It's hard to believe that next month is Memorial Day!  It's a great holiday to celebrate yet it's easily overlooked on the true meaning of the holiday itself.  Many just are excited for a day off! While it's nice to get holidays off, what about celebrating the day in honor of it?

Memorial Day- is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country's armed forces. (Wikipedia)

Here is a list of some great crafts you and your family can do together to remember and honor all of the people who died for our country.

Straw Fireworks- All you need is white paper, 3 straws, red, white, and blue tempura paint.  For full details on how to put this craft together, click here.

Fireworks Craft Using Forks- This is the same idea, but using forks.  For the full craft, click here.

Popsicle Stick American Flag-All you need is red, white and blue paint, popsicle sticks, painters tape, rhinestones, glue, cardstock, and ribbon.  For full details, click here.

Tin Can Luminaries-This one looks like fun! Would love to try this with my girls. What you need: 

• Empty vegetable or soup cans, cleaned out and labels removed
• Water
• Sand
• Nail
• Hammer
• Scrap paper
• Ruler
• Tape
• Spray paint in red, white, and blue

To see details of how to put this together as well as the amazing outcome, click here.

For more fun Memorial Day crafts for the entire family, click here.