Patriotic Windsock Craft

This craft would make a great gift for a Veteran or a 4th of July decoration. Wrap red, white, and blue yarn around a toilet paper roll to form patriotic stripes. Then have your child help you fold a sheet of paper to make rows of stars reminiscent of paper dolls. The paper folding can be a lesson on the term "half", since you will be folding the paper in half 4 times!

What you'll need:

Toilet paper roll
One sheet of printer paper
Red, white, and blue yarn
Scissors & glue, tape

How to make your Patriotic Windsock:

Cover 1/3 of the roll in glue and wrap red yarn around it. Repeat for white and blue yarns.
Make rows of stars the same way you would make paper dolls:
- Fold the white paper in half twice, lengthwise.
- Accordion fold the paper into 4 equal sections.
- Draw a star on top of accordion as shown, with the 2 side points extending off the page.
- Adults cut out star shape, forming 4 rows of 4 stars each.
Tape the top star of each row into the bottom opening of the roll.
Tape a length of yarn into the top opening, to use as a hanger.