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Get your child ready to celebrate our Veterans! After viewing the local parade of heroes, encourage your child to create his own celebration at home. He'll put together a patriotic display by using construction paper to create a red, white, and blue flag banner! On each flag of the banner, he will write one descriptive word to represent our veterans as well as those who lost their lives while serving their country.
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What You Need:
- Construction paper (red, white, blue)
- Hole punch
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Ruler
- String
- Black marker
- Clear tape
What You Do:
- Have your child fold several sheets of construction paper in half. Using a ruler, help him to draw a "V" shape on the long side of the construction paper to create bunting flags. The tip of the "V" shape should be on the folded end. When he cuts along the lines, he'll end up with two flags.
- Repeat this process with each colour of construction paper until he has enough flags for a whole banner.
- Help him hole punch each flag on the wide end, in the centre. The points of the flags should be facing down.
- String the flags and tape them from behind so they stay in place.
- Using a black marker, encourage him to write one descriptive word on each flag that represents veterans. Some words may include: heroic, brave, patriotic and courageous.
- Help him to hang the banner and proudly display it in honor of our U.S. Armed Forces on Veterans Day or Memorial Day!
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