It’s time to kick off Stars and Stripes week of Camp Fun! We have a week full of patriotic activities to do at home with your campers to celebrate the red, white, and blue. My daughters Stella (6) and Hazel (4) will show you how to make your own Fireworks T-Shirts, an American flag out of craft sticks and DIY patriotic windsocks to celebrate the 4th of July. We’ll head outdoors for some backyard fun with patriotic sprinklers, sidewalk chalk, and a scooter parade and cozy up inside with a coloring page! Be sure to download the Free Stars & Stripes Coloring Page printable here and the Free Stars & Stripes Word Search Printable here!
You can never have too many coloring pages to keep campers busy during Camp Fun! Be sure to download our Free Stars & Stripes coloring page printable and set it out with colored pencils, crayons, or markers for a quiet indoor activity.
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We’ll use glitter fabric paints and craft rolls to make festive shirts with colorful fireworks displayed on them. This will be the perfect patriotic t-shirt for your kids to wear on the 4th of July.
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Older kids will have so much finding patriotic themed words with this Free Word Search Printable. Find words such as ‘America’ and ‘Fireworks’ in this fun and easy patriotic activity.
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A few simple craft supplies like craft sticks, foam sheets and paint makes these flags a breeze to put together without any cutting or gluing, and they’ll look so nice hanging from a door.
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This is such a fun way for kids to decorate the front porch or backyard for the Fourth of July. These DIY patriotic windsocks come together in minutes thanks to kid-friendly supplies like peel-and-stick foam stickers and craft glue.
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Create the most patriotic bugs you ever did see with this fun foam magnet craft kit. Just glue the foam pieces together and add a magnet on the back to use them to decorate any metal surface.
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Provide a mix of 4th of July decorations for campers to decorate their bikes or scooters with for an impromptu patriotic parade! Garlands, pinwheels, tassels, and mini American flags all work well for decorations. We used patriotic washi tape to attach them to the bikes.
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Head outside with some red, white, and blue chalk like this fun sidewalk chalk and have your campers create some drawings that show their love for their country!
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We made these pretty stars using pre-cut tissue paper and acetate sheets from this patriotic star craft kit. Stella and Hazel each made several and then we hung them in the window over their play table. They look so pretty with the light shining through!
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Want a simple way to make your porch festive? Decorate these DIY patriotic windsocks with markers (fabric markers or Sharpies work best). Red, white and blue is a classic choice, but you can get creative decorating them however you like!
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Set up some empty cans, decorate them with glitter stars and grab a couple bean bags for a fun outdoor game. The girls had a lot of fun playing this patriotic bean bag toss game with their friends.
Let campers experience the fun of fireworks while staying safe with these kid-friendly confetti poppers. A fun way to celebrate the end of Stars & Stripes week!
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Display your favorite photo in this personalized patriotic picture frame. This Patriotic Picture Frame Magnet Craft Kit comes with all the pieces you need pre-packaged! These are easy to decorate, and fun to display a photo in when you’re done!
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We love our summer visits to the library! Here are the books we checked out for this week:
- The Night Before the 4th of July by Natasha Wing
- The 4th of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh
- The Berenstain Bears God Bless Our Country by Mike Berenstain
- Red, White and Boom! by Lee Wardlaw
- F is for Flag by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
- The Flag We Love by Pam Munoz Ryan
- The 50 States: Explore the U.S.A with 50 fact-filled maps! by Gabrielle Balkan
- Make a red,white, and blue fizzy drink by filling a glass with frozen blueberries and strawberries or colored ice cubes made from blue and red drink mix. Top with clear soda or sparkly water for a festive drink.
- Whip up these simple these simple and yummy patriotic cereal treats.
- Make these red, white, and blue fruit kabobs from strawberries, blackberries, and large marshmallows and star skewers:
