Paper Patriotic Shooting Star – 4th of July Kid Craft Idea

We are celebrating the upcoming BIG red, white and blue holiday with our latest & greatest Patriotic Shooting Star kid craft tutorial!

When I first started brainstorming this paper craft idea, I was thinking of fireworks in the night sky. One thing led to another and here we are today with this shooting star craft.

In true fashion, with how I like to run things on Glued To My Crafts, I’ve created a FREE paper star template to get you started with ease. From here, all you need to do is download the free provided file, grab some crayons and of course – some red, white & blue cardstock paper. Then with just a few steps {all of which can be found below in our tutorial} you and your child are going to make a beautiful PATRIOTIC SHOOTING STAR that is perfect to display on the big 4th of July day!

So what are you waiting for? Let’s get those crafty fireworks going!!! Find all the details below!

Please don’t forget to share pictures of your awesome shooting star creations with us! #gluedtomycrafts

Paper Shooting Star Craft Supplies:

• Free Patriotic Star Design Printable
• White Cardstock
• Color Printer
• Kid Friendly Paper Scissors
• Crayons and/or Markers
• Red and Blue Colored Cardstock
• Hand-Held Office Stapler
• Large Wiggle Eyes
• School Glue
• optional – stickers/embellishments

Directions:

• First things first – download and print the FREE printable listed above, on one sheet of white cardstock. You only need one star printable per craft. Print as many as you like!
• Have children decorate the inside of their star printable however they like. I highly encourage the use of red and blue colors though!
• Once done, use scissors to trim out the decorated star shape.
• Discard excess paper.
• Now grab your red and blue cardstock & the scissors again.
• Cut out a few long stripes for the “firework” aspect of the craft. For mine, I did five stripes of paper per star.
• Use your hands to fold each strip into an accordion design.
• Now grab the stapler and all your folded paper pieces, along with the decorated star.
• Staple the shooting star “beams” to the back of the star shape.
• Finally – we are going to give our star some personality. Glue on the wiggle eyes and draw on a face.
• And that’s it! Add other embellishments you see fit to your Paper Patriotic Shooting Star before displaying it proudly for all to see!

Make it your own:

Remember – our tutorial is just a starting point! Instead of cardstock shooting star beams, substitute scrap ribbon pieces or crepe paper stripes in place, instead.

Also – this crafty idea can be worn for the 4th of July holiday. If your child wants to wear their star, simply poke a safety pin towards the top of their piece {with adult supervision of course!} and have them wear it on their clothes :-)

Not feeling our paper shooting star idea?! No worries! Here’s one more idea to use our printable! You can totally skip the “shooting star” design all together and make a patriotic friend instead! Just staple paper strips to the points of the star to make arms & legs. Just another way to get those crafty juices flowing!!!

But wait – there’s more!!! For the crafty mamas who are looking for new ideas to recreate with their child today – please check out our popular FRI-YAY Handprint French Fries – Kid Craft, Washi Tape Uncle Sam Hat – Kid Craft Idea and Handprint 4th of July Keepsake Printable posts!

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