8 Kid-Friendly 4th of July Activities

July 2, 2015 by Larissa Coleman Leave a Comment

Fourth of July celebrations are exciting for kids, but fireworks aren’t always the safest way for little hands to join in the fun. These kid-friendly 4th of July activities are a great way to keep children busy, creative, and safely involved in the patriotic celebrations without needing anything loud, dangerous, or complicated.

From red, white, and blue crafts to hands-on art projects and simple summer activities, these ideas are perfect for classrooms, summer camps, playdates, homeschool lessons, or backyard family gatherings. They still bring all the sparkle and festive fun of Independence Day, but in a way that is safe, easy to set up, and fun for younger children.

Whether you are planning a Fourth of July lesson, looking for patriotic kids crafts, or just need a few screen-free activities before the fireworks begin, these creative projects will help kids celebrate the holiday with color, imagination, and plenty of hands-on fun.

Each year there are hundreds of children who are injured while trying to play with fireworks. Make sure you little ones are safe this year by keeping them occupied with safe crafts that will still keep them in the patriotic spirit. These are all fun and quite easy, and most importantly safe!

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- Patriotic Jewelry from Buggy and Buddy

2- Popsicle Star Streamers from Happiness is Homemade

3- Fork Fireworks from Crafty Morning

4- Straw Rockets from The Pleasantest Thing

5- Balloon Game from Mess For Less

6- Star Spangled Slime from I Can Teach My Child

7- Salt Art Fireworks from Kiwi Co.

8- Qtip Fireworks from Crafty Morning

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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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