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Fourth of July Crafts: Easy and Fun Patriotic Crafts for Kids and Adults

Crafts for Independence Day

Fourth of July Crafts: Easy and Fun Patriotic Crafts for Kids and Adults

Crafts for Independence Day
 
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About the projects

Celebrate America's independence this Fourth of July with red, white and blue crafts for kids and adults! Browse this collection of easy and fun 4th of July craft projects, from stars and stripes string light covers to fire-free firecrackers.

Fourth of July crafts marked with Friday Fun are great for family, classroom or group craft time.

The projects range in difficulty from VERY EASY to AVERAGE.

Celebrate America’s independence this Fourth of July with red, white and blue crafts for kids and adults! Browse this collection, then select a project and get crafty! Or jump to the category index for a listing of all crafts.

Stars and Stripes String Light Covers

Stars and stripes string light covers
Description ↓

Turn your patio string lights into dazzling stars and stripes with easy to make light covers. Each light cover is four circles glued together to make a four-sided tetrahedron. Cut a slit in one face and slip the string light through—that's all it takes!

EASY

Fourth of July Crackers

Fourth of July Crackers
Friday Fun Description ↓

You don’t need real firecrackers to have a blast on the Fourth of July. POP open this patriotic craft for kids and create a fire-free red, white and blue cracker that can be reused for Independence Day after Day! Makes a terrific party favor, too.

AVERAGE

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Stenciled Stars T-Shirts

Stenciled T-shirts with stars
Description ↓

Take a plain T-shirt or a tired old T-shirt and perk it up with stenciled designs. Use the printable stars stencil pattern to make star-spangled T-shirts for Independence Day. The whole family can pitch-in to make custom T-shirts in patriotic colors.

AVERAGE

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Stars and Stripes Pennant Banner

Stars and Stripes Pennant Banner
Friday Fun Description ↓

This Fourth of July, celebrate your Inde-pennants! This red, white and blue decoration is an easy July 4th craft for children and adults that will brighten any patriotic party, indoors or out.

EASY

Recycled Tin Can Candle Holders

Recycled Tin Can Candler Holder Luminaries
Friday Fun Description ↓

Imagine quiet conversation on a patio or porch in the light of flickering candles. These simple candle holder luminaries are made from recycled cans that are left plain or painted. The candle holders are fun to make as a family or group project.

AVERAGE

Patriotic Star Garland

Star garland with red, white and blue five-pointed stars
Friday Fun Description ↓

Be a star this July 4th with festive red, white and blue Independence Day decorations. From President’s Day to Flag Day, these patriotic paper crafts will wave gallantly o’er the ramparts.  All it takes is a few folds and one snip to make perfect five-pointed stars!

EASY

Dangle Cards

Dangle Card
Description ↓

Like America, this 3-dimensional card stands on its own. A rotating patriotic dangle makes a red, white and blue craft for kids or adults into a special Independence Day card that doubles as a centerpiece! Write a Fourth of July message in it—just don’t forget to add your John Hancock.

AVERAGE

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Easy Pinwheel

Easy Pinwheel craft project
Friday Fun Description ↓

A Fourth of July breeze is more fun with a patriotic pinwheel! Make this easy Independence Day craft for kids with  Aunt Annie's Red and Blue Star digital papers, and enjoy a spinning salute to freedom.

EASY

Chinese Paper Lanterns

Chinese Paper Lanterns
Friday Fun Description ↓

Chinese paper lanterns make colorful and inexpensive decorations. Best of all, they are so quick and easy you can get the kids involved in making them. Follow the instructions in this craft project to make colorful lanterns using a single sheet of paper.

VERY EASY

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Ring Toss Game

Ring Toss Game
Friday Fun Description ↓

Hot dogs? Check. Sparklers? Check. Ring toss? Of course! This 4th of July craft for kids, grown-ups and everyone in between is a simple game that can be reused at any party, whether it’s Independence Day or a birthday! Aunt Annie includes a set of rules so everyone knows how to play.

EASY

Stripes and Stars digital paper

Stripes and Stars digital paper
Description ↓

Use this digital paper to make a Trinket Box or in any Boxes and Bags craft. You could also decorate for Independence Day with Chinese Paper Lanterns made with this digital paper.

 

Stars and Stripes digital paper

Stars and Stripes digital paper
Description ↓

Use this digital paper to decorate Fourth of July Crackers or in any of the Fourth of July Crafts. You could also print it on heavy paper to make a quick flag banner following instructions in the Easter Pennant Banner.

 

Red and Blue Stars digital papers

ePaper: Red stars on white ePaper: Blue stars on white ePaper: Red and blue stars on white
Description ↓

Use the Red Stars, Blue Stars and Red&Blue Stars digital papers to make an Easy Pinwheel, in cardmaking and scrapbooking, or other crafts.

 

Stars on Red and Blue digital papers

Digital paper: White stars on red Digital paper: White stars on blue Digital paper: Yellow stars on red
Description ↓

Use these White Stars on Red, White Stars on Blue and Yellow Stars on Red digital papers to make patriotic Dangle Cards, in any of the Fourth of July Crafts, or other paper crafts. These papers coordinate with all the other digital papers in the Red and Blue Star collection.

 

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