June Kids Craft Club: Patriotic Crafts

Join the Kids Craft Club to receive all the craft supplies you need for patriotic flag crafts! With both Canada Day and Independance Day coming at the beginning of July, we thought it was time to get started on making flags, banners, and pennants. Use your June Kids Craft Club supplies to get started.

Canadian Kids, your crafts are brought to you by the colours Red and White! American Kids, look for your package of Red, White and Blue!

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Coming in July: Summer Scrapbook

Every day is an adventure in the summer, and what better way to keep track of all the fun you have than with a summer scrapbook! We’re sending Kids Craft Club members the supplies to make a book full of summer memories. An easy way to make a bird watching book, an ‘About Me’ scrapbook, or a drawing book.

To start your Kids Craft Club subscription with the July package, simply note “start in July” on your order form

Kids Crafts – Origami Storage Box

Folded Paper Storage Box Easy Origami for Kids

Use a regular sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper to make this fun folded paper storage box. It’s an easy origami project for kids and it’s useful too – store extra craft supplies or summer treasures in these little boxes. Make two in the same colour, so one can be the base and one can be the lid! Watch the Step by Step video hosted by our little helper

Father’s Day Idea: Body Spelling A Special Message

‘D’ is for Dad! All you need is a patch of grass, your camera, and the kids for this special Father’s Day Activity! Have the kids lay on the grass in different ways to make the letters ‘HAPPY FATHERS DAY’ Put all the pictures together to make one very unique and special card for Dad. We’re going to turn this into a digital card, since Dad will be away from home this Father’s Day.

New Pinboard: Home Made Teacher Gift Ideas

Hand Made Teacher Gift Rainbow Flower Vase

School is already out for some kids, but around here they’re in session until the end of June. It’s time to make teacher gifts, and we’ve pinned some of our favourites here. Also check out some fun Father’s Day craft ideas here.

Kids Craft Club Showcase – Submit Your Photos!

Our New and improved website comes complete with a rotating showcase of crafts and kids from the Kids Craft club. You can see kids at work or proudly showing off their creations in a gallery on the right-hand side of our site. Check it out here!

Is your child in the Kids Craft Club? Send us pictures of him or her with their artwork and we’ll add them to our showcase!

Win a Three Month Craft Caravan Subscription

We’re excited to announce that Craft Caravan is featured in the July issue of Canadian Living! Along with the feature, the magazine is hosting a contest for your chance to win a three month subscription to the Kids Craft Club! To enter, visit Canadian Living contests

Oh Canada!

Whether at the cabin, the cottage, the camp, or even just the backyard, Canadians from coast to coast are celebrating Canada Day today! Red and white clothing, face paints, and washable tattoos all make great fun for kids on Canada Day. Looking for more great ways to celebrate Canada? Try these Canada inspired crafts to make the celebration last the whole month long:

Nunavut Provincial Flag Craft:

Nunavut is Canada’s youngest region, becoming it’s own territory in April, 1999. Make this simple Inukshuk flag to celebrate Canada’s youngest territory!

Supplies: white paper, construction paper (red, yellow, blue), scissors, glue

Directions: Cut a yellow piece of construction paper that is exactly half the length of your white paper. Glue into place, covering left half of the white paper. Make inukshuk: cut red construction paper to the same height as white/yellow flag. Then cut red paper into 3 small horizonal blocks, 1 longer horizontal block, and 1 small vertical block. Round the edges of each block to create the appearance of rocks (see Nunavut flag photo). Glue blocks to middle of flag to create inukshuk. Cut blue star and place on white portion of flag

Note: Extend this craft project by going outside and building an Inukshuk using stones, or by replicating the flag of your province! You can view provincial flags at The Flag Shop

Canadian Moose Craft:

Supplies: craft paper, cardboard (such as from cereal box), or other ‘background’ paper, ice cream lid or paper plate, brown paint, googly eyes, black pompom, twigs from trees with a few branches to look like antlers

Directions: pour brown paint into ice cream lid or paper plate. Stamp foot into paint, then stamp onto background paper or cardboard with heal of foot closest to bottom of paper, to create moose head. Decorate your moose head: Place googly eyes at ball of footprint, and place nose at heal of footprint. Make antlers by gluing twigs to top of footprint (at the toes).

Note: Mom and Dad can join in on the fun to create a moose family! Their extra big footprints will make large moose heads, while the kids can be the smaller moose

Fun Facts About The Canada Flag

The Maple Leaf Flag is a work of art that has achieved international recognition. The flag itself is young; it was adopted as the official flag of Canada in February, 1965. Use these guidelines to recreate the flag with construction paper or fabric: The length of the flag should be twice the height, and the white portion of the flag is exactly double the length of each red portion. The central maple leaf has 3 major points that each break into 3 smaller points. The number of points on the flag has no symbolic significance – this is simply the best configuration to look good while blowing in the wind!

Sing it Loud!

‘O Canada’ became Canada’s national anthem on July 1, 1980. The official lyrics are known to most adults, but can sometimes be tricky for kids. Try singing this song with your little ones – their word changes often produce very uniquely entertaining renditions of the song!

Kids in the Kitchen – Strawberry Popsicles

Nothing says ‘summer is here’ as well as the beginning of strawberry season! Try these yummy frozen treats with your kids for a refreshing summer time snack:

1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
2 cups plain yogurt
Popsicle holder, ice cube tray, or paper cups and popsicle sticks

Mix yogurt and strawberries. Alternately, blend yogurt and strawberries for smooth consistency. Spoon into ice cube tray, popsicle holder, or paper cups. Freeze for 20 minutes. Add sticks (if using paper cups or ice cube tray), and freeze until firm.

Five Minute Fun – Summer Time Streamers

Turn a simple stick or rubber bracelet into summer time fun by securing lengths of ribbon or crepe streamers. Kids can wear the bracelets or twirl the stick to add some dazzle to their outdoor running games!

Our Newest Additions – Invitation Kit, Scrapbook Kit

Craft Caravan is excited to introduce our latest Card Kit additions. Our ‘About Me’ scrapbook kit is perfect for kids to work on over the summer, or try the Invitation Kit for your next big bash!