Shortly before Memorial Day, the children come home from school and look for activities. It's time to get the red, white, and blue paint out for patriotic crafts. Check out these patriotic handicrafts and decorations for July 4th or Memorial Day that are really charming and many are also very child-friendly. From confetti popper rockets or popsicle stick flags to can windsocks or candle holders, there are many things that make your home look festive for a patriotic holiday.
July 4th Confetti Popper Missile. Who says you can't have fireworks in the house? With these confetti-popper rockets, you can blow things up without ever setting fire to anything.
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Patriotic red, white and blue yarn fairy lights. These DIY yarn globes are so much fun to assemble. These balls of thread are not only festive fairy lights, but are also ideal as garlands or can simply be presented as table decorations in a bowl. source
Patriotic candle holder. These patriotic candle holders not only create a festive table for July 4th, but also smell of smells that keep insects away from your guests and your food. So set the table, light the candles and prepare for a flawless celebration.
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Glitter ribbon flag. Chic rustic handicraft made of pretty red, white, blue ribbons and wooden discs.
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Red, white and blue mason jars. Put these three painted mason jars together in an American flag. They would be nice as a holder for flowers or other things.
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Q-Tip fireworks for children. Sort the painted Q-Tips on a piece of black paper to look like fireworks. A great art project for July 4th or Memorial Day.
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Popsicle stick flags. It's fun to paint and glue to put this great banner together. You could even stick a crayon on the underside of the flag and use them as fans to cool you down on a hot fourth of July.
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DIY patriotic wreath from clothespins. A simple idea to beautify the door with this cute patriotic wreath.
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Pom-Pom American Flag painting craft for kids. Sometimes using a regular brush can get boring. So use clothespins and pom poms to make a cool American flag craft. This is fun and easy for children to do on July 4th or on the anniversary.
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Patriotic necklace for children. Perfect accessory to wear on July 4th.
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DIY poppers for Memorial Day. The great thing about these poppers is that you can make them for any occasion by simply changing the scrapbook paper you choose. For Memorial Day and July 4th, scrapbook paper in festive shades of red, white and blue is perfect.
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Simple patriotic lights. Great idea and so easy and cheap. You look so pretty at night.
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Fireworks in a bottle. Fill the empty water bottle with red, white, and blue curly ribbon, glitter stars, confetti, and buttons. Perfect for a patriotic vacation. source
July 4th tin can of windsocks. What a sweet idea to make these tin cans and decorate your garden for July 4th.
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DIY beaded sun catcher. Such a sweet craft from pearls and a disposable cake tin. This is a super simple summer project that you can do with your kids this summer.
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Bottle cap flag. Make an American flag with red, white, and blue bottle caps for July 4th. Hang this cute craft on the front door instead of a wreath.
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DIY wooden fireworks for patriotic decoration.
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Patriotic craft: God bless America to print. God Bless America music card with fabric buttons. What a cool patriotic project idea.
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Easy Jar Candle Craft for July 4th. A great idea to place the crafts outside to decorate for July 4th. You can also use them as night lights for your bedroom.
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Patriotic Sequin DIY Bottle Cap Necklace. Bottle stopper chains are easy to manufacture and can be adapted to any theme, holiday, favorite team or color choice. This sequin DIY bottle stopper chain has a patriotic theme that's perfect for July 4th.
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Spin Painted Noisemaker. What a funny foley artist for the July 4th parade. All materials contain two small paper plates, some red, blue and gold color.
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Flag blocks. Made from painted blocks of wood, this is a simple patriotic project. source
Uncle Sam's centerpiece. Use the paper mache cylinder and other decorative elements to create an Uncle Sam centerpiece for July 4th.
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Pizza Pan Patriotic Platter. A DIY plate made of red, white and blue pearls and a pizza pan. Nice idea to show my goodies like patriotic strawberries or maybe some side dishes.
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DIY stick flag. A sweet idea to hang this branch flag on the front door for July 4th.
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American Flag Paint Stick project. Get the tutorial over
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