Happy Birthday Canada! Here are some fun Canada Day crafts, courtesy of the Canadian Museum of History.
Make a Canada Day Garland
MATERIALS
- 8–10 sheets of white paper
- 1 pair of scissors
- 1 ruler or measuring tape
- Red markers, pencils or crayons
- A piece of string or yarn, at least 2 metres long
- Glue or tape
STEPS
- On white paper, draw and then cut out 8 to 10 triangles with 20 cm long bases (you can measure the length of the base using a ruler or measuring tape).
- Draw a maple leaf on each triangle and colour it red. Remember that the triangle will point down on the garland — we don’t want your maple leaves hanging upside down!
- Curl the base of each triangle by rolling it around a pencil, then hang the triangles on a piece of string or yarn at least 2 metres long. You can secure the triangles with tape or glue.
- Done! Hang your Canada Day garland in your window or balcony and show your Canadian pride!
Make a Canada Day Wand
MATERIALS
- 1 red or white straw
- Curling ribbon (ideally red and white)
- Red or white paper
- Red markers, pencils or crayons
- Tape
- Scissors
STEPS
- Cut a long thin piece of red or white paper and tape it to one end of the straw (if you are using white paper, decorate it with little red maple leaves using a marker, pencil or crayon).
- Tape curling ribbon to the same end of the straw as the paper, then twist it around the straw all the way to the other end. Tape it down.
- Take the other pieces of curling ribbon (ideally red and white) and tie them to the top of the straw where you taped the long thin piece of paper – ask a parent to curl the ribbon with scissors.
- Done! Wave your Canada Day wand to show your Canadian pride!
Make a Canada Day Shaker
MATERIALS
- An empty plastic bottle with a screw-on lid
- Red and white beads, beans, rice or macaroni, or a mixture of all
STEPS
- Remove the lid from the plastic bottle.
- Pour in a combination of red and white shaker materials (e.g., beads, beans, rice, macaroni) to about one-third full.
- Twist the lid back on.
- Decorate the bottle with something red and white (e.g., stickers, ribbon, paper, maple leaves, etc.).
- Done! Enjoy your Canada Day shakers and make some noise to show your Canadian pride!
