Yesterday, I shared our Star-Spangled Fruit Pizza.  Today, I wanted to share our Flag Fruit Pizza Recipe.  This was a great cooking project for/with the kids!

Fourth of July Dessert:  Flag Fruit Pizza Recipe

Supplies:

• 9″x13″ pan or other rectangular-shaped pan
• Mixing bowl
• Knife
• Roll of sugar cookie dough (I just bought a roll from the store, because I was running out of time)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 package of cream cheese
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• Blueberries
• Strawberries

1)  Cut the roll of sugar cookie dough into 1/4 inch slices.  Place in the pan and *smash* them together to cover the bottom of the pan.  You could also try to roll out the sugar cookie dough, but this *smash*ing method worked best for us! 

2)  Bake according to package directions.  Allow to cool COMPLETELY.

3)  Using a mixer, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy and smooth.  Spread on the cookie crust.

4)  Make a rectangle filled with blueberries at the top left-hand corner.

5)  Slice strawberries into quarters and place in a row to make lines for your flag.

We were running low on strawberries, so I had to cut some of them into 1/8ths (you can see the ones at the top)!!  I think they look much better when cut into quarters or even halves if you have enough strawberries.

 

Here are a few of the 4th of July crafts the children have made over the past few years!

Recycle a plastic baggie into a July 4th Windsock craft.

Make a 4th of July Container Craft out of craft sticks.

Put some special July 4th treats in this Flag Bag Craft.

These multi-layered juice popsicles take a while to make, but they taste super yummy!

Create a torn paper flag craft.

Did you know you can make a wreath out of flip-flops?!!

The girls loved making this flag bag…they were pretty excited about the super-straight masking tape lines!!

Flag Bag Craft for Kids

Supplies:

• White paper bag
• Masking tape
• Crayons, markers, or paint
• Blue construction paper
• Star stickers

1)  Place masking tape across the paper sack attaching it to the table.  DO NOT press the tape down very hard on the sack (you’ll have a hard time removing it without tearing the sack if you do)!!  Painter’s tape might work well, too!

2)  Color the non-taped areas red.  (We used crayons, but you could use markers, paints, or whatever!)  Carefully remove the tape.

3)  Cut a rectangle out of blue paper.  Glue it in the corner.  Add stars.  (We used a white crayon, but younger children would have a much easier time with stickers!)

There you have it – a simple bag for a picnic or a special 4th of July Treat Bag!

I’ve been seeing so many great craft stick flags, but I wanted to try something different!  So, I came up with this idea for the 4th of July!

July 4th Kids Craft:  Red, White, & Blue Container

Supplies:

• OJ or Milk Container
• Paints
• Paintbrushes
• Jumbo Craft Sticks
• Glue
• Cookie cutter (or star stencil)

1)  Cut the top off of an orange juice or milk container (use the craft sticks to decide how tall you want it).

2)  Paint the craft sticks red, white, and blue.  If you’re using jumbo craft sticks, you’ll need a total of 6 red, 4 white, and 10 blue.

3)  Glue the craft sticks vertically on the container (we used a glue gun to speed up the process).  Make two sides blue.  Alternate red and white craft sticks on the other sides.

(This was a great family project. I had each girl paint the craft sticks a different color, and I glued.)

4)  Paint white stars on the blue sides.   (I’m telling you — cookie cutters are versatile!)

There you have it!  You now have a container to use for tableware for your 4th of July celebration, a flag holder, a pot for a plant, or whatever else you dream up!