Tape Resist American Flag Craft

Are you looking for a Memorial Day kids craft to help commemorate all the amazing Veterans who served for us? This Tape Resist American Flag Craft is also great for any 4th of July activities, too, of course, or any other USA holiday.

Tape Resist American Flag Craft

Not only is our American flag craft a fun craft for all ages, but also a great way for kids to show some patriotic pride. For the very little ones, an adult may need to help placing the tape in rows, but then it’s just all painting. And fingerprint stars, too!

Tape Resist American Flag Craft

American Flag Tape Resist Craft

To make our USA flag craft you will need white and blue cardstock, red and white acrylic paint, scissors, and glue. You will also need 1” masking tape, or we used washi tape.

Craft supplies needed.

Tape Resist USA Flag Craft Supplies Needed

  • Cardstock – white, blue
  • Acrylic paint – red, white
  • 1” masking tape or washi tape
  • Scissors
  • Glue

Fingerprint Flag Craft Step by Step Directions

Begin with a sheet of white cardstock placed horizontally.

Place rows of tape about an inch apart on white cardstock.

Gather your 1” tape and rip pieces that are just slightly longer than the cardstock. Place in rows across the page, about an inch in between each row of tape. Press the tape lightly in place.

Paint inbetween the rows red.

Now, dip a paintbrush in red paint and begin painting in between the rows.

Continue until it's all red.

Continue until the page is painted red.

Carefully remove tape.

When it’s all painted, gently lift and carefully remove the tape. 

Cut a rectangle from blue cardstock.

Next, cut a rectangle from the blue cardstock.

Glue blue rectangle in place on the flag.

Glue the blue rectangle to the upper left corner

Then, dip your finger in white paint and begin making dots across the blue rectangle for stars.

Tape Resist American Flag Craft

All that’s left now is to let the paint dry completely before you proudly hang your USA flag.

Tape Resist American Flag Craft

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More American Flag Crafts for Kids

Looking for more American flag crafts for kids? Check out our Paper Strip Handprint Flag Craft, Handprint Flag Craft, Straw Stamped Flag Craft, and our Paper Bag Flag Craft to name just a few of our many patriotic and July 4th crafts for kids at Our Kid Things!

Tape Resist American Flag Craft

Tape Resist American Flag Craft

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Active Time: 20 minutes
Additional Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

A great American flag craft for kids of all ages using tape resist and fingerprint stars

Materials

  • Cardstock - white, blue
  • Acrylic paint - red, white
  • 1” masking tape or washi tape
  • Scissors
  • Glue

Instructions

  1. Begin with a sheet of white cardstock placed horizontally.
  2. Gather your 1” tape and rip pieces that are just slightly longer than the cardstock.
  3. Place in rows across the page, about an inch in between each row of tape. Press the tape lightly in place.
  4. Now, dip a paintbrush in red paint and begin painting in between the rows.
  5. Continue until the page is painted red.
  6. When it’s all painted, gently lift and carefully remove the tape. 
  7. Next, cut a rectangle from the blue cardstock.
  8. Glue the blue rectangle to the upper left corner
  9. Then, dip your finger in white paint and begin making dots across the blue rectangle for stars.
  10. Let the paint dry completely.

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