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Contact_FullName: Diane
Contact_Email: Marywood1978@aol.com
date:: 6/2/06
Area: Fourth of July

Idea:

Hand Print Wreath:

Trace children's hands on white, red and blue poster board and cut four hand prints out for each color. Trace a dinner plate and put a dessert plate in the middle to trace. Cut them out to form a wreath. Glue the hand prints to the wreath. Then decorate the hand prints with Fourth of July star stickers or glue poster cut outs on the hands. you can use glitter too.

Contact_FullName: esther
Contact_Email: dadky7@bellsouth.net
date:: 06/01/06
Area: art

Idea:

blue construction paper, large
sponge stars
blue paint

Sponge paint star shapes in blue paint, after paint dries roll tape together and glue two white and two red strips on one end and on other make two hole punches and thread yarn through creating a 4th of July wind sock.

Contact_FullName: Theresa Whiting
Contact_Email: hartwig69@hotmail.com
date:: 05/17/06
Area: 4th of July - Art

Idea:

Have the children take any kind of small bouncy ball and cover it in paint. Then put white or any color of paper on floor and have the children bounce it on the paper.

It makes kind of a fireworks appearance and of course it's messy, so unless you have really neat kids, it probably should be done outside.

Contact_FullName: Dawn
Contact_Email: PreKPro5@aol.com
date:: 05/02/06
Area: art

Idea:

using corrugated cardboard. separate the cardboard so that the bumpy part is exposed. Cut the cardboard into shapes (such as stars for the 4th of July or Christmas trees for Christmas) then use these sections to paint onto shirts or paper.

Contact_FullName: Paula
Contact_Email:
date:: 6-24-04
Area: 4th of July-art

Idea:

wind sock: Take a blue strip of paper about 4 inches wide and 12 inches long. Glue white stars on it. glue strips of red and white tissue paper on the long edge. staple or glue 4inch sides of blue paper together. punch holes on top and put string.

Contact_FullName: Rose
Contact_Email: ncrosanne@aol.com
date:: 06/23/04
Area: Art (fireworks)

Idea:

Our class uses bingo markers, and glitter on white paper to make fireworks. Just dab (splat) the paper with red and blue markers and while still wet, sprinkle with glitter, (we use silver) we then hang them in the room from the ceiling, and as they turn from the air circulation, they sparkle like fireworks. Even the parents comment on how festive they look. Have fun!!!:-)

Contact_FullName: Robin
Contact_Email: eeorye4u@aol.com
date:: 05/01/04
Area: 4th of July Art

Idea:

This is the cutest idea for a hat. You have the children or if their younger you can, cut out the shape of a Uncle Sam hat and let them glue on stars and stripes. Then you take a paper plate and cut out the middle then you glue or staple have of it to the back of the hat and the other part turns into a white beard. They look like little Uncle Sams they turn out so cute. If have questions you can email me.

Contact_FullName: Kathy
Contact_Email: kathymohn@ev1.net
date:: 6/22/03
Area: Fourth of July

Idea:

After showing the children pictures of fireworks, We make our own with bottles of glitter-glue. We draw chalk lines and let the children follow the lines for the first one and let them try a second one on their own.

Contact_FullName: Linda
Contact_Email: mz5@theideabox.com
date:: 6/20/03
Area: Fourth of July, Flag Day

Idea:

To celebrate Flag Day and the 4th of July my daycare kids help make a hand & foot print banner. Using a white sheet and red fabric paint we helped the children put hand and footprints in rows on the flag. Then they all got to help paint the blue field. Then we used white paint and handprints for the stars.
We decided to clothes pin it to the fence.
One of my older school age kids called our local paper and they took a picture for the paper.

Contact_FullName: Linden
Contact_Email: marajade61@yahoo.com
date:: 06/19/03
Area: 4th of July

Idea:

We had our children do this for the first anniversary of 9/11. It made us all think of what we are priviledge to have!!

Use red and white strips of construction paper for the flag. Have the children cut these then glue on to a blue sheet of paper. Take a picture of each child, preferably with a digital camera. Where the stars would go, place this picture. Have them dictate to you why they are proud to be an American (or in America). Anything they say goes. Have this printed either on the digital picture or beside the flag. Display proudly in the room!

Contact_FullName: Sharina Little
Contact_Email: little_i_am@yahoo.com
date:: 06/26/02
Area: 4th of July

Idea:

Hand Made Flag
This can either group project or made for each child. Use any flag design you want but instead of placing star stickers or stamped stars, dip child's hand in white paint and use this for the stars. It's cute and let's the children see how each of their hands are different! Add glitter if you wish .

Contact_FullName: Jessica Hotz
Contact_Email: stevejess725@yahoo.com
date:: 06/30/03
Area: 4th of July - Art

Idea:

I have done this project for 6 years with children aging 2-5 years old. We create a large flag by using our handprints for stars (I use white paint on blue paper). I then measure out the stripes on a large sheet of white butcher paper. I have the children step in red paint and then walk across the paper to create our stripes. The children love it!

Contact_FullName: Naomi
Contact_Email:
date:: 7/2/02
Area: July 4th Art

Idea:

Parade Batons

You need:
1. red, white and blue ribbon
2.The cardboard roll from the bottom part of a cleaners' hanger (the part where you would rest a pair of slacks) 3.scotch tape 4.silver star stickers

Directions:
Decorate your cardboard roll w/ stickers and at the end of the roll tape the different ribbons, and let them twirl around the room with them. Girls, especially love them!

Contact_FullName: Denise
Contact_Email: DM of BOE@aol.com
date:: 6-30-02
Area: 4th of July Art

Idea:

Materials needed: sponges, various colors of paint, black paper, and glitter.
Cut sponges into 1" pieces. Let the children dip the sponge piece in paint and drop it onto black paper on the ground or floor. While still wet, sprinkle glitter on the paint. It looks like fireworks.

Contact_FullName: Paula
Contact_Email: paulaloal@hotmail.com
date:: 07/13/03
Area: 4th of July-Art

Idea:

My 2 year old class loved this!

Fold black construction paper in half. Open it. On 1 half of paper use white school glue and have child make lines, squiggles, ect. Sprinkle with glitter and fold shut. Press then open. Instant fireworks for our bulletin. Let dry and teacher can spray with hairspray to help keep glitter from flaking off.

Contact_FullName: Pamela Rider
Contact_Email: Misspammy0107@yahoo,.com
date:: 5/23/04
Area: 4th of July-Art

Idea:

Make "Yankee Doodle Noodle" necklaces! Dye elbow macaroni red and blue (leave some plain for "white") and have the children string them onto yarn. The easiest way to dye noodles is to use a cup of hot water, a splash of vinegar, and drops food of coloring. (Add More food coloring to make the color more intense)

Name: Maggie

Email Address: slugbug6mo@yahoo.com

Idea should go under: Fourth of July Art

4th of July Flags

Materials Needed: 1 12 in. long dowel rod (5/16 in. dia.), large stamp with 4th of July theme, 1 5 in. x 8 in. piece of white or ivory burlap, red or blue tempra paint, red blue or silver puff paint, silver or gold glitter, red blue or silver thin ribbon (like that used for birthday gifts) and a hot glue gun.

This may sound like a lot of materials but some are optional depending on how much work and artistry you want to put in. I did this activity with a 3 1/2 year old and an eight year old. They loved it!

Steps: * Steps 1 and 2 I did before introducing the craft to the kids!*

1. Tightly wrap ribbon around dowel rod and glue on ends. This makes the rod look a lot nicer.

2. Hot glue the burlap piece to the top of the rod like a real flag.

3. Help the kids dip the stamp in the paint and press it down on their flag.

4.  Allow them to use the puff paint to decorate the flag however they wish.

5. Help them sprinkle glitter on the wet paint to create a very sparkly and very patriotic flag!

Contact_FullName:

Hillary

Contact_Email:

frogger_50@hotmail.com

7-24-00

Fire works

We took plain white paper and went outside. Next, we dropped Koosh balls in colored paint, and then dropped them on the paper.  While the paint was still wet, we added glitter. The kids loved the part of throwing the balls.  Being outside it was easy clean up!! This looked just like fireworks!  We added a small poem:

I spy with my little eye 
These bright colored fireworks 
On the Forth of July

Contact_FullName:

Rosa Fernandez

Contact_Email:

andrekarynalex@aol.com

7-13-00

Patriotic Flags:

Go to Home Depot and grab a bunch of sticks (to mix the paint, they are free). Divide the sticks in three parts, have the children paint one blue, one red and the other one white (for the little ones you can cover two parts of the stick with tape so they don't mix the colors) and let it dry and then put stars on the blue part of the stick (use star shape stickers. It looks very pretty).

Contact_FullName:

angela

Contact_Email:

angelajakes@teacher.com

7-12-00

We did this with our 3's and up. You need medium or large baby food jars, red, white and blue tempra paint and sticker stars. You then can use old sponges or paint brushes to paint the inside of a baby jar red or blue. We did red for the girls and blue for the boys. Set aside to dry. It doesn't matter if their are some streaks. Next you need to put the sticker stars on the outside of the jar. These can be in any order or design. Just don't cover the whole thing. At this point we put the white tempra paint over the top of the baby jar, stars included. This might need to be done twice. Set aside to dry. When dry peel the stickers off. The color on the inside should be revealed in the shape of a star. We put votive candles on the inside of our baby jars and made our own 4th of July light. It looks almost like stained glass and is non-flammable. Good luck!

Contact_FullName:

Julie

Contact_Email:

wiskij@aol.com

7-12-00

3-D Fireworks: 

Mix a batch of clear gelatin (Sur-Jel) Have children choose any small or medium size container to use as a Jell-O mold. Bowls work well, but the more interesting the better. Once the Jell-O sets well, remove from the mold and place upside down on plate or work surface. Using colored water or tempra paint (red, blue, etc...) in eye droppers, have the kids insert the droppers into the middle of the jell and slowly remove as they squeeze in the colors. Repeat around the mold until the desired 3-D fireworks production is complete. To add to the effect, play Patriotic music or Marches in the background!

Contact_FullName:

Colleen

Contact_Email:

shanahanc2@uofs.edu

7-10-00

Mix dish detergent, water, and tempura paint in three bowls. Make one bowl red, and one blue. Have the children dip bubble blowing sticks in the bowls and they will blow the blue and red bubbles on a white sheet of paper. It looks neat to see all different creations.

Contact_FullName:

Jan

Contact_Email:

freemanrj_143@yahoo.com

7-9-00

Provide red...white...blue tempera paint in 3 meat trays, one for each color. In each meat tray put a gadget that is a stick with sponge loops on the end...(It's a bathroom item that I got at a 1.00 store. Stamp the paint onto a black paper. It ends up looking like firework clusters in the dark sky.

Name:

Jennifer

Email:

JladibuggT@aol.com

Date: 7-8-99

To make cute 4th of July window hangings, have the children brush liquid starch on a clear plastic plate, then let them tear up an stick on pieces of red, white, and blue streamers, tissue paper, napkins, stars, etc. I used shiny confetti stars also and napkins with fireworks on them - the starch soaks through the thin pieces (if they put a lot of decorations on you may have to brush starch on top also)and you can see through either side. The kids loved it and it came out really cute!

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Name:

Melinda

Email:

mory@digital.net

Date: 7-8-99

Fireworks for the 4th: I let my class collect pine needles that have fallen from the trees near our playground. I tape groups of these needles together, and the children use them as paintbrushes. For the best effect, use a white piece of construction paper, and give the children 2 or 3 different colors of tempera paint; yellow and red look lovely together!

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Name:

shari

email:

hbcaligirl@yahoo.com

Date: 7-1-99

firework bursts *koosh balls of asstd sizes *paint(thin-on a flat surface) *glitter *black paper

have children dip koosh balls into the paint and then stamp onto their paper. when finished, sprinkle multi color glitter over the paint. finished result looks like firework bursts in the night sky. **works great if you have that new paint-gel that has glitter already mixed in it and eliminates the second part.

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Name:

Anne

Email:

Alind20308@aol.com

Date: 6-30-99

This is a festive 4th of July art project!

This is a two stage project. First, cut blue construction paper in half lengthwise. Have each child sponge paint stars on one piece of the construction paper.

On the other end of the table, put a piece of white construction paper in a pizza box. Put marbles dipped in red tempera in the box and let the children roll them around.

After the paint has dried, cut the red and white paper into strips about an inch wide. Staple the two ends of the blue paper design together then staple the strips of red and white paper so that they are hanging down from the blue piece to make a great windsock!

Poke two holes in the top of the top of the blue star paper and insert yarn, knot it at the top and viola! A festive patriotic decoration they are proud to display!

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Name:

Debbie

E-Mail:

Mouserdeb@aol.com

Date: 6-30-99

"B.B.Q. Hamburgers" What's "The Fourth" without a B.B.Q picnic? Cut out 2 round hambuger buns ror each child from brown const. paper. Then from black paper cut out a patty, and from green paper,lettuce, and from red a tomatoe slice, and you might want cheese to go on your 'burger so a cut out of cheese from yellow paper. Have the children paste it together as they think a hamburger should be. You could do the same basic Date: 6-30-99 with hotdog shapes. As a final touch to your picnic, glue hamburgers to paper plates, and add cut-out chips.

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6-18-98

Name: Pat

E-Mail: pfarrrel1@tampaby.rr.com

For fireworks, pour watered down tempera paint on a paper plate or shallow container; have kids dip toothbrushes in paint, bend brisltes back with fingers onto black construction paper. Creates a neat "spray" design. Sprinkle lightly with glitter for an even more sparkley effect.

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5-26-98

Name: Cheryl

E-Mail: C5Joy@aol.com

Blow Painting:

Give each child a white piece of construction paper and a straw. Explain that you will be dropping a few drops of tempera paint (diluted red and blue) on their papers. Once the paint is on the paper, they are to blow the paint around with the straw to look like fireworks.

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5-26-98

Name: Cheryl

E-Mail: C5Joy@aol.com

Fire Crackers:

Have the children make "4th of July Firecrackers" by painting a toilet paper tube red, white, or blue. After paint has dried, glue red, white and blue crepe paper streamers to tube. For variation, close off one end and fill with rice; then close off to make a noise shaker. After ends are glued shut, then glue on streamers. Children can stick on stars. Then play a variety of patriotic songs such as Yankee Doodle, Stars and Stripes Forever, You're a Grand Old Flag, etc. and let the children march and dance to the music.

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5-26-98

Name: Cheryl

E-Mail: C5Joy@aol.com

Independence Day Bells: Give each child a paper cup and sheet of tinfoil and have them "wrap" the cup creating a silver bell.Help children poke popsicle sticks through top of "bell", securing popsicle stick with tape. Let each child thread a short piece of string/yarn through a bead or washer and tie to inside portion of popsicle stick.Have children decorate bells as desired.

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5-26-98

Name: Angie

E-Mail: Ang2511@aol.com

Another way to make "fireworks" is to put a small dab of red and blue paint on a white sheet of paper and give the children straws to "blow paint." By blowing into the straw onto the paint, it will cause the paint to spread and look like fireworks. Fun! Fun!

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5-19-98

Name: Cheryl

E-Mail: Mrs.Tim@aol.com

To make awesome firework designs, I put about 5 - 6 different colors of tempra paint on a plate so that the colors are touching . Do not mix the colors though. Then, I have the children use a popsicle stick or tongue depressor to dip the long edge of the stick into the paint across the colors. Then, the children may print it onto construction paper. You may need to show them how to put it into an "X" then a "I" through the middle and lastly a "-" throught that. So that it makes a star design, and there you'll have beautiful, vibrant fireworks! (even though this may sound a bit complex or hard to visualize what it may look like, it is very fun and ages 2 and up may participate, obviously with more assistance given. Also,it looks just as great if they don't make it into a "star-shape" but to create thier own designs.) TIP: this art looks best if used on black construction paper.*have fun*

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4-18-98

Name: Dolores      E-Mail: Dmrkids@aol.com

Dip net dish scrubber into gold paint and other colors as well. Press onto black construction paper to represent fireworks.

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Submitted by aactchrday@aol.com

Stars and Stripes Collage

Materials

• Blue construction paper

• Red and white construction paper cut into 1" strips

• Silver star stickers

• glue

Activity

Set out all of the materials and let the children create!

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Submitted by aactchrday@aol.com

Stars and Stripes Sponge Painting

Materials

• Red and blue tempra paint

• Sponges cut into stars and and long strips

• White construction paper

Activity

Let the children make sponge prints on the white paper with the red and blue paint.

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Submitted by aactchrday@aol.com

Red White and Blue Puffy Paint Pictures

Materials

• Flour

• Salt

• Water

• Red and blue food color

• Empty mustard squeeze bottles

• Cardboard

Activity

1.  Mix equal parts of flour, salt, and water to make the puffy paint.

2.  Divide mixture into three different bowls and color one bowl of mixture blue, one bowl red, and leave the last one white.

3.  Fill the mustard squeeze bottles with the mixture (one color per squeeze bottle).

4.  Let the children squeeze the different colors onto the cardboard.

5.  Allow the children's art work to dry.  When it is dry, the design will be raised and will sparkle!

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Submitted by aactchrday@aol.com

Red White and Blue Salt Jars

Materials

• Empty baby food jars with lids

• 9 cups Rock Salt

• Red and blue food color

• 1/2 Cup rubbing alcohol

Activity

AN ADULT MUST DO THIS PART

1.  To make the colored rock salt: Measure 3 cups of rock salt to be blue, 3 cups to be white and 3 cups to be red and place each in 3 separate bowls.

2.  Combine 1/4 cup of rubbing alcohol with 1/2 a bottle or more of red food coloring (you want the color to be bright).  Do the same for the blue food coloring.

3.  Mix the red alcohol mixture into one of the bowls of rock salt.  Mix well and let sit for about 1 minute.  Drain the excess alcohol mixture off of the rock salt.  (WARNING:  This will smell pretty yucky!)  Spread the colored rock salt on cookie sheets and set outside in the sun to dry (this will take only an hour or so).  Repeat the same procedure for the blue food coloring.

4.  Do nothing with the remaining rock salt because you want it to stay white.

Activity For The Children

1.  Once the different colors of salt are dry, place them on a table with spoons and and baby food jars.

2.  Guide the children to spoon the colored rock salt into their jars.

3.  Seal the children's creation with the lids.

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