I’m still passionate about turning cardboard boxes into DIY toys for kids but I have recently also developed a new interest in collecting natural elements like twigs, rocks and pine cones – all this to my husband’s despair who already labels me as a hoarder. I try to hide everything away from his eyes and into my craft room where he hardly enters.
He usually likes what I manage to turn these items into and sometimes he’s even blown away. This was the case with this flag craft.
It’s a very easy craft that you can make with kids of all ages.
Materials: twigs and sticks, paint (blue, red and white) and hot glue gun.
Step 1: Gather a few sticks and break them to the same length.
Step 2: Paint them to look like the American flag.
Step 3: Once the paint has dried, use white paint for the stars. You can replace the stars with dots or fingerprints to make it easier for young kids.
Step 4: Use two sticks at the back and glue the painted sticks to them.
Step 5: Attach a string on the top of the flag, from one side to the other
Happy 4th of July!
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Cindy deRosier says
August 3, 2016 at 11:16 amI saw this craft when I was processing your pinecone apple craft (awesome, by the way) and would love to feature it on Fun Family Crafts! The minion rocks, too! Please submit them and any other crafts you have in your archives. We’d love to help drive some traffic your way and share your tutorials with our readers.
Cindy deRosier, Editor of funfamilycrafts.com
Stef says
August 5, 2016 at 9:32 pmThank you Cindy for featuring my pinecone apple craft. I’ve just submitted this flag craft as well.