I love dressing my whole family for different holidays. With the 4th of July (or any patriotic holiday) it's really easy to do because anything with red, white and blue counts. Here is a simple Patriotic Star Shirt step by step tutorial. There still time to quickly make this before you set out for your 4th of July plans.Supplies:Iron-on fabric sheets, or iron on vinyl White t-shirt 1" & 2" Stars Iron Pencil Fabric scissorsDirections: 1. Iron your shirt 2. Trace your … [Read more...]
4th of July Activity Printables
The 4th of July is one of my kids favorite holidays! They love the fireworks, the BBQs, the friends and food. We try to have as much as fun as can cram in. In Missouri, where fireworks are allowed for 4-5 days around the 4th of July, the celebration lasts for days. If you are planning a fun celebration here are some printable activities you can incorporate into the events. Free 4th of July Word Search To get this printable just click on the picture and download it to your computer. Then you … [Read more...]
4th of July Wreath
I wanted to make a wreath to hang on my door for the 4th of July. After thinking about it for a few days, what I wanted kind of came to me. Now besides the birthday balloon wreath, I'd never made a wreath before so I was learning as I went. Here are my supplies: I had some left over floral pins from the balloon wreath craft so I used those to pin the ribbon into the foam wreath.I then overlapped the next color a little bit so you wouldn't seen any raw edges.I … [Read more...]
3 Star String Art Tutorial
I love getting ready for patriotic holidays and making cute decorations for my home. Here is an intermediate tutorial for a 3 Star String Art decoration. Hang it outside on your porch or lean it indoors on your fireplace mantel. Where ever you put it, it'll be an impressive piece of decor.Materials: Embroidery Floss--1 each of red, white and blueNails with nail head. --I'm using wire nails I picked up at Wal-Mart. A 2 oz package of 3/4" nails. Tack Hammer or Regular HammerWood … [Read more...]
4th of July Firework Blocks
I enjoy doing crafts but I am not the best at making them. I try to stick to quick and easy crafts. With having 4 young kids I need to be able to start and finish my crafts in a short period of time so I can do it without too much hassle from the kids. These 4th of July Firework Blocks fit my requirements and are super cute!I recently decided that I loved these block so much that I am manufacturing them to sell in a craft kit! Buy NowMake it yourself:Red, White and Blue … [Read more...]
Popsicle Stick Flag Magnets – Easy Kids Craft
While I was making my Firework Blocks the other day, my kids told me they wanted a 4th of July craft to make. I headed to my craft room to see what supplies I had. I saw a bag of popsicle sticks and inspiration struck. I asked them to give me a few minutes to prepare and I would call them when I was ready. What you need:Popsicle sticks Glue Red, white and blue paint Paint brushes Adhesive magnet stripsYou can prepare the popsicles a couple different ways. First I … [Read more...]
Popsicle Stick Flag Craft
This post contains affiliate links. If you buy something through these links I will receive a small commission. Thank you for your support.Finding easy crafts for my kids to make with just a little bit of help is always my goal. During summer break they like to be busy and craft so since the 4th of July happens in the middle of summer break we begin making our patriotic crafts pretty early into summer break. Making the Popsicle Stick Flag Craft only requires a few materials and a couple … [Read more...]
Flag Rice Krispie Treats
I love that there are several patriotic holidays throughout the year so that my Patriotic ideas can be used several times throughout the year. While I have a lot of patriotic craft ideas, I'm new to the patriotic recipe field. Let's dip our toes into this pool together with these Flag Rice Krispie Treats.First you'll make traditional Rice Krispie Treats. Then transform them into these adorable flags. You can even insert a lollipop stick if you want to make them Flag pops!Ingredients- 4 … [Read more...]
No Sew Flag Onesie
For this cute project I decided to combine a pinterest inspiration with the desire to send my newest niece a present and BAM, out came the No Sew Flag Onesie (of course you can adapt this into a shirt). What you need:Onesie (or shirt) Red rick rack Blue and white polka dot ribbon Fabric GlueDirections:Since you may be using a different size onesie or shirt than I did, the best advice is to eye-ball how big you want the flag. Cut two shorter length of rick rack and 3 … [Read more...]
The DIY Shop
Welcome to the Making of a Mom DIY Shop! Here I have assembled some of the craft ideas, DIY ideas, printables and more for you to easily purchase. I know sometimes we have intentions of making the craft, or gathering different printables to entertain our kids, but it just doesn't happen. Here is an easy place to purchase the kits. I have done the work for you!Products are listed in the order they fall throughout the year. Keep scrolling to see everything. All Occassion Personalized … [Read more...]
A Simple S’more Bar + Printables
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #LetsMakeSmores #CollectiveBias #sponsoredAs a kick off to summer we decided to have some friends over for a S'more Bar. It's been a cool (temperature) beginning of summer so having a fire in our fire pit and making our favorite summer treat was a fun idea. Since we did this over Memorial Day weekend we decided to go with a patriotic theme for the S'more Bar.After a quick visit to … [Read more...]
