Memorial Day Fun With Kids

MEMORIAL DAY FLAG ROCK PAINTING 






http://www.examiner.com/article/patriotic-pebble-memorial-day-or-4th-of-july-craft-for-kids-paint-a-flag-rock
Teach children about Memorial Day and then watch them have a blast making this super fun American Flag Rock Painting craft for Memorial Day!
Craft supplies you will need:
■Paint

■Rock

■Paint brushes

Craft instructions:
Take the children outside to find a rock.
Have the children wash and dry the rock.
Next, pour blue paint in a small plastic cup.
Then, have the children paint a blue square in the upper left side of the rock.
Let dry.
While the blue square is drying, pour red paint in a cup and white paint in another cup.
Then, painting around the blue square, have the children paint a red stripe across the rock and then a white stripe.
Have the children continue till they get to the bottom of the rock.
Lastly, have the children paint white stars in the blue square.


PARTY CRACKERS

http://www.kidactivities.net/category/Holidays-All-the-Patriotic-Red-White-Blue-Days.aspx
To make party crackers, take an old paper towel roll and cut it in half or thirds.
Place small favors such as erasers, tiny toys, stickers, or small wrapped candy inside.
Roll the filled paper towel roll in party wrapping paper allowing extra paper at both ends.
Twist the excess wrapping paper at each end and tie with ribbon or yarn. Party crackers!!!

RED, WHITE AND BLUE PUFFY ART
Materials:
Flour, Salt, Water, Red and blue food coloring, Empty squeeze bottles (mustard bottles work well), Cardboard
Directions:
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 bottles with the mixture (one color per squeeze bottle).
4. Let the children squeeze the different colors onto the cardboard.
5. When they're dry, the design will be raised and will sparkle!

TEAR PAPER ART

Have a flag as a guide for the kids to follow. Tearing strips of red, white and blue paper, have children glue them onto a large sheet of construction paper. Make sure they know what size they should be trying to tear for the stars, stripes, etc.

OUTDOOR CANVAS ART- A FLAG, OR A PATRIOTIC THEME...
http://health.kaboose.com/active-kids/summer-backyard-games.html
Create an outdoor canvas. Hang an old sheet on a clothesline or tape paper to a fence for your budding artist to paint on. Encourage them to try painting with different kinds of brushes, says Warner. “Try dipping grass into paint and swishing it on paper, then try painting with a leaf or a twig. The kids can also try painting rocks and creating little people or bugs with them.” 
*Use star sponge shapes, or cookie cutters to create patterns on your canvas!