30+ Activities for 4th of July + $1500 Cash Giveaway!

I am very excited to bring you today's post! It will be huge, but I have it broken down into 3 parts:

1 - First, I have collected over 30 ideas for 4th of July activities to do with your kids, including very creative arts & crafts, Montessori activities, Free Printables, Sensory Activities, and Book Lists with the best patriotic books to read with your kids.

2 - After you look at all these activities and you scroll down, you will have a chance to enter the Kid Blogger Mega Cash Giveaway! I have teamed up with a group of amazing kid bloggers to bring you 3 prizes of $500 each. This means we are giving away $1500 cash! Wow! To enter the giveaway, you will have the option to follow each participating blogger via facebook, pinterest & twitter, and the more bloggers you follow the more chances you have to win the prize!

But wait, there's more!

3 - After you enter the giveaway, all the way to the bottom you will see a Link-Up of all the participating bloggers' round-up posts (like this one!) on a huge variety of different topics. This will be a great resource for you, so please check out as many as you can!

Here we go!

Arts & Crafts

Kids Fireworks Craft Using a Dish Brush by Sassy Dealz

Toilet Paper Roll Fireworks Craft by Sassy Dealz

Fireworks in a Bottle by No Twiddle Twaddle

Simple Patriotic Craft for Toddlers & Preschoolers by Mamas Like Me
 

4th of July Crafts for Baby by House of Burke
 

Super Easy 4th of July Wreath by No Time for Flash Cards
 

Letter of the Week (Flag F) by No Time for Flash Cards

Flameless 4th of July Mason Jar Luminaries by To the Moon and Back
 

4th of July Craft by Loving My Nest

Firework Painting by Juggling with Kids
 

Easy Jar Candle Craft by Fantastic Fun and Learning

Color Rice American Flag Exploring by Powerful Mothering

Salt and Glue Fireworks by School Time Snippets

Patriotic Hand Print Craft by B-Inspired Mama

Fourth of July Crepe Paper Flag Craft by Meaningful Mama

 

American Flag Collage by Meaningful Mama

 

4th of July Sparkling Fireworks by One Perfect Day

 

Montessori Activities

4th of July Montessori Activities by Gift of Curiosity

 

Patriotic Practical Life and Math Activity by Living Montessori Now

 

Red, White and Blue Tot Trays by Fantastic Fun and Learning

 

Free Printables

Free American Flag Playdough Mat by Totschooling

Free Patriotic Do a Dot Printables by Totschooling

 

4th of July I Spy Game by The Pleasantest Thing

 

Free 4th of July Pack by 3 Dinosaurs

 

Sensory Activities

4th of July Activity: Make Slime by The Pleasantest Thing

 

Shaving Cream & Paint Fireworks by No Time for Flash Cards

 

4th of July Patriotic Rice Sensory Box by Pink and Green Mama

 

In 1776 and American Revolution Sensory Bin by 3 Dinosaurs

 

4th of July Fun with Water Beads by I Can Teach my Child

Fireworks Play Dough by Fantastic Fun and Learning

 

Books Lists

 4th of July Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers by Love, Play, Learn

 

 Best Fourth of July Picture Books by Ready-Set-Read!

Patriotic Picture Books for 4th of July by No Time for Flash Cards

 

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Free American Flag Playdough Mat

 

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Looking for a toddler or preschooler activity for Memorial Day or 4th of July? This Free Playdough mat is sure to be a big hit! Also check out my Free Patriotic Do a Dot Printables for more educational fun!

 

Playdough is very good for developing fine motor skills and strength in the hands and fingers, which is important for future pencil and scissor control. It is also great for any kind of educational activity, from teaching numbers and letters, to science and geography. The hands-on sensory experience will make it easier to learn just about any concept.

 

Making the U.S. Flag with Playdough

All you need is red playdough for the stripes and white playdough for the stars.

 

Print the Free printable playdough mat. Laminate if you wish, although I didn't because I ran out of lamination sheets. It worked just as well, you just have to be more careful that your child doesn't rip the paper.

 

Before starting the activity, show your child the picture of the American Flag located at the bottom right corner of the paper. Explain that we will be adding the stripes and stars to make the flag look like the picture.

 

 

Show your child how to roll the playdough into long shapes to make the flag's stripes. If they can't do it on their own, start rolling each piece for them and have them "finish" rolling the pieces and then placing one at a time on the flag.

 

You will probably not be able to fit all 7 red stripes on the flag, we made 5. Next, we rolled the playdough into little balls to create the stars. Again, you can make the balls for them and have them place each piece at a time on the blue area of the flag.

 

 

We ended up with 8 stars instead of 50. Don't worry about trying to replicate the flag exactly. This exercise will teach your child that the United States flag consists of stars and stripes and your child will become visually familiar with how the flag looks like.

 

Lastly, we made the flagpole, which can be any color that your child chooses. Mine wanted to make a pink one.

 

Download your Free American Flag Playdough Mat!

 

 

Playdough mats work best when laminated! This is the laminator that I use below: (affiliate link)

 

Free Patriotic Do a Dot Printables for Memorial & Independence Day

 

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You can start teaching children from a young age about the country they live in - the country's flag, geography, national monuments, etc. by showing them pictures and doing simple activities that help them visually recognize important information about their country. A great time to start talking to your kids about the United States is around Memorial Day and Independence Day when they are sure to see flags and feel the patriotic spirit in the air. 

 

These free printable Do-a-Dot Marker sheets will help to teach your child about the United States while also improving hand-eye coordination and concentration skills.

 

To read more about teaching your child U.S. geography click here: How to Teach your Toddler Geography

 

Click here to Download your Free Patriotic Do a Dot Printables

 

Click here for more Free Do a Dot Printables: Spring Theme

 

Click here for another great flag activity, Free Printable American Flag Playdough Mat

 

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