You will be the talk of the barbecue with your 4th of July table decorations. This table decoration is easy to make and something the whole family can get involved in making
Supplies Needed:
Fabric Table Cloth (old sheet or blanket)
Paint
Sponges
Paper Plate
Scissors
Marker
#1: Lay your fabric table cloth on the grass outside or someplace that won’t get damaged by paint
#2: Place newspaper or plastic anywhere you want to avoid paint
#3: Take a sponge and draw different 4th of July items such as stars, stripes, flag, USA, Birthday Cake, Grill, baseball,
#4: Cut out the images you drew on the sponge. Ask an adult for help.
#5: Place small paint piles on the paper plate. This will be where you get paint for your sponge or paint brush.
#6: Dip your sponge or paint brush in the paint
#7: Press the sponge firmly onto the fabric table cloth.
#8: Have fun decorating the table cloth. It’s a great project to get the whole family involved in!
How does your tablecloth look? Send us a picture or leave us a comment and let us know and we will proudly display it on Kids Craft Zone!
Browse our selection of 4th of July Poems. You can choose to create your own craft using our poems or use our 4th of July Poem coloring pages
Supplies Needed:
Printable 4th of July Poem Coloring Pages:
4th of July Flag Poem.pdf (158.55 kb)
4th of July Heart Poem.pdf (85.79 kb)
Crayons or Markers
#1: Print out your favorite free 4th of July Poem Coloring Book Page
#2: Color your 4th of July Poem Coloring Book Page
Send us a picture or leave us a comment and let us know how if you enjoyed our 4th of July Poem craft.
Your family will have a blast playing these great Independence Day, and summer games! Lots of different 4th of July activities to choose from the hard part is deciding which one to do first
Supplies Needed:
Printable Barbecue Items:
hamburger.pdf (46.25 kb)
Grill.pdf (35.32 kb)
Pie.pdf (39.37 kb)
Tomato.pdf (13.20 kb)
Scissors
Glue
Radio
Markers or Crayons
#1: Print out the barbecue items. You will need one item for each person playing the game
#2: Give a barbecue item to each child and have them color the barbecue item
#3: Have each child glue their colored barbecue item to a sheet of construction paper
#4: Have each child cut out their colored barbecue item
#5: This 4th of July game is like musical chairs. Set all the colored barbecue items in the center and have the children make a circle around the items.
#6: Tell the children that when the music turns off they will need to grab any barbecue item from the center of the circle. The one without a barbecue item is out.
#7: Turn on the music. And then turn off the music.
#8: Each time someone goes out of the game a barbecue item must be taken from the center until you have a winner!
Send us a picture or leave us a comment and let us know if you had fun playing this 4th of July Game.
The 4th of July is a time to show everyone your patriotic spirit. Show off your patriotism with some easy to make 4th of July decorations.
Supplies Needed:
Construction Paper (Red, White and Blue)
Scissors
Glue
#1: Cut the red, white and blue construction paper into long strips
#2: Take a strip of paper and glue the ends together so it looks like a circle.
#3: Attach the second strip of paper by looping it through the first strip and gluing the ends together.
#4: Continue doing this until you have yourself a long patriotic chain!
Where did you hang your 4th of July Decorations? Send us a comment and let us know!
Create your own fireworks this 4th of July with this fun craft activity from Kids Craft Zone.
Supplies Needed:
Straw
Paint
Paper
#1: Prepare your work environment by laying down newspaper or plastic
#2: Place a small amount of paint on the center of the piece of paper (a small paint pile).
#3: Place your straw slightly above the paint pile you made on the paper.
#4: Blow as hard as you can on the end of the straw and watch as the paint moves on the paper. Make sure your children are not inhaling when blowing on the straw.
#5: Keep blowing on the straw until the paint fans out and looks like a firework.
#6: You can get creative and use red and blue paint on a white sheet of paper. Remember to let your drawing dry before hanging up!
Did you have fun creating your Fireworks? Send us a picture or a comment and we will post it on Kids Craft Zone!