun Catcher
Ali says
What a great way to learn about patterns. Thanks for sharing.
Michelle says
Those are really cute! What a great craft for the kids! Love it!!
misssrobin says
They are darling! What a fun and simple way to teach your kids about the flag. Great job, mom!
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Leslie says
Love that flags, they came out really cute. I especially love how you cut out extra strips too so they had to count. Great idea.
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OneMommy says
Thank you! It was fun watching them check their work.
Mum of One says
What a brilliant 4th July activity and they look delighted with their flags! I hope you have a lovely day on Thursday. Thanks so much for sharing with the Pin It Party 🙂
OneMommy says
They were super proud! 🙂
Have a great week!
Sarah says
This is a fun idea…makes me think that I should sit down with my kiddos and talk about the meaning behind our flag. They both have one to “get ready for the 4th,” but maybe it’s time to teach about it’s significance. Thanks for sharing!
OneMommy says
It’s amazing how much they really can get when you just talk about it with them. We talked about what the number of stars and stripes each meant. I saved the colors for another day.
Lanaya | Raising Reagan says
It’s awesome how quickly the kids pick up on things from what they previously learned. Great job that your daughter picked up on the stripes!!
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Carrie says
Oh, how fun!! They came out great! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!
Tara from The Magnolia Barn says
What a cute idea! Love it!
Melinda@LookWhatMomFound...andDadtoo says
great idea to teach patterns, thanks for linking up to #kidsinthekitchen
Donna DM Yates says
Way too cute for a craft. Loved it.