Category: Party and Special Occasion

Celebrate summer with this patriotic door hanger! This is great project to enlist your kids’ help on – They will have fun painting the cutouts and helping you glue the pieces together to create this fun decoration.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Time to complete: 20 minutes
Age range: 8 and up

Things you’ll need:
“4” Wood cutout
Chipboard letters
Ribbon
Scissors
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Craft glue
Acrylic paint (red, white and blue)
Foam brush

Things to do:

1. Paint your “4” cutout red. Let the shape dry completely before moving on to the next step.
   
2. Next, you’ll need to paint your letters. Paint the “J” and “L” blue and the “U” and “Y” white.
   
3. Use craft glue to secure the letters to the “4” cutout.
   
4. Use hot glue to attach a long ribbon hanger to the back of the “4”.
   
5. Cut a piece of ribbon and tie a large bow at the top of the hanger.
   

Get outside and play with this larger-than-life Tic-Tac-Toe game! This is the perfect summer yard game – It’s easy to transport and kids will have hours of fun arranging the letters!

Difficulty level: Beginner
Time to complete: 30 minutes
Age range: 12 and up

Things you’ll need:
Paper mache letters (X and O)
Acrylic paint (red, white, and blue)
Foam pouncer
White rope
Scissors
Foam brush
Clear coat finish

Things to do:

1. Paint your X’s and O’s white with a foam brush. Allow the paint to dry completely before moving on.
   
2. Paint a stripe pattern on your X’s. Use painter’s tape to create the pattern and fill in the gaps with paint on a foam brush.
   
3. Use your foam pouncer to create polka dots on your O’s.
   
4. Cut four pieces of white rope, all measuring 1 yard in length.
   
5. Spray your X’s and O’s with clear coat finishing spray.