{"id":14165,"date":"2026-06-05T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=14165"},"modified":"2026-06-05T05:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:27:44","slug":"red-white-blue-star-craft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/red-white-blue-star-craft\/","title":{"rendered":"Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft For Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This time of year, it is a great time to review the colors of the American flag: red, white, and blue. <\/p>\n<p>Around the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/4th-of-july-american-revolution-round-up\/\">4th of July<\/a>, we do lots of crafts for the holiday. We also do lots of studies about the American Revolutionary War. <\/p>\n<p>We did some fine motor skills with this red, white, and blue star craft.<\/p>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2014\/red-white-blue-star-craft2026.jpg\" alt=\"Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft - a fun star punch craft that is easy to do for kids of various ages. Kids will punch out the star and blue them on the black paper. A great Fourth of July Craft. 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft is a fun addition to the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/4th-of-july-american-revolution-round-up\/\">Fourth of July Crafts<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n<h2>Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft<\/h2>\n<p>The Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft is a fun star craft for kids using a black background and red, white and blue stars that kids punch out and gle on the black background. There is no set way that this star craft has to look. And kids can be creative in how they glue the stars on.<\/p>\n<p>A simple star craft for kids in tot (ages 2 to 3), preschool (ages 3 to 4), prek (ages 4 to 5), and kindergarten (ages 5 to 6).<\/p>\n<h2>Book We Read with the Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft<\/h2>\n<p>We read the book <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Red-White-Blue-American-Penguin\/dp\/0448412705?&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=4e42a2b3e7223cfd2eeb565f15d6a51e&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Red, White, and Blue (Penguin Young Readers, L3) by Herman, John (1998) Paperback<\/a>. We really like learning about the flag colors and their importance to us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Red-White-Blue-American-Penguin\/dp\/0448412705?&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=4e42a2b3e7223cfd2eeb565f15d6a51e&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/red-white-blue-readerjpg-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Red, White, and Blue: The Story of the American Flag (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3)\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-70425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/red-white-blue-readerjpg-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/red-white-blue-readerjpg-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/red-white-blue-readerjpg-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/red-white-blue-readerjpg-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/red-white-blue-readerjpg.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You could also read these books:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Reading-Railroad-Wendy-Cheyette-Lewison\/dp\/0448428385?&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=af082bfe9c29f5b29640d7740d1ccd73&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\">F Is for Flag <\/a>(Reading Railroad)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Our-Flag-Carl-Memling\/dp\/0375865241?&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=53f562bc8d7db66d5c72d5985f276b46&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\">Our Flag<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Our-Flag-History-Stripes-Little\/dp\/B0FR7PWBP3?&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=2cf0bd157ee2ee8ab14c0c47a0c6ab7e&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\">Our Flag: A History of the Stars and Stripes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I love that this is so easy to do and fun for any holiday around the 4th of July and Flag day!<\/p>\n<h2>What you need for the Red, White and Blue Star Craft:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bira-Craft-Christmas-Crafting-Scrapbooking\/dp\/B017V5W572?&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=25d31deb6be0a612ac7917a12786d0fa&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">star punch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Washable-Liquid-School-Glue-Size\/dp\/B00T05RUEK?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=cf0fc0af81c32e9256e5c87069ef8db3&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">glue<\/a> on a tray<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Royal-Langnickel-Crafters-Brushes-RFOMW-4PACK\/dp\/B0052UN1JA?th=1&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=88656e09e2ea974000040dca7b207d82&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">1 inch foam brush<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crayola-Construction-Colors-Stocking-Stuffer\/dp\/B00MJ8JSFE?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=ea562991783cd3f8b8dec69cb3157f28&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">black construction paper<\/a>:  black<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crayola-Construction-Colors-Stocking-Stuffer\/dp\/B00MJ8JSFE?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=ea562991783cd3f8b8dec69cb3157f28&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">construction paper red, blue, and white<\/a> cut into strips<\/li>\n<li>scissors &#8211; no show in picture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2014\/red-white-blue-star-craft2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft - a fun star punch craft that is easy to do for kids of various ages. Kids will punch out the star and blue them on the black paper. A great Fourth of July Craft. 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>How to Make the Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft<\/h2>\n<p>You are going o see how we made this star red, white and blue craft<\/p>\n<h3>Step 1: Punch Out the Stars<\/h3>\n<p>You stamp out the stars from the stripes of paper. You can use the punch on the table if that is what works for your kids.<\/p>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2014\/red-white-blue-star-craft2026-2.jpg\" alt=\"Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft - a fun star punch craft that is easy to do for kids of various ages. Kids will punch out the star and blue them on the black paper. A great Fourth of July Craft. 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Or you can hold the punch off the table and punch the stars. You can do what is easier for kids to do.<\/p>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2014\/red-white-blue-star-craft2026-3.jpg\" alt=\"Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft - a fun star punch craft that is easy to do for kids of various ages. Kids will punch out the star and blue them on the black paper. A great Fourth of July Craft. 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<h3>Step 2: Paint Glue on the Black Paper<\/h3>\n<p>You can use the paint brush and dip it into the glue and then paint the black paper with the glue.<\/p>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2014\/red-white-blue-star-craft2026-4.jpg\" alt=\"Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft - a fun star punch craft that is easy to do for kids of various ages. Kids will punch out the star and blue them on the black paper. A great Fourth of July Craft. 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<h3>Step 3: Place the Stars on the Glue<\/h3>\n<p>You then place the stars on the glue. There is no right or wrong way to glue on the stars. You can have them overlap or apart. But it does not matter how they look on the paper.<\/p>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2014\/red-white-blue-star-craft2026-5.jpg\" alt=\"Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft - a fun star punch craft that is easy to do for kids of various ages. Kids will punch out the star and blue them on the black paper. A great Fourth of July Craft. 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<h3>Step 4: Cut out the Stars Punches from the Strips<\/h3>\n<p>You can also cut out the stars form the strips you used for punch out the stars. This is something that I was asked if we could do. And yes you can.<\/p>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2014\/red-white-blue-star-craft2026-6.jpg\" alt=\"Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft - a fun star punch craft that is easy to do for kids of various ages. Kids will punch out the star and blue them on the black paper. A great Fourth of July Craft. 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<h3>Step 5: Cut out the Stars Punches from the Strips<\/h3>\n<p>For the last part and she cut up some of the paper that we stamped out the stars and glued them on the paper.<\/p>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2014\/red-white-blue-star-craft2026-7.jpg\" alt=\"Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft - a fun star punch craft that is easy to do for kids of various ages. Kids will punch out the star and blue them on the black paper. A great Fourth of July Craft. 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<h3>Step 6: Repeat the Steps Above<\/h3>\n<p>You can repeat the steps above for the craft. But let kids decide what they want to do with the craft. There is no right or wrong way to make this craft.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Red-White-Blue-American-Penguin\/dp\/0448412705?&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=4e42a2b3e7223cfd2eeb565f15d6a51e&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/red-white-blue-readerjpg-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Red, White, and Blue: The Story of the American Flag (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3)\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-70425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/red-white-blue-readerjpg-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/red-white-blue-readerjpg-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/red-white-blue-readerjpg-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/red-white-blue-readerjpg-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/red-white-blue-readerjpg.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Final look at our Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft<\/h2>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2014\/red-white-blue-star-craft2026-8.jpg\" alt=\"Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft - a fun star punch craft that is easy to do for kids of various ages. Kids will punch out the star and blue them on the black paper. A great Fourth of July Craft. 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>Check out these other 4th of July Activities<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/fourth-july-ten-frame-cards\/\">Hands-On Fourth of July Ten Frame Cards<\/a> is a great hands-on way to work on different numbers from 1 to 10.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/red-white-blue-star-paper-plate-wreath\/\">Red White &#038; Blue Star Paper Plate Wreath<\/a> is a great 4th of July themed wreath for kids to make. It is super simple to make for a Red White and Blue theme.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/red-white-and-blue-wreath-craft-with-fourth-of-july-paper\/\">Red White and Blue Wreath Craft<\/a> is made with scrapbook paper or just 4th of july themed paper that is red, white and blue. A simple and fun wreath to make for the holiday!<\/p>\n<p>This is a fun <a href=\"\/\/3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/star-sensory-bin\/\">star themed sensory bin<\/a> that is great for the 4th of July! You have lots of different sizes of star in the bin for kids to explore.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/stars-flag-watercolor-painting\/\">Flags &#038; Star Watercolor Painting<\/a> is a great Fourth of July and Flag day Painting for kids. You use red and blue for painting and three sizes of stars and a flag.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/red-white-and-blue-sensory-bin-for-the-fourth-of-july\/\">Red White and Blue Sensory Bin<\/a> is great for the Fourth of July. It has a rice filler and red and blue for the items in the bin. Super simple and easy to use.<\/p>\n<p>Check out all the fun <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/4th-of-july-american-revolution-round-up\/\">4th Of July And American Revolution Activities &#038; Printables <\/a> on 3 Dinosaurs.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/4th-of-july-american-revolution-round-up\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2025\/fourth-july-printables-activities-2025.jpg\" alt=\"4th Of July And American Revolution Activities &#038; Printables - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Cassie &#8211; 3Dinosaurs.com<\/p>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2014\/redwhitebluestar.jpg\" alt=\"Red, White &#038; Blue Star Craft - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This time of year, it is a great time to review the colors of the American flag: red, white, and blue. Around the 4th of July, we do lots of crafts for the holiday. 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