Activities for 4th of July
Doing crafts and activities correlate with the upcoming holidays can give you extra time to celebrate these holidays and teach your child more about them. Unleash your creativity with some fun 4th of July crafts! Here are some of our favorites.
Red, White, and Blue Foam Sensory Bin
This activity is taste friendly and easy to clean up. It is just garbanzo bean juice from a can and then whipped up. Once whipped separate into 3 bowls and add blue food coloring to one bowl, and red to another bowl. Stir in the food coloring, then add the foam one color at a time to the sensory bin.
I took this activity outside, but you do not need to. It is just garbanzo bean foam and will be wiped up easily. Your child will love to explore this texture, at the same time expanding the joy the 4th of July brings!
Materials need:
A Can of Garbanzo Beans
Kitchen aid/Whisk
Sensory Bin Container
4th of July Pasta Necklaces
This activity is also a wonderful fine motor skill! You just need some painted pasta, and a sting. Just have your child put the string through the pasta in any pattern they want.
Your child will love being able to make their own accessories and wear them around. Maybe make some for your family members so they can have some lovely gift from the little ones in their life too.
Materials Needed:
Pasta of your choosing
Paint
String
Firework Craft Painting
Collecting toilet paper rolls is something I find myself doing all the time. With good reason, you can use these for tons and tons of crafts. For this craft, Cut 1/3 up the roll, then bend outwards. It will create a perfect 4th of July stamp!
Have fun stamping fireworks on to paper, paper plates, and really anything you want.
Materials Needed:
Toilet Paper rolls
Paint
Paper
Scissors
Pasta Sensory Bin
Sensory bins are one of my favorite things to do with the girls, they are so easily adapted for holidays and ages! You can add the pasta to the bin like the flag or just have them all mixed together for the bin.
These are easy to clean up, the pasta are large enough you can just snag them up in any fall out. You can also make this a pouring activity by pouring the pasta into different containers and how many pieces of pasta can fit into one container at a time
Materials Needed:
Pasta of your Choosing
Paint
Sensory Bin Container