Simple Memorial Day Kids Art Craft

Memorial Day Kids Art Craft
Create United States flag using recycled material for kids art project.

Make the United States flag using a paper towel roll and colored paper for a Memorial Day kids art craft.

Supplies you will need:

  • 4 sheets of paper (light blue, navy blue, white and red).
  • Scissors.
  • Paper glue.
  • Paper Towel roll.
  • Elastic string (optional for flag pole).
  • 1 brown sheet of paper (optional for flag pole).
  • Download U.S. flag template.

 

Directions:

  1. Print the U.S. flag template on the white sheet of paper and gather the rest of the materials needed.
    Material for creating patriotic kids art craft.
  2. Cut out the stars and flags (one of the flags will be used for tracing the red and blue paper while the other will be used to attach the colored paper).
    U.S. flag red strips, blue rectangle and white stars cut outs for kids art craft.
  3. Wrap and glue the light blue paper onto the paper towel roll.
    Create the U.S. flag pole with the paper towel roll to make the kids art craft.
  4. Glue the red strips, blue rectangle and stars onto the second flag.
    Place the U.S. flag cut outs onto the template to make kids art craft.
    Place the U.S. flag cut outs onto the template to make kids art craft.
  5. Cut the paper towel roll up to the length of the side of the flag.
    Cut paper towel roll to place U.S flag onto the pole for this kids art craft.
  6. Fold the side of the flag to insert into the cut out area of the paper towel roll.
    Fold the side of the U.S. flag to attach it to paper towel roll in this kids art craft.
  7. If the flag is not holding well onto the paper towel roll, you can attach extra paper on the side in order to secure the flag.
    Attach extra paper on the side of the flag in order to hold it onto the pole.
  8. Cut out a small piece of paper, roll it and glue it on the side of the paper towel roll. Attach the string in the top of the paper towel roll.
    Add pole string onto the paper towel roll.
    Add pole string holder onto the paper towel roll.
  9. Done!
    U.S flag - patriotic kids art craft for Memrial Day.