4th of July Archive

Toilet Paper Roll Firework Paintings

We spent an afternoon with paper and red, white, and blue paint,  inspired by the upcoming patriotic holiday to make some firework paintings.  We first started  out with a classic pipe cleaner print seen here.  Then we moved on to finding other ways to

Paper Plate Fan Craft

  Forth of  July is less than a week away.  We are planning ahead this year for the holiday parade and making paper plate fans. We did this last year but only a few hours before we left.  They came in handy to help

Flag Handprint Craft

The kids love to make crafts for upcoming holiday’s.  We have 4th of July coming up here in the US.  The kids wanted to make a craft to go along with the occasion.  So why not a fun handprint flag craft?  The kids love

Last Minute 4th of July Ideas for the Kids

Check out last weeks Kids Co-op found HERE.  Now lets get ready for this weeks Link up.  If you blog share your fun kid center post.  If you do not blog  take a minute to look through the list below to see what fun ideas

Red, White, and Blue Sensory Sink

Today is all about RED, WHITE, and BLUE.  The second post in Sink Play Series brought to you by Little Bins for Little Hands and us FSPDT.  For us, in the USA, we are getting ready to celebrate 4th of July.  Red, white, and

Firework Tie Dye Shirts

I am a member of the Blueprint Social.  This post has been compensated as part of a campaign with Blueprint Social and its advertiser. All opinions are 100% mine. I often buy the kids shirts for the 4th of July.  This year I wanted to

Firework Paintings

I saw these fun Firework Paintings on Juggling With Kids a few years ago and have been wanting to try them with my kids.  With Memorial Day and then 4th of July coming up I thought it would be a fun themed craft for

Patriotic Activities and Crafts for Kids

We love finding fun ways to add holiday themed ideas to playtime and craft time.   With Memorial Day and Fourth Of July coming up, I wanted to put together a list of Patriotic Activities and Crafts for the Kids.  Now I will have

Red, White, and Blue Playdough Play Activity for Kids

What better way to celebrate our patriotic holiday then to play with red, white, and blue playdough.   The great thing is you don’t need a holiday to play with playdough. This simple activity is great for pretend play, color recognition, and fine motor skills. 

Chicken/Hen Paper Plate Craft

  What a fun challenge to make a chicken craft.  And to make it represent you or your country…  We took this challenge from MollyMoo.  Here is what we came up with.   I have been trying to think of what the kids and

Colored noodle fun for 4th of July

Colored noodles have been all over pinterest and my face book page since I follow several blogs.  Here is another blog to check out and how they used noodles to have fun: Rainbow Alphabet Spaghetti by The imagination Tree     I thought this  looked