46+ Fun & Easy 4th of July Activities and Crafts for Toddlers

Grab our free set of patriotic handprint crafts for toddlers and preschoolers that are super quick to make and even cuter to display!

Add a little learning fun to the holiday with this exciting Skittles experiment in red, white, and blue!

Candy dice games are so much fun to play and a super easy way to celebrate the holidays with kids of all ages!

Let the littles practice their fine motor skills with this fun 4th of July ice activity which is also perfect for indoor and outdoors.

Talk about fun for the whole family! We've include 2 free printable scavenger hunts, one with outdoor clues that can be hidden while the other is a more seek and find. 

Use our patriotic memory game to celebrate the occasion with little ones, or use with older kids and turn it into a friendly contest!  

Making puppet crafts for Independence day is a great way to celebrate, keep those little hands entertained with a fun paper craft. I love that we already have the scissors, glue, construction paper, and paper bag on hand. All you'll need to grab is the free printable template. 

You can use red and blue paint or grab red and blue food coloring, both will work and you could even use different colors in the future to make it for other holidays. 

These homemade poppers are a fun way to get in the holiday spirit. The treat pop containers are decorated with in red, white, and blue drawings and packed with patriotic confetti. Chances are you will need to make a run to the craft store, but they are so much fun to make and kids of all ages like these. 

The straw stamped patriotic craft is perfect for younger kids and you will only need paper plates, scissors, straws, and paint. Once you split the ends of the straws, toddlers can go to town stamping. 

Who would have thought you could use a salad spinner to make these exciting holiday cards to string up on a banner? If you've ever seen the toys in the craft section and require batteries and spin the paint around, this is very similar except much cheaper! 

While young children may not be able to use scissors to cut out Uncle Sam's hat, they can color it first! 

Just like the liberty in New York City, your little ones can make their own version at home with their cute little hand print. 

My favorite part is how great these look as decorations once they are finished! You can also make them using supplies that you already have on hand. 

Sensory bottles are such fun ideas for 2-3 year olds, but can also be used in a classroom setting and add to the science center area. Older children can actually participate in making the bottles, while younger ones can play. 

Yarn sparklers are not only a great activity, but make cute home and party decor for your patriotic celebration. Little ones may need a little help with trimming the strings and definitely with the hot glue, but they will love the finished product! 

Talk about patriotic fun! I love that this activity comes with a template so littles can follow the lines of gluing the popsicle sticks in place. While you can buy colored craft sticks, we recommend just painting them. 

Even older kids will love the thought of getting to make their own chalk! You can use any kind of silicone molds to make your shapes and of course repurpose for other holidays. A fun game to offer is to mark off sections on the driveway and have an art contest, except make it patriotic. 

If you are like me, we always have extra tissue paper around the house. Use red, white, and blue tissue paper to make this super easy flag craft but you can also hang it up at your fourth of July celebration. 

Adding pom poms to clothespins makes painting easy for little kids. You could also create this flag for Memorial day too! 

Upcycle your own egg cartons to this cute little firework design. 

You've heard of flower crowns, but have you ever seen the cutest red, white, and blue ones? Be sure to take lots of pictures once they are wearing them around of the party. 

Once you have the flags printed, kids can color and paint. After they have dried, you can attach them to dowel or paper straw and they can wave them all night. 

Use these printables for decor, crafts, matching games, and more! 

Hole punch the holes in the paper plates and kids can start lacing with red, white, and blue yarn. Make it more interesting by painting the plates first or adding beads. 

These firecrackers are fun, festive, and painted in 4th of July colors with colored ribbon at the end. 

​Dot marker activities never go out of style and are mess free, which is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. 

The free templates make this activity come together in just a few minutes and look beautiful when you add a tea light to the center. 

Need easy fourth of July crafts for lots of kids? Eagle paper cups are the answer and a little different than most of the other activities. 

We've tie-dyed shirts before, but thought it would be fun make napkins this time! The rubbing alcohol makes the markers run to create a patriotic effect! 

Can you even celebrate the 4th without ice cream? Grab the glue, markers, scissors, some card stock and the free ice cream template. 

These little firecrackers are fun activities to get into the holiday spirit. We love adding them to our centerpieces for a little more flair. Plus, the supply list is simple which is a win, win! 

As the ice melts, it changes the watercolor lines into a full blow American flag, how cool is that?

Have a ton of buttons in your craft stash? Add them to glued popsicle sticks to make a cute and fun flag. 

Grab a few smooth rocks and patriotic paint to turn the afternoon into an arts and crafts day, then decorate for July 4th using them! 

Kids will be in awe as they watch what dish soap does to the food coloring in milk! 

Instead of a sensory bottle, create a sensory bin by using rice, jewels, and other fun patriotic items! Sensory play ideas offer hours of fun, and you can also teach so much along the way. 

This fun craft is great to celebrate Flag Day, July 4th, and Memorial Day! Kids will love watching the rays of sunlight shine through! 

Grab your paper plates and a few patriotic streamers and let this baby fly in the wind! 

This is perfect for a mess free 4th of July activity. The goes in between the clear paper, so while they are making the stained glass, their hands stay clean. Genius! 

You might even have the big kids wanting to make a big batch of patriotic slime! Plus, when you package it into small plastic containers, they make great party favors. 

This is such an easy and fun 4th of July activity for preschoolers and the best part is they can paint with cookie cutters with very little help from mom or teachers. Kindergarten aged kids would also like this idea. 

It's amazing what you can create using paper straws and flowers! You'll need a few more supplies than usual, but the wreath is amazing once it's finished. Smaller children will need help with this one, but it's also great for siblings to work together. 

Let's use up those toilet paper rolls to make these cute blowers. The streamers will flap in the wind and kids will have tons of fun! 

Salt painting is so much fun and so easy! Simply print out your template. Trace with glue (regular glue not glue sticks), add the salt on top. Then paint with watercolors to make your own DIY fireworks. Little kids will do great, but they may need a tiny bit of help tracing the pattern. 

This has to be one of the best ideas I've seen yet! You need red, white, and blue beads and pipe cleaners, along with a star cookie cutter. This will help you make the shape for the top of the wand. Assemble and let the bubble fun begin! 

There are five fun coloring by number pages that include patriotic designs! Talk about a great way to pass the time before the fireworks start! 

This cute little guys brings all of the July 4th vibes and you'll just need paper, scissors, glue, the template, and crayons or markers. 

If you have colored construction paper, you can cut out strips and glue them to a piece of white paper. If not, just use her template, then fold and glue to a couple of popsicle sticks. 

Use recycled red, white, and blue caps along with vinegar and baking soda to make a fizzy flag! You can also use this science experiment in the classroom to show the reaction between the ingredients, perfect for older kids in 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade.