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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Fun Outdoor Games for Fourth of July and Summer Events

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Shark Week Learning for Kids

Shark Week generally happens in July, but any time is a good time to learn more about sharks.

First, start with some fun whale facts like these from Kids Craft Room. Here I learned about the dwarf lantern shark, which is the smallest shark and only grows to about 6-8 inches (about 15-20 cm) long. It also emits light. How cool is that?

Natural Beach Living has some great printable shark information guides, where kids can learn about different kinds of sharks, match the facts to the pictures, or print out doubles and do a shark memory game.

Living Life an Learning has some great shark activity pages including the parts of a shark, types of sharks, a crossword puzzle and more. Also check out their parts of a shark and word scramble download, and a life cycle worksheet.

Learn about how sharks float with this great activity from JDaniel4’s Mom.

Need more facts about sharks? This fact pact from The WOLFe PACK on Teacher Pay Teachers includes fact sheets, a printable flip book, informational text, vocabulary, comprehension questions and more.

Living Montessori Now has a great collection of shark themed activities with a Montessori inspired twist. You’ll find a shark roll and cover, shark phonics and lots more shark activities Deb has collected from all over the Internet.

Remember the “Sharknado” movie? A Few Shortcuts turned the combination of sharks and tornadoes into a fun science activity. You’ll need a bottle connector for this project but otherwise should have everything you need on hand. Use their template to make your sharks out of aluminum foil. So fun!

You can also do some shark themed coloring with these coloring pages from Encouraging Moms at Home. Or make a cool 3D shark with this template from korkotak. And there are tons of different shark crafts collected in this post from Kids Activities Blog.

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