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Kids Handprint Flag Craft · Perfect for Memorial Day or 4th of July

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Patriotic kids crafts are a fun way for kids to celebrate patriotic holidays like the Fourth of July, Flag Day, Memorial Day, and Veterans Day. Today, we’re sharing a cute and easy patriotic craft that combines the fun of creativity with the pride of patriotism: a cute handprint flag craft!

Patriotic Handprint Flag Craft for Kids of All Ages!

Using common craft supplies, like washable paint and construction paper, kids of all ages will love using their hand print to make a personalized symbol of their love for their country.

So, gather your toddlers, preschoolers, or Kindergarten kids, and roll up their sleeves for some patriotic hand print crafting fun…

A collage of 2 photos of the making of a cute and easy kids handprint flag craft. One photo features a young child's hand outstretched and painted with red, white, and blue paint like an American flag. The other photo shows the finished American flag hand print craft.

Patriotic Handprint Flag Craft Supplies

You probably already have everything you need for your kids to make this American flag handprint craft. All it takes is:

Notice, you really only need some paint and construction paper for the basic hand print flag craft. The optional white paint pen makes adding the star detail easier, but it could also be done with a paint brush and white paint. And, the red construction paper and glue stick are only needed if you want to mount your finished American flag hand print craft and give it a pretty red frame.

Kids Handprint Flag Craft Instructions

Now, it’s super easy to make this hand print flag craft! You simply use a paintbrush and washable paint to paint your child’s hand like an American flag.

First, use blue paint to paint a square on the base of the child’s palm, below the pinky and ring fingers. Our covered about 1/4 of the palm.

Then, paint alternating white and red stripes from the base of the palm up to the ends of the fingers of your child, working around the blue square. It’s not an exact science, but we had one red and one white stripe on each finger.

A collage of a young child holding their hand out to be painted with red, white, and blue paint like an American flag for a patriotic handprint flag craft.

With the paint still good and wet, help the child press their painted hand down onto the center of the light blue paper. Watch their eyes twinkle with excitement when they lift their hand and see their American flag hand print!

Let the handprint flag dry completely before using a white paint pen to add a white star to the center of the blue square. If you don’t have a paint pen, you could use white paint or even white star stickers.

Finally, you can use a glue stick to mount your handprint flag art onto a larger sheet of red construction paper to give it a pretty red frame.

A photo of a kids American flag handprint craft.

Now, hang your patriotic flag craft up for Memorial Day, Labor Day, or 4th July. Or, it would be a great craft to turn into handmade cards or gifts for Veterans on Veterans Day!

Patriotic Handprint Flag Craft Step by Step Instructions:

A collage of 2 photos of the making of a kids handprint flag craft. One photo includes a young child holding their hand out to be painted with red, white, and blue paint like an American flag. The other photo features the finished American flag handprint craft.

Kids Handprint Flag Craft

Kids love making this cute patriotic handprint flag craft — perfect for celebrating the 4th of July, Memorial Day, Flag Day, or Veterans Day!
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Activity Time15 minutes
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  • With washable paint, paint a blue square on the base of the palm of child's hand, below the pinky and ring fingers. Paint alternating white and red stripes from the base of palm up to the ends of fingers, working around the blue square.
  • With paint on hand still wet, press hand paint-side-down onto center of light blue construction paper. Lift up to reveal handprint.
  • After handprint is dry, use white paint marker (or a paintbrush and white paint) to draw a star in the center of the blue square on the handprint flag.
  • If desired, use a glue stick to mount the handprint flag paper onto the center of a larger piece of red construction paper.
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Project Type: Arts and Crafts
Category: Holiday · Kid-Friendly

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  1. Jean Shea says

    This is just too cute. I’m definitely doing this for the next Memorial Day. I am thinking about creating hand print art for every holiday within a year and just make a calendar out of it.

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  10. PlayDrMom says

    My son's kindergarten class made these on white t-shirts with fabric paint! They used glow-in-the-dark paint for the “white” spots and embellished the shirt using sponge star stamps. Super cute!
    Great post!

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