A Compilation Of Patriotic Memorial Day Crafts For Kids

Welcome to our collection of amazing Memorial Day inspiration! Various Memorial Day crafts are available to honor and remember the brave people who died in defense of their nation. 

A meaningful and practical way to mark this serious event is with this assortment of crafts. There's a wide range of craft ideas that suit every age range, appeal to different interests, and are enjoyable enough for any skill level, whether you intend to use them to decorate your home with patriotic decorations, involve your kids in educational activities, or just devote quality time crafting with your loved ones. Every activity reflects a deep sense of gratitude and remembering, from the making of poignant wreaths decorated with stars and stripes to the designing of customized thank-you cards for veterans.

Let these crafts act as a link across generations as we commemorate Memorial Day, serving as a reminder of the sacrifices made and the bonds that bind us all.

Painting Handprint Flags Craft

Handprint flag painting is the first craft item. Use your toddlers' handprints to create a personalized Memorial Day flag craft. Toddlers can have a lot of fun and show their patriotism by painting adorable handprint flags on a canvas with red, white, and blue paint. It's a great approach to instill in young children the meaning of the occasion and make priceless memories.

Soldiers Made of Popsicles Craft

Popsicle stick soldiers are the second craft suggestion. Make a tiny army using popsicle sticks to entertain your young children. As kids create the features and uniforms for their soldiers, let their imaginations run wild. This practical exercise improves their motor skills and instills in them the importance of showing gratitude to those who serve. It's a great chance to mix education, crafts, and a dash of nationalism.

Flag Collage with Red, White, and Blue Colors Craft

This vibrant red, white, and blue flag collage craft is perfect for toddlers to make in honor of Memorial Day. Gather remnants of fabric, stickers, and various colored paper with patriotic colors. Help the children arrange and adhere these materials to a larger piece of paper so they may make a beautiful mosaic.

National Playdough Flag Craft

Make a playdough flag craft to celebrate Memorial Day and let your toddler's imagination run wild. Get some red, white, and blue playdough or prepare some yourself, then give your toddler shapes to make stars and stripes using the colors. Watch them as they incorporate it into their American flag.

Handprint Craft: Poppy Flower

Allow the children to dip their hands into red paint and place them on paper to form the petals of a poppy, which is a memorial for slain military personnel. Add a green stem and a black center to finish it. Through this craft activity, they can express their creativity and learn the importance of paying tribute to soldiers.

American Flag craft made on tissue paper

Start with a tissue paper outline of the American flag. Give your kids a glue stick and squares in the colors red, white, and blue. Observe how they affix the tissue paper squares within the flag's lines to produce a gorgeous mosaic effect.

Fireworks Art with Fingerprints

This Memorial Day, use fingerprint fireworks art to inspire your toddler's creative side. Dip their hands into a variety of brilliant paints and let them create beautiful bursts of fireworks on a sturdy piece of paper or a blank canvas. With this sensory-rich exercise, they can create their own spectacular fireworks display craft while exploring textures, colors, and patterns.

Star-Shape Stamping

A beautiful craft that combines learning and enjoyment is star-shaped stamping, which will make your toddler's Memorial Day even more memorable. Let your youngster cut out star shapes from sponges and paint them before stamping them on paper. Through this practical activity, they will be exposed to the holiday's associated shapes and colors while also using their imagination.

Parade Ribbon Wand

Make a beautiful ribbon wand to give your toddler a Memorial Day to remember. Make these with wooden dowels or sticks, then tie blue, white, and red ribbons on one end. Upon its completion, you can assemble the young children and guide them in a miniature procession, allowing them to march around and proudly wave their ribbon swords.

Stars and Stripes Painted with Sponge

Give out red, white, and blue paint, and star-shaped sponges. Provide a sizable piece of paper or fabric, and encourage your young child to press sponge stars into it after dipping them in paint to make a starry pattern. They are exposed to familiar symbols through this practical endeavor, which also fosters artistic creativity.

Liberty Crowns Made of Paper

Encourage the children to decorate a paper plate crown craft with traditional emblems and patriotic colors. While kids wear their crowns, you can tell them tales about the Statue of Liberty and the ideals it stands for. They can express themselves artistically and join in the spirit of the day with this creative craft.

Bald Eagle Puppet

The eagle is one of the symbols in the U.S. Making a Bald Eagle craft and telling kids about the meaning of this symbol is very interesting. To create the "body," glue popsicle sticks together and apply brown paint. Attach the different cutouts for the head and wings with glue, and attach popsicle sticks to the back of the body to make them into puppets. With this project, children may express themselves artistically while learning about the emblem of American liberty.

The Pinwheel of Patriotism

Cut a square piece of strong paper or cardstock that is red, white, and blue to start. Cut diagonally about two-thirds of the way toward the center from each corner. Once the corners are folded to the center, fasten them with a staple or pushpin. When the pinwheel is fastened to a pencil or a stick of wood, they are prepared for display.

American Flag Windsocks Craft

There is a lot of artistic inventiveness encouraged by this craft. The children can make vibrant windsocks that flutter in the breeze to symbolize the freedom and togetherness of their nation using red, white, and blue supplies like paper, ribbons, and streamers.

Paper Chain Flag Ornament Craft

Preschoolers can be encouraged to feel united and patriotic by using Memorial Day paper chain flag garlands. They make interlocking chains by cutting strips of red, white, and blue paper. To incorporate some teaching, help children arrange the paper chains in a way that mimics the flag's stars and stripes pattern.

Mason Jar Patriotic Lanterns

Assemble clear Mason jars, tea light candles, adhesive stencils of stars and stripes, and red, white, and blue acrylic paint. After stenciling the jars, paint them with colors associated with the country. Take off the stencils to expose the designs after they have dried. Put tea lights inside the jars to pay homage to the day's spirit with a cozy evening glow.

Vintage-styled American flags

With an old book and twine, make banners that encapsulate the spirit of the occasion. You have the option to write messages on it as well. Decorate it with little flags or faded pictures. These banners will add a lasting feeling of respect to your environment and make for eye-catching wall or mantel displays.

American Floral Crafts

Celebrate your nationalism by crafting a beautiful floral arrangement. This creative project blends national pride with the beauty of the flora, making it perfect for adults. Create detailed paper or fabric blooms in the colors red, white, and blue. Add details like tiny stars, American flags, and handmade thank-you notes.

American Flag on a Wooden Scroll Saw

With a scroll saw, create a detailed silhouette of the American flag out of any shape of wood. The flag's red, white, and blue components can be painted or dyed. This tactile object is a lovely keepsake that respects the sacrifices made by those who have served.

Final Words

With the craft suggestions above, I hope that you and your kids will have fantastic activities during the upcoming Memorial Day. Let's run your kids' creativity with these super-easy crafts and educate them on patriotic lessons attached to each product. 

Besides indoor activities like making craft items like the above, you can run interactive and outdoor activities to develop both kids' physical and mental health through Memorial Day activities for kids. 

Furthermore, you can open more activities for kids like doing worksheets, solving puzzles, or playing games with the Memorial Day theme in our Memorial Day Worksheets.