An Uncle Sam Patriotic Craft and Mask for Kids
Materials
- paper plate
- scissors
- cotton balls
- elastic band length will vary
- 8x11 inch piece of blue construction paper or cardstock
- 1 more piece of cardstock or sturdy piece of paper to support the back any color
- white paper
- Star Stickers for decoration
Instructions
- Going along the long (11 inches) side of the blue paper - Cut a strip about 1&1/2 inches wide - This will be a 1.5 inch x 11 inch piece of paper
- Glue that to the bottom of the piece you cut the 1.5 inch x 11 inch strip from - going in the opposite direction of the tall piece
- Glue your white piece of paper above the small trip of blue
- Decorate the white piece of paper with Red, White, Blue and/or Silver Stars
- Cut the inside circle out of your paper plate
- From your other sturdy piece of paper, cut a piece that will fit over the back of the tall hat
- glue the paper plate - between the sturdy piece of paper for the backing and front
- Punch holes on either side of the plate, and add the elastic chord
- Glue several cotton balls around the front of the white paper plate for the beard
Notes
*All crafts on this site should be closely supervised by an adult