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Home > Arts and Crafts Projects for Kids > How to Make Canada Day Projects with Ideas Crafts for Kids
Below you will find many Canada Day and Maple Leaf activities crafts ideas and projects for kids. Find out how to make your own Patriotic Canadian Crafts & Maple Leaves Arts and Crafts creations with the following instructions, patterns, and activities for children, preschoolers, toddlers, and Kindergarteners
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Beaver
Beaded Safety Pin - - Use this free pattern to make beaded safety pin jewelry.
Beaver
Paper Bag Puppet - - July 1st is Canada Day and in recognition of that the
FreeKidsCrafts team has designed this original Paper Bag Hand Puppet.
To all of our wonderful neighbors to the North, "Happy Holiday".
Bike
Streamer Decorations - - Cover your bicycle or tricycle with red, white (and blue) streamers
for the Fourth of July or Canada Day. Kids can grab their friends and
make their own parade with this easy, fun activity.
Canada
Day Bird - Our crafty maple-leaf birds are so simple that even young children
will want to make their own. String your birds into a garland to
drape across your front window, porch or picnic table.
Canada
Day Bunny Paper Craft - - This is a simple cut and paste craft that make a nice decoration
for the refrigerator or bulletin board.
Canada
Day Bunting - - You can use our printable flags to make bunting to decorate your
house, school or classroom for sporting events, national holidays or
other patriotic celebrations. There are many ideas below.
Canada
Day Coaster - - The templates were originally made for a CD (which is 4.75 inches
in diameter), but anything that's round and about the same size
works... Make sure you ask an adult before you start gluing things to
CD's!!
Canada
Day Fan - - Oh Canada, we love this little fan. Keep yourself cool and let your
kids show their Canadian pride as you make this easy paper flag
craft.
Canada
Day Medal (Necklace) - - Every year we go to a Canada Day barbeque at our friends' house.
My girls love making something special to show off to everyone at the
party. These medals were a big hit!
Canada
Day Noisemaker - - Create a red and white noisemaker using paper plates.
Canada
Day Party Hat - - This is a great craft to do with a group of kids at a Canada Day
party. In 2006 we did this craft with a group of kids age 1 to
35? The youngest ones had as much fun playing with the foamie
stickers on a plain piece of paper as they did making the craft.
At the end of it all you have a great looking craft that for the rest
of your day!
Canada
Day Noisemaker - - These are instructions for making red and white noise makers using
paper plates.
Canada
Day Party Pot - - This 4" terra cotta pot can be used to hold napkins and
utensils at a Canada day party. You can also make smaller pots as
name holders or fill with treats for guests to take home.
Canada
Day Placemat - - Your table will look great for Canada Day with these patriotic
placemats, and the kids will enjoy helping you to make them! You
could ask the children to sign and date them and then laminate them
to keep them for next year, if you like.
Canada
Day Red and White Bracelet - - A simple paper bracelet (don't wear it in the rain *grin*).
Canada
Day Streamer - - Show your appreciation to our neighbor country by having this
streamer on your porch in celebration of Canada Day.
Canada
Day Sun Visor - - The perfect way to keep the sun out of your eyes at your Canada Day
picnic!
Canada
Day T-Shirt - - Get out the fabric paints and scraps and have a go at creating your
own Canadian flag T-Shirt to help you celebrate Canada Day this year!
Canada
Day Votive Candleholder - - This attractive candleholder can fit any theme. Attach leaves
for Canada Day, pumpkins for Thanksgiving, ghosts for
Halloween... Let your kids' creativity go wild.
Canada
Day Wind Tube - - Much like a windsock, this Canadian wind tube uses recycled
materials for an environmentally friendly approach to craft making.
Let us show you how it’s done.
Canada
Day Wreath - - This toilet paper roll wreath provides a great way for your
children to decorate the house for Canada Day. We actually hang
ours outside (assuming it isn't raining) during our Canada Day
barbeque.
Canada
Mobile - - This is a simple mobile made up of maple leaves and flags. We
usually create our mobiles by using two straws or sticks taped or
tied in a criss-cross (see picture) or by using one paper towel or
gift wrap roll with all the pieces tied to it (this isn't as 3D a
mobile, but is good for recycling).
Canada
Pin - - Share your Canadian spirit with this patriotic wooden pin. A
fantastic Canada Day craft kids can make with their
friends.
Canadian
Can Wrap - - A crafty way for kids to "personalize" a can of pop and
show their pride. Change the craft foam and create a four leaf clover
wrap for St. Patrick's Day.
Canadian
Flag - - Use a straw and printable templates to make your own Canadian
Flag! We made this craft with the girls in Kaitlyn's Sparks
group (Age 5/6 group in Canadian Girl Guides). They all loved
it!
Canadian
Maple Leaf - - July 1st is Canada Day and the team has designed this easy Canadian
Maple Leaf to help our neighbors celebrate.
Canadian
Northern Exposure SWAPs - - Paint wooden symbols of Canada to add to a beaded pin.
Canadian
Pebble Craft - - You can paint a river rock to make a wonderful patriotic pebble.
They make great paperweights or decorations.
Canadian
Plant Pot Craft - - A simple-to-make patriotic plant pot.
Canadian
Sleep Mask - - Make this uniquely Canadian sleep mask with just a few pieces of
red and white felt. Kids will sleep soundly after celebrating Canada
Day.
Canadian
Wind Sock Craft - - You can make a Canadian wind sock from an oatmeal box, construction
paper, string, and crepe paper streamers.
CD
Beaver - - Instructions to make a beaver out of old Cds.
Crayon
Etching Fireworks Picture - - Here is a fun idea for an unusual fireworks picture using wax
crayons. Younger children love to reveal the different colors as they
scrape off the top, black layer.
Crayon
Scratching - - Children can draw anything they want with the paper clip. Recreate
glorious fireworks on paper for Independence Day, New Year's Day or
any day with this crayon scratching kids craft.
Drinking
Straw Bead Necklace - - For handmade jewelry that's sure to stand out, try this drinking
straw bead necklace craft. With appropriately colored straws it's
perfect for national holidays like Canada Day or Independence Day.
Flag
of Canada Beaded Safety Pin - - Use this free pattern to make beaded safety pin jewelry.
Golden
"Stained Glass" Leaves - - Hang pretty fall leaves from your windows with suction cups.
Handprint
Canada Day Flag - - Your child can show his patriotic spirit by lending his hand in
creating the Canadian flag.
How to Make Origami Leaves - Maple Leaf - Maple
origami model.
Magic
Leaf Drawing - - This is an easy way to make an image of a leaf, using a real leaf,
a piece of paper and a crayon (or crayons).
Maple
Leaf - - Make this cool Maple Leaf Craft to celebrate Canada and your patriotism to your homeland.
Maple
Leaf Antenna Ball - - This Maple Leaf Antenna Ball craft will help you show your spirit
AND find your car—it's a perfectgift for kids to make.
Maple
Leaf Cake - Celebrate July 1, Canada Day, with friends, fireworks, food, and
festivities—including a special cake shaped like a maple leaf.
The real recipe, created by Joanne Young from Nova Scotia, contains
maple syrup. Find out why Canadians celebrate Canada Day. Then create
this no-bake patriotic cake to kick off the fun.
Maple
Leaf Craft Ideas - - Just take this printable pattern and watch as your kids explore the
many ways they can create maple leaf crafts.
Maple
Leaf Magnet - - Celebrate Fall or Canada Day with your kids by creating a whole
pile of craft foam maple leaf magnets for your fridge.
Maple
Leaf Mobile - - This maple leaf mobile is an excellent Canada Day craft for kids,
who will enjoy cutting out and assembling the maple leaf shapes from
our template.
Maple
Leaf Necklace - - Perfect for an Autumn or Canada Day celebration.
Maple
Leaf Pin - - Instructions for making pins to wear that look like a maple leaf. A
fun craft for Canada Day or Autumn.
Maple
Leaf Silhouette - - Oh Canada! Study the mighty maple and create a spatter painting
with Crayola® Washable Paint and an old toothbrush.
Maple Leaf Craft Ideas for Children - Just take this printable pattern and watch as your kids explore the many ways they can create maple leaf crafts.
Maple
Leaf Tree Rubbings - - All you need for this project, aside from the listed materials, is
your creative imagination. Make it as unique as you can and stand out
from the rest.
Map
of Canada - - Help kids learn about the Canadian territories for Canada Day with
this fun map. For older kids, use the pattern to cut out the
territories from colored paper and label them all. For younger kids,
print our pattern and let children color in the territories with
crayons or colored pencils.
Mini
Fall Basket of Leaves - - These little baskets make great place cards for Thanksgiving.
Moose
Head Canada Day Wreath - - This is a fun wreath to do by yourself or with a group.
Patriotic
Raft Craft - - Have some fun at your Canada Day or Independence Day picnic sailing
our patriotic rafts. Why not make a few and, using drinking straws to
blow the sails, have races! And of course these can be adapted for
Australia Day, St Patrick's Day, St George's Day and any other
patriotic event.
Poppies
with Pride - - Who remembers soldiers’ sacrifices? Every November on
Remembrance Day/Veterans Day, poppies are worn with pride on lapels
all over Canada, the United States, and Great Britain.
Red
and White Canada Day Fridge Magnets - - Spice up youfridger decorations with these homemade Canada Day
magnets which can easily be crafted right in the comfort of your own
living room!
Sparkly
Canada Day Water Jar - - Make cute little Canadian flags and affix them to any water jar
available at home.
State
and Province Plates - - Kids make this colorful license "plate" for your next
trip. They search for license tags from the U.S. and Canada, or
anywhere in the world, then fold back tabs to keep track of their
finds.
String
of Leaves - - Make a string of leaves to decorate a room. These simple-to-make
strings make a great Fall or Thanksgiving decoration. You can drape
the strings across rooms, over windows and from the chandeliers.
Canada Paper Quilt : National Symbols : Canada Day - Tell the children they are going to have fun learning about a beautiful and large country: Canada. The activities will culminate with making a Canada Paper Quilt that reflects some of their national symbols: the flag, the beaver, maple leaf and it honors an important community helper: the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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