Best Fourth of July Craft Ideas, Treats and Patriotic DIY Projects

June 24, 2011 by Kristen Stephens Leave a Comment

The Fourth of July is one of those holidays that practically begs for handmade touches. Whether you are decorating the backyard, setting up a kids’ craft table, planning a classroom activity, making festive snacks, or adding a little red, white, and blue to your outfit, there are so many fun ways to celebrate Independence Day with a creative twist.

This roundup brings together some of the best Fourth of July crafts, food ideas, party decorations, patriotic printables, and easy handmade projects from across CraftGossip and CraftBits. You’ll find ideas for kids, adults, classrooms, parties, summer gatherings, and last-minute holiday decorating.

From mason jar luminaries and patriotic bunting to beaded pins, festive treats, printable drink flags, and star-spangled crafts, these Fourth of July ideas are simple, cheerful, and perfect for adding handmade charm to your celebration.

I think Independence Day crafts may be my favorite because of the vivid bright colors of red, white and blue. I love the ‘crispness’ of every craft. July 4th is a great time to teach your children about the history of the United States. Many of these posts are old, but its nice to have them all in one place to reference. More July 4th crafts to come!

Looking for 4th of July decorations? Check these supplies out.

We also have 100’s of 4th of July Patriotic crafts and 4th of July recipes too.

1. Chica and Jo- Fourth of July Felt Pennant

2. Makes and Takes- Firework Pom Poms

3. Kiboomu- Fourth of July Celebration Hat

4. Activity Village- Patriotic Snack Pot

5. Science to World- Patriotic Candle Jar

6. Grandparents.com- Starburst Table Arrangements + More!

7. Family Fun- Confetti Launcher

8. Penny Carnival- Firecracker Rocket

9. Mommie911- Fourth of July Spinners

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Celebrate Inventor’s Day by Learning about Inventors

Several countries have a day set aside to honor and recognize their inventors, but Nov. 9 is a special one that’s known as Tag der Erfinder in German. It’s celebrated in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and it falls on Nov. 9 because that’s the birthday of Hedy Lamarr.

Hedy Lamarr is widely known as an actress but there’s a lot more to her story. You can get a little of it geared to little kids in the Little People, Big Dreams book Hedy Lamarr (32 pages, hardcover, published 2023 by Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, suggested retail price $15.99).

The book explores her birth in Austria and how she spent time when she was young coming up with inventions. She became an actress, married an arms dealer, made her escape to America and became an actress again.

But she also helped develop a frequency-hopping signal device for airplanes that was used by the Americans and their allies during World War II. That technology became the basis for wireless technology such as wifi and GPS.

While Inventor’s Day is a great time to learn about Hedy Lamarr, you can take this opportunity to check out books and do little studies on lots of different inventors. If there’s an inventor or an invention your child is particularly interested in, that’s a great place to start. It’s fun to think about all the things we use every day that didn’t always exist; someone had to invent them!

For a start here at Craft Gossip you can learn more about Garrett Morgan, who invented traffic lights; Maria Oroso, who developed a clay oven that could cook food without electricity; and more female inventors and scientists.

And for more general inventors’ fun, check out this inventors word search from Fun Findery (and another from Let’s Do Puzzles) or take a quiz on inventors and their inventions from Flanders Family Home Life.

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