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Canada Day Flag Craft for Kids to Make

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So, the girls did this Canada day flag craft a couple of years ago and I thought we had better give it another try. Why not share it with you?
A simple Canada flag craft to make with the kids - Celebrate Canada Day with a hand print flag. | Canada Craft for Kids | Canada Flag Craft | Patriotic Craft Canada | This idea came to me when I realized that we didn’t (and still don’t) own a Canadian flag. Sad, but true. The Canadian flag is pretty simple – and we are kinda crafty – we decided to make our own. Instead of trying to draw a maple leaf, which is pretty impossible, we substituted the girls’ hand prints. Instant patriotic flag and instant keepsake. Here’s what we did.
 

Canada Flag Craft for Kids to Make

 Cut large pieces of paper (we use the big roll of white paper from IKEA)

blank paper for Canada flag craft for kids

Using a black marker, an adult can draw the outline of the flag

Canada flag craft for kids

Provide the kids with the paint and paint brushes, kids paint the two red side panels

kids painting Canada flag

Apply paint to your child’s clean (or as clean as you can get it) hand.

Hand print Canada flag

Child presses her hand onto middle of the flag

hand print canada day flag

Once the flag is dry, trace the child’s handprint with black marker

Canadian flag hand print craft

Cut out the flag and display proudly!
 

That is how simple it is to make a personalized Canadian flag. I’m sure that you could also make an American flag in a similar way. Use the child’s handprint for the stars, and fingerprints for the stripes…or fingerprints for the stars and stripes. No matter what country you live in, using your child’s handprint excuses any inaccuracies. Have fun!

 
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  2. Thanks Andie – I’ll be sure to stop by your link-up! Thanks for stopping by.

  3. totally not from canada, but this is such a cute and simple craft! love it!

  5. That’s amazing Lisa – Love the distractions in the classifieds! Hilarious! Thanks for sharing!

  6. Jen, this is a great idea! Will have to remember to do it next year.

    Thanks for linking up again to Outdoor Play! See you this week too, I hope!