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July, 03 2009

Fourth of July Napkin Holders

by Onna Holland

Since Fourth of July is upon us, I thought it was a great time to create some patriotic crafts! We love to decorate for holiday's and the fourth is a particularly fun one!! We deck everything out in Red White and Blue! Before completing the craft I would suggest reading some books about the holiday with your child. A few suggestions are Biscuit's Fourth of July by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Pat Schories, and Mary O'keefe Young, Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Jellybeans: A Fourth of July Story (Claire's Holiday Adventures) by Heather French Henry, or Fourth of July, Sparkly Sky (Sparkle 'n' Twinkle Books) by Joan Holub and Amanda Haley. I always like to talk about the holiday and the meaning of it after reading the books.

These Napkin Holders are very simple and fun to create. The kids will get a kick out of seeing their handy work displayed at the fourth of July picnic!

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Supplies:

-Red, White and Blue construction paper

-White Crayon

-Glue Stick

-Scissor

Steps:

-Cut strip of white paper about one inch thick and four inches long

-Cut Rectangle of Red about 1 1/2 inches wide and 1 inch high

-Cut a square about 1/2 inch from blue paper

-Glue blue square on red rectangle in top left corner

-Glue Red Rectangle on white strip in middle

-Make white Stars on blue square

-Make white stripes on red rectangle

-Loop white strip and glue together in a circle

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Onna Holland is the creator of http://www.ToddlerCraft.net a blog dedicated to fun educational crafts and activities for kids ages 1-7. You will also find useful parenting advice on Toddler Craft.

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