Memorial day is right around the corner.  It’s a time to celebrate and remember those who gave their lives fighting for our country’s freedom.  We are so fortunate to have all we do in this country, and taking a few minutes out to celebrate that is a good thing.  Today we are celebrating our country with an edible craft: make your own American flag.

Make Your Own American Flag

First, gather the supplies (ingredients) necessary for the kids to use to build their flag.

Ingredients:

* Whole Wheat tortilla (substitute baked crescent rolls or even a piece of toast)

* Cream Cheese Mixture (see below)

* Cut up strawberries and blueberries (watermelon or raspberries may be substituted for strawberries).

* String Cheese (sliced into strips lengthwise)

How to make your own flag:

Slice whole wheat tortillas into a rectangle.  The ones shown here are too large for a single serving for a child.  Think about slicing it to the size of a piece of toast.  (Remember, a piece of toast would also be an option if you don’t have tortillas).

Next, make the following cream cheese mixture (stolen from the classic “fruit pizza” recipe).

Cream Cheese Spread:

1/2 block cream cheese

1/4 cup sugar

1 t vanilla

Combine using a hand mixer until smooth and creamy.

Spread this mixture atop your tortillas.

We pulled up a picture of the American flag and I asked the girls to describe it.  What did they see?  What were the patterns?  How many stars did they guess were in the flag? Why?

Next, I asked them if they could create their own flag using the ingredients in front of them.

After about 5 minutes of work, this is what Grace did, (she is 5 years old):

And, with a LOT of help from me, this was Emma’s (hey, I needed a nice picture to show you, right?)

Once the flags were done, we pulled out our star sprinkles to complete the look:

So Fun!

What are you doing for memorial day?

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