Looking for an easy 4th of July Craft for kids? Check out this Marble Painting Patriotic Star Craft for Preschoolers. It’s so simple with the free printable Star template!
This patriotic star craft is perfect for 4th of July, Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, Presidents’ Day, Labor Day, and any other patriotic holiday.
Painting with marbles is an easy way for little ones to practice that hand-eye coordination, and you’ll love how cute this patriotic star craft looks when it’s finished!
Marble Painting Benefits
According to Science World, Marble Painting helps kids practice hand eye coordination as well as use those observation skills.
It’s also an fun way for kids to practice their fine motor skills.
I love that marble painting art always turns out super cute and each project is unique.
Alright! Let’s get started on this Marble Paint Patriotic Star Craft!
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Supplies for Patriotic Star Craft
For this patriotic star craft you will need the following craft materials:
- The Star template – found at the end of this tutorial
- Red, White, and Blue Construction paper
- Kid Safety Scissors
- Marbles
- A Box that a child can hold easily. You want a box that isn’t too deep or shallow. Sometimes you can find a nice box in the canned goods section at a local store. Alternately, you can cut a larger box down to a smaller size.
- Paper Plate to hold paint
- Washable Paint (We love this Crayola paint)
- Stapler
- Optional: Elmer’s Glue and Glitter – if you want to make it sparkle!
- Baby Wipes or Paper Towels for those little messes.
How to Make an Easy Patriotic Star Craft
First, print out the paper star craft template. Next, you (or your child) will need to cut out the star.
This could be a great chance for kids to practice their scissor skills. With child safe scissors, have your child cut out the star template.
You might also like to pre-cut star templates ahead of time if the children are young or you want to save time. I often like to do this so that I can make a variety of color options like: a blue star or red star.
If you want to make multiple stars with less cutting, you can staple a template onto a thin stack of construction paper. We used a stack of red, white and blue paper.
Next, cut through the layers to create multiple stars.
Now it’s time to marble paint the star craft!
Marble Painting a Patriotic Star Craft – Preschool
Place your star template in the shallow box.
Pour some paint onto the plate. We used blue, white and red paint to keep things patriotic.
Next, add your marble or ball to the paint.
Kids can roll the marble through the paint to fully cover it. Next, have them place the paint covered marble into the shallow box.
We like to place the marble to the side (not on the paper star at first) to avoid big splotches of paint on the star.
Have the child hold the box, and show them how to move the box to make the marble travel across the paper star template.
Demonstrate how they can move the box up and down and side to side to make paint trail marks on the star craft.
Kids might enjoy experimenting with different sized balls, like bouncy balls or larger marbles.
Keep in mind safety needs for your child’s age and adjust the activity to meet their needs.
Have those baby wipes or paper towels nearby as the kids work, as things can get a little messy anytime paint is involved.
Kids might enjoy making more than one star. Once your kids are finished marble painting, set the patriotic star crafts aside to dry.
Optionally, you can add a little glitter to your stars by adding a little glue and a shake of glitter.
Of course, if you are feeling glitter-adverse, just skip it! We kept ours simple this time without glitter.
And…that’s it! Your patriotic star crafts are finished!
These star crafts are a fun addition to your patriotic bulletin boards or you can thread some of them together with a hole puncher and string to make a patriotic banner.
(If you make a banner, I’d advise using cardstock paper).
Or, you could display them by creating a large patriotic star wreath.
Print the Patriotic Star Template
To get your free printable Patriotic Star craft template PDF you can instantly access it below.
This free star template is perfect for this fun marble paint craft for the 4th of July!
Click the black button below to download the large star shape template.
More Star Craft Ideas
Looking for more fun star crafts? Here’s more ideas for using this free star template.
- Add glitter or colored sand to make lovely Star crafts to go along with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
- Tissue Paper Star – Use colored tissue paper to glue to the star outline.
- Paint! – Use watercolor paints to decorate the star.
- Try using torn paper and glue to create one of a kind stars.
- Make Christmas star crafts by using red, green, and gold.
More 4th of July Activities
Want more fun 4th of July activities for kids?
There’s a fun Uncle Sam Hat Headband here. Kids will love creating their own wearable patriotic hat for Independence day!
You can find an adorable 4th of July Sensory bin here. My little ones loved pretending to bake a cake to celebrate America’s birthday!
There’s a big list 4th of July Crafts and Activities here. So many fun patriotic ideas and craft activities for younger children and older children alike.
This 4th of July Scavenger Hunt is sure to be a hit with kids of all ages!
There’s some free 4th of July Coloring Pages here. These free printables are perfect for the kids table at your Fourth of July event.
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