Flag Day Crafts and Activities for Kids

It’s kind of weird to people outside of the United States (and maybe within them, too) that the USA has a special holiday dedicated to its flag.

Flag Day is a federal holiday in the United States, celebrated on June 14, that commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.

The first Flag Day celebration was held on June 14, 1877, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event was organized by the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolution and was attended by over 10,000 people. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation declaring June 14 as Flag Day. In 1949, Congress passed a joint resolution making Flag Day a federal holiday. (Want to know more about the history of the flag and other flag facts? Check out this post from PBS.)

Flag Day is a fun reason to bring out some flag crafts, which you can use to decorate for the Fourth of July or any other occasion through the summer.

Preschoolers (or older kids!) can use pattern blocks as stamps to paint a flag with this crafty idea from The Preschool Toolbox Blog.

Or try building a flag with Legos! Little Bins for Little Hands will show you how.

This flag mosaic from What We Can Do with Paper and Glue would be a great project for a class full of kids to work on around Flag Day, both prepping the materials and making the mosaic itself.

Crafty Moms Share has a roundup of Flag Day related books and activities if you want to read more about the history of the flag or the pledge. There’s a link in there for a template to make a flag using paper or felt, which you can then use to arrange the stars in different ways to show how the flag has changed through the years (the Smithsonian has a good rundown of all the variations).

Last month I shared a collection of beach crafts that used items from the beach like seashells and sand. This month’s collection is all about beach animals and things you might see at the beach that don’t require beachy materials to make. In fact you’ve probably got what you need to make most of these beach crafts in your house already.

How about paper plates? With a paper plate you can make this cute watercolor seashell from The Educator’s Spin on It, or an adorable seagull like this one from Glued to My Crafts.

Add some white beans and you can make paper plate sand dollars like Crafts by Amanda. Or use a paper plate as a frame for a sweet beach scene like this crab and turtle one from Artsy Craftsy Mom, which includes a downloadable template and instructions to make it super easy.

Or grab a paper plate and some bubble wrap to make a jellyfish like this one from Happy Toddler Playtime. If you have paper bowls instead of plates, you can also make a jellyfish from one of those, like Natural Beach Living did.

Use your stash of craft sticks and googly eyes to make crabs, fish, sharks and more with this craft idea from The Keeper of the Cheerios.

I love this little crab made with a cardboard tube from Hunny I’m Home. With this same idea I’ll bet you could make lots of different creatures.

Grab some construction paper to make the loopy tentacles on this watercolor jellyfish from Craftsy Hacks. Or make a stained glass jellyfish like this one from Life Anchored.

Make easy puffy paint to make these fun fluffy starfish from I Heart Crafty Things, or use cupcake liners to make cute little crabs (also from I Heart Crafty Things).

Turn an old pool noodle into some super cute fish with this tutorial from Happy Toddler Playtime.

And if you’ve got some leftover yarn lying around, make pompoms and turn them into turtles like these from Craftsy Hacks. (And check out my post on different ways to make pompoms if you need a refresher!)

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