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American Flag Craft

June 27, 2013 by OneMommy

 

 

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.

 

4th of July flag craft

 

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!

 

preschooler flag craft

 

Looking for more patriotic fun?

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Filed Under: Kids Crafts Tagged With: 4th of July, patriotic craft, summer

Comments

  1. Ali says

    June 29, 2013 at 8:24 am

    What a great way to learn about patterns. Thanks for sharing.

  2. Michelle says

    June 29, 2013 at 11:08 am

    Those are really cute! What a great craft for the kids! Love it!!

  3. misssrobin says

    June 29, 2013 at 12:02 pm

    They are darling! What a fun and simple way to teach your kids about the flag. Great job, mom!

    Happy Sharefest. I hope you have a great weekend.

  4. Leslie says

    June 30, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    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.

    Thank you for linking up to Raising Imperfection!
    Make sure to check back on Friday to see if you were featured.

    • OneMommy says

      July 1, 2013 at 7:23 pm

      Thank you! It was fun watching them check their work.

  5. Mum of One says

    July 1, 2013 at 12:15 pm

    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

      July 1, 2013 at 7:17 pm

      They were super proud! 🙂
      Have a great week!

  6. Sarah says

    July 1, 2013 at 2:39 pm

    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

      July 1, 2013 at 7:29 pm

      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.

  7. Lanaya | Raising Reagan says

    July 1, 2013 at 6:40 pm

    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!!

    Thank you for linking to Raising Imperfection.
    Please come back Friday to see if you were featured. 🙂

  8. Carrie says

    July 3, 2013 at 1:10 pm

    Oh, how fun!! They came out great! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!

  9. Tara from The Magnolia Barn says

    July 5, 2013 at 11:50 am

    What a cute idea! Love it!

  10. Melinda@LookWhatMomFound...andDadtoo says

    July 8, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    great idea to teach patterns, thanks for linking up to #kidsinthekitchen

  11. Donna DM Yates says

    July 15, 2013 at 9:55 am

    Way too cute for a craft. Loved it.

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