46 Fun & Easy 4th of July Activities and Crafts for Toddlers
We have rounded up 46 toddler 4th of July activities that will offer fantastic fun and keep them busy and entertained throughout the long weekend and definitely have everyone in the patriotic spirit.
Whether you are searching for crafts and activities just to celebrate or want creative ways to pass the time until the fireworks display starts, we have you covered! Even though this big list of fun has a 4th of July theme, many of these idea cans be adapted for other holidays and turned into summer activities!
Many of these are also considered sensory activities which help develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination, all while doing fun things and having a great time!
You may also like our 53 Best Free or Cheap Activities for Kids to do This Summer to help bust the boredom!
Easy Fourth of July Activities for Toddlers
Free Printable 4th of July Kids Scavenger Hunt (2 Versions)
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.
Free Printable 4th of July Memory Matching Game for Kids
Use our patriotic memory game to celebrate the occasion with little ones, or use with older kids and turn it into a friendly contest!
Uncle Sam Puppet Craft For Kids [Template]
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.
Shaving Cream Fireworks
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.
Patriotic Party Poppers Craft For Kids
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.
Straw Stamped Paper Plate July 4th Craft
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.
Patriotic Salad Spinner Art
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!
Uncle Sam Hat Headband (Free Printable!)
While young children may not be able to use scissors to cut out Uncle Sam's hat, they can color it first!
4th of July Coffee Filter Flowers
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.
USA Patriotic Sensory Bottles
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.
Pom-Pom Sparklers
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!
American Flag 4th Of July Popsicle Stick Craft
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.
3-Ingredient Patriotic Sidewalk Chalk
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.
Easy 4th of July Flag
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.
Pom-Pom American Flag Painting Craft
Adding pom poms to clothespins makes painting easy for little kids. You could also create this flag for Memorial day too!
Firework Craft for Kids with Egg Cartons to Celebrate
Upcycle your own egg cartons to this cute little firework design.
4th of July Paper Plate Crown
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.
Printable American Flag
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.
Patriotic Popsicle Printable
Use these printables for decor, crafts, matching games, and more!
Firework Lacing Craft
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.
Popsicle Stick Fireworks Craft
These firecrackers are fun, festive, and painted in 4th of July colors with colored ribbon at the end.
American Flag Dot Marker Printable
Dot marker activities never go out of style and are mess free, which is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.
Paper American Flag Lantern Craft for Kids
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.
Eagle Paper Cup Craft
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.
How to Make Sharpie Tie-Dyed Fireworks Napkins
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!
Fourth of July Ice Cream Craft
Can you even celebrate the 4th without ice cream? Grab the glue, markers, scissors, some card stock and the free ice cream template.
Paper Firecracker Craft for the 4th of July
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!
Patriotic Ice Painting
As the ice melts, it changes the watercolor lines into a full blow American flag, how cool is that?
Popsicle Stick Button Flag Craft Idea
Have a ton of buttons in your craft stash? Add them to glued popsicle sticks to make a cute and fun flag.
Patriotic Painted Rocks
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!
Magic Milk Fireworks
Kids will be in awe as they watch what dish soap does to the food coloring in milk!
Red White and Blue Sensory Bin
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.
Patriotic Suncatcher Kids Craft for Fourth of July & Memorial Day
This fun craft is great to celebrate Flag Day, July 4th, and Memorial Day! Kids will love watching the rays of sunlight shine through!
Simple Paper Plate Flag Craft
Grab your paper plates and a few patriotic streamers and let this baby fly in the wind!
Patriotic Smush Paint Stained Glass
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!
Patriotic Party Slime
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.
Easy 4th of July Craft: Patriotic Stars Painting
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.
Patriotic Wreath - Using Paper Straws
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.
4th of July Patriotic Blower
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 Painted Fireworks
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.
Patriotic Bubble Wands
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!
4th of July Coloring Pages - By Number
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!
Patriotic Gnome
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.
4th of July Paper Fans
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.
Fizzy Flag 4th of July Activity
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.