These fun patriotic art projects for kids are perfect for Independence Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, or when learning about the United States of America.
July 4th is almost here and since we like to celebrate any and all holidays with creative projects as much as anything else (yummy food! fireworks!), I thought I’d share some ideas for kid-friendly patriotic art projects. Some of these we’ve done ourselves, many of these brilliant ideas are from other blogs.
First, of all, you know you can turn any favorite art activity into a patriotic one by using red, white, and blue paint (or collage materials, drawing materials, etc), right? Some favorites that would work especially well are:
- Spin Art
- Marble Rolling
- Shaving Cream Marbling
- Watercolor fireworks and suns (drag a toothpick through a puddle of watercolor paint)
- Watercolor and Salt Painting
But here some especially good art projects for the 4th of July (or any other time you might want something extra Patriotic)!
11 Fun Patriotic Art Projects for Kids
1. Patriotic Firework Paintings (on Inner Child Fun)
2. Make Patriotic Flowers for 4th of July Decorations
3. Simple Cut Paper American Flag Craft (on Housing a Forest)
4. Make Splat Art Fireworks Paintings (on Fun-A-Day)
5. Spin Painted Noisemaker (on No Time for Flashcards)
6. 4th of July Fireworks Blow Art (on My Mix of Six)
7. Make a Star Wand with Red, White & Blue
8. Toilet Paper Roll Fireworks Craft for Kids (on Crafty Morning)
9. Salt Fireworks Art Project for Kids (on Crafty Morning)
10. Spin Art Streamers (on Hands on As We Grow)
11. Fireworks! Color Science Activity for Kids
We’re making flag art today and Maia has put in a special request for the patriotic popsicles we’ve made in the past.
How about you?
Which patriotic art projects will you do with your kids?
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7 Comments
Katie Harding
July 3, 2014 at 10:00 amCute! These are fantastic and they look like something that my kids and I could actually make! We are not the craftiest but these would be fun, plan on making a few today!
Jean Van't Hul
July 3, 2014 at 2:05 pmAwesome, Katie! Hope you enjoy them! We’re trying a few today as well…
Mirranda
July 3, 2014 at 11:29 amThese are great ideas! My kids (especially my twelve year old) love crafts and they’re all about the 4th of July right now. I think we’ll try the blow art, it looks like fun!
Jean Van't Hul
July 3, 2014 at 2:06 pmGreat, Mirranda! The blow are does look fun, doesn’t it? We’ve never done it quite that way and want to give it a go…
Crystal ~ Fine Art Mom
July 5, 2014 at 12:14 pmThe holiday may be over – but these are so many creative ideas! I love the flowers – adorable daisies!
Dawn
July 14, 2014 at 11:43 amThanks for the ideas! Here are the two we did this year: https://dawnwhispersandshouts.blogspot.com/2014/07/fourth-of-july-projects-ode-to-pinterest.html
lola
June 18, 2015 at 10:44 amawsome very cool