4th July Crafts – Star-Studded Door Hanger for Independence Day

Jazz up your Independence Day celebration with some easy kids’ crafts. Decorative door hangers are a perfectly patriotic way to welcome your guests this 4th of July.

To make the star-studded door-hanger you’ll need:

• Paper plates
• Star-shaped foam sticker (red)
• Tubes of blue and golden glitter glue
• Patriotic star garland/thin blue ribbon
• White yarn
• White craft glue
• Scissors

How to make it:

1. Cut five 10 to 12-inch pieces from the garland/ribbon.
2. Cut a 6-inch piece from the white yarn.
3. Glue two paper plates together with both ends of the yarn inserted about 1½ inches deep in between them.
4. At the bottom end of the plate, insert the pieces of garland /ribbon about ½ inch away from one another. Allow the glue to dry.
5. Paste the red star shaped foam sticker on the center of the top plate.
6. Write a welcome message with golden glitter glue right above the red star.
7. Create a border along the rim of the plate using blue glitter glue. Allow glue to dry.
8. For further embellishment, draw a glittering golden border around the star.

Happy Independence Day!

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