If you’re in the same boat as me, you want to be crafty for all the fun holidays, but you run out of time to actually be crafty. So I’ve got you covered. Here’s a few fun crafts that won’t take you too much time, too much money, or too much of your sanity.

Craft #1

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Deck out your sparklers with this easy, cheap project. Simply print this page, cut out the stars, and tape the sparklers to it. All you’ll need is cardstock, tape, a glue stick, and a little string. If you want step by step directions, watch my Instagram reel here.

Craft #2

Painted stars. These are as easy as they look. Just grab a pack of wooden stars (I found mine on clearance 3/$1.50 at Target), some paint, and go to work. I also sprinkled some glitter on them when the girls were done painting them. Pro tip: let your kids use their fingers. It’s more fun than paintbrushes. If you want step by step directions, watch this Instagram reel here.

When they were done painting them, I just cut their initials out of cardstock and used a glue gun to adhere them. Then I used them as place settings at a little ‘party’ we had for the Fourth.

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Craft #3

This one is for you mama, or maybe older kids. Fourth of July bracelets! You could make them with whatever words you’d like to personalize them. These are the beads I ordered off Amazon, but you could order any clay beads. If you get into making these bracelets for every occasion like I have, you will need extra letters too, here’s the pack I ordered.

These are really easy to make. The elastic comes with the bead set, just string the beads on in any order you like, and double knot the elastic when you’re done. To make them even sturdier, I added a tiny dab of super glue to the knot when I was done!