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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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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