Patriotism: Day Four

More Flag Activities

• Entire Patriotic Theme from Mommy Nature

• Song: Red, White, & Blue (Tune: Farmer in the Dell) Red, white, & blue. Red, white, & blue. The flag of American is red, white, & blue.

• Flag sorting Game

• AMERICAN FLAG PICTURES: For each of your children, glue or tape a small American flag party pick onto a piece of construction paper. (Or attach an American flag sticker.) Set out crayons or markers. Then invite the children to draw pictures on their papers that incorporate the flags. Use their pictures to make a wall or bulletin board display, if you wish.

• PERSONAL FLAGS: Cut felt into rectangles about 6 by 9 inches each. Set out collage materials, such as felt and fabric scraps, yarn, ribbon, lace pieces, and rickrack. Invite your children to choose felt rectangles and glue on the collage materials any way they wish to create personal flags. When they have finished, staple each flag to a paper towel tube for a handle.

• SHAPE FLAGS: From various colors of construction paper, cut out squares, rectangles, and triangles to use as flags. Divide a large piece of paper into three sections and draw a set of flagpoles in each one. Label one section with a square, one with a rectangle, and one with a triangle. Then let your children work together to glue the "shape flags" on the flagpoles in the proper sections.

• FLAG MATCHING GAMES: Make ten flags by stapling or taping small index cards to craft sticks or drinking straws. Decorate the flags in one of the ways below and let your children use them for a matching game. (Number Flags: Draw numerals from 1 to 5 on five of the flags and sets of matching numbered dots or stars on the other five flags. Color Flags: Draw five different colored circles on five of the flags and matching colored circles on the other five flags. Picture Flags: Attach five different picture stickers to five of the flags and matching picture stickers to the other five flags.)

• FLAGS IN THE WIND: Give your children scarves to use for flags. Play music and invite them to dance around the room, waving their scarf flags in the air. Vary the tempo of the music to represent winds ranging from gentle breezes to stormy gusts.
  

• WAVE, WAVE, WAVE OUR FLAGS: Tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

Wave, wave, wave our flags,
Wave them oh, so high.
Wave our colors back and forth
As we go marching by.

Invite your children to wave their Personal Flags, above, as they sing and march around the room

• FLAG SNACKS: Let your children use one of these ideas to turn crackers into "flags." Use thin celery sticks for flagpoles: Spread softened cream cheese over triangle-shaped crackers. Use carrot sticks or red bell pepper strips for decorations; cover graham crackers with peanut butter. Decorate with raisins, nuts, or strips of fruit roll-ups.