The Fourth of July is almost here! We watched an awesome fireworks display last night and we are looking forward to more festivities to come in the following week 🙂
We put up some red, white, and blue star decorations yesterday, and my son and I decided to make a star craft to go with our decorations.
This craft is great for helping preschoolers with their fine-motor skills, pattern sequencing, and color recognition.
Supplies needed are Q-Tips, white paper, black washable marker, washable paint in red, white, and blue, and a star shape to trace (I used a cookie cutter). I also used a paper plate for our paint pallet and baby wipes for getting paint off of fingers quickly.
To make your own 4th of July Q-Tip Star Craft:
- trace star shapes on your white paper.
- pour a little of each paint color onto your pallet. Set out a Q-Tip for each color of paint.
- talk to your child about patterns and following a sequence (great early math skills), and then pick a pattern for your stars. We did 1-1-1, 2-2-2, and 3-3.
- start making your Q-Tip dot patterns on your stars.
- after your have decorated your stars, let your project dry before showing if off!
