10 Easy DIY 4th of July Crafts
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Celebrate Red, White, and Blue with these 10 easy DIY 4th of July crafts. These ideas are a fun and festive way to get the family involved and brighten your spaces and gatherings this summer.
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Easy DIY 4th of July Crafts For Festive Summer Gatherings
These simple craft ideas are a fun way to celebrate the season, from Memorial Day and the 4th of July to the end of summer.
1. Clothespin Pinwheel
These patriotic whirligigs spin in the wind. They’re so pretty they’ll make you dizzy. They’re tacked to clothespins so that you can clip them to anything—like a bicycle basket, picnic tables, etc.
How to Make a Pinwheel
2. Bicycle Decorations
Lace red, white, and blue crepe paper through the spokes, add streamers, flags, cutout stars, and a patriotic paper plate and you are ready for the parade!
3. Red, White, and Blue Wreath
Welcome guests in festive style with this red, white, and blue wreath. They’ll never believe that it was crafted from paper drinking straws.
4. Fourth of July Lanterns
Hang paper lanterns in backyard trees with inexpensive orbs that will turn any tree into a national monument — especially when they’re belted with red-, white-, and blue-striped ribbon and affixed with double-sided tape.
What you’ll need:
5. Floral Flag Centerpiece
Forgo the formal flower arrangement this summer and opt for this simple twist on a festive centerpiece.
6. Ribbon Bunting
Give your front porch a little patriotic flair with this easy but impressive decoration.
7. Summertime Game Tray
The kiddos will love making this summertime game set, almost as much as they’ll love playing with it.
8. Star Medallion
Fabric star medallions will brighten up your party like daytime fireworks.
9. Paper Fireworks
Roll scrapbooking paper into a tube for each rocket and secure it with glue. To make the nose cone, cut a slit to the center of a paper circle, overlap ends, and adhere together using glue. Glue a ribbon strip inside the rocket to resemble a fuse, and glue a long dowel inside the tube to support the rocket.
10. Patriotic Beanbag Toss
For a quick and easy addition to your 4th of July party, try making a fun game everyone will enjoy.
Rinse and clean six metal cans. Paint patriotic stripes with acrylic paint. Let them dry for a few hours before handling. To play: Stack the cans in a pyramid and toss beanbags to knock them down for a fun, all-ages-yard game – whoever knocks down the most wins!
