World Party Day Crafts

May 3^rd is World Party Day. You can’t have a party without decorations, right? We are making world flags as our party decorations this year.

You can make these flags in a smaller version and turn them into a garland. Today we have flags from Canada, France, Italy, Ireland, Mexico, and Scotland. When you are done making these flags, feel free to have your little artist design and make his or her own flag, and maybe even name a pretend country!

I really love making flag projects, because it’s such a great opportunity to teach colors. Did you know the three most popular world flag colors are red, white, and blue?

‘Oh Canada…’ Your little artist will have fun learning about the maple leaf on the flag. The Canadian flag is the newest flag we’re making today. It was approved in 1965. Enough about the facts! Let’s start making our own.

Canadian Flag

Supplies:

1. Copy of flag
2. Construction paper
3. Maple leaf sticker
4. Scissors
5. Glue stick

Directions:

1. Print copy of flag.
2. Cut rectangles out of red construction paper.
3. Use glue stick to glue on red rectangles.
4. Place maple leaf sticker in middle of flag.

Next we go ‘across the pond’ to France. This three-colored flag is a good way to teach your little one to count to three.

French Flag

Supplies:

1. Copy of flag
2. Construction paper
3. Scissors
4. Glue stick

Directions:

1. Print copy of the flag.
2. Cut red and blue rectangles out of construction paper.
3. Glue rectangles onto the flag.

Leaving France, we head south to Italy. This is probably home to some of your little artist’s favorite foods.

Italian Flag

Supplies:

1. Copy of flag
2. Construction paper
3. Scissors
4. Glue stick

Directions:

1. Print copy of the flag.
2. Cut red and green rectangles out of construction paper.
3. Glue rectangles onto the flag.

From Italy, we go northwest to Ireland. Your little artist will have fun learning the colors orange, green, and white in our next flag project.

Irish Flag

Supplies:

1. Copy of flag
2. Orange construction paper
3. Green construction paper
4. Scissors
5. Glue stick

Directions:

1. Print a copy of flag.
2. Cut orange and green rectangles.
3. Have your little artist glue the rectangles to make his or her own Irish flag.

Off to the warm and sunny country of Mexico! By now your little artist has learned that most of these flags have three colors. But ask, “What is different about the flag of Mexico?” That’s right! It has an eagle.

Mexican Flag

Supplies:

1. Copy of blank flag
2. Red construction paper
3. Green construction paper
4. Glue stick
5. Scissors

Directions:

1. Print out a copy of the blank flag.
2. Cut rectangles out of red and green paper.
3. Glue rectangles onto the flag.

Our last flag has triangles instead of rectangles. We are heading to the northernmost country in this newsletter, Scotland.

Scottish Flag

Supplies:

1. Copy of flag
2. Blue construction paper
3. Glue stick
4. Scissors

Directions:

1. Print copy of the flag.
2. Cut triangles out of blue paper.
3. Glue triangles onto the flag to make the Scottish flag.

We hope you and your little artists had fun studying Vexillology this week. (Psst– Study of Flags). For more of our crafts around the world please visit our project page.

While having fun with flagstoday I know you won’t forget to tell your little artists , “You’re so creative!”