35 4th of July Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers

You’re never too young to enjoy a special day and these fun 4th of July activities for toddlers and preschoolers make sure that younger kids can take part in all the excitement and festivities too.

With tons of activities for kids including crafts, sensory play ideas, noisemakers and decorations so there’s loads of ways for kids to get involved this Independence Day, which will your kids want to try first?!

4th of July Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers

The Fourth of July is a really popular time of year with celebrations and parades taking place and the warmer weather meaning that more families can make the most of it with barbeques, fireworks and parties.

These easy fourth of July activities are designed to help your little one join in with the patriotic fun so that you can all have a great time together either on the day or in the lead up to your Fourth of July celebration.

Because this is quite a long list I’ve split it into two sections to make it a bit easier to navigate – 4th July crafts for toddlers and preschoolers and easy 4th of July activities for toddlers and preschoolers.

For both lists you’ll find the activities listed in the order that they appear in the collages below, there’s obviously more ideas than just what you’ll see in the collages (there’s all the activities from the collage at the top for a start!) so do scroll through to find more fun activities to try out this year.

Want to make sure that you don’t forget any of these ideas? Make sure that you bookmark this page or pin an image so that you’ve got them all to hand when you need them.

Want more fun ideas? Check out the bottom of this page where you’ll find loads more inspiration for fun activities for toddlers this summer.

4th of July Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Grab the glue and tissue paper and make this American flag tissue craft from Schooltime Snippets

This sponge painted American flag craft from Crafts on Sea is perfect for little hands to make and the handprint on it means that it will make a super cute keepsake too.

Make and play with these red white and blue star wands from Rhythms of Play

Paper plate crafts are great for making with younger kids both because the materials themselves are so cheap and they can cope with the large amount of paint that young kids often use. For a simple patriotic craft why not try this paper plate flag from Crafts on Sea.

This cupcake liner fireworks craft from A Little Pinch of Perfect is perfect for creating with kids who are starting to learn how to use scissors.

This fireworks ring craft from Fantastic Fun and Learning will be super cute to wear afterwards too.

Grab the paints and colored markers to make this 4th of July craft that uses a free printable.

This handprint eagle craft from Crafts on Sea uses a free template to make it easy for you to recreate at home.

Best Toys 4 Toddlers shares an easy flag craft that kids will love to make.

Make and play wit this paper bag Uncle Sam from Crafts on Sea.

B-Inspired Mama has a stars and stripes crown that’s perfect for dressing up in.

Grab the lego or duplo to make this printed American flag craft from Crafts on Sea.

Make a patriotic kids blower following this tutorial from Natural Beach Living.

This pipecleaners fireworks wand from Teach Me Mommy would be great for supporting fine motor skills.

Here Come The Girls shares how to make some 4th July stained glass window bunting.

Use up recycled paper by making this shredded paper fireworks from Capri +3.

This American flag kids craft from Heart of Deborah looks adorable.

Use red, white and blue paints to make this fireworks craft from Crafts on Sea.

Create a DIY 4th July sparkler from Stylish Cravings.

Mess for Less has a great tutorial for making a 4th July noisemaker.

Happiness is Homemade share how to make a 4th of July rocket craft with ribbons, sequins and toilet paper roll.

Make this easy fireworks craft from Crafts on Sea and change the colours to red, white and blue to make it perfect for Fourth of July.

Easy 4th of July Activities for Toddlers

Red, white and blue shaving cream sensory play from My Bored Toddler

Get outdoors with this free printable 4th of July scavenger hunt from Crafts on Sea and color each of the items as you find it.

This 4th July sensory bottle from Little Bins for Little Hands is sadly no longer available but they do have a tutorial here on how to make sensory bottles so you could follow this and add red or blue glitter to it.

This sidewalk chalk paint idea from The Heart of Deborah is perfect for taking some fun photos with.

Create these glow in the dark sensory bottles from K C Edventures.

If you have some paper straws at home then why not try making these patriotic bubble blowers from Pintsized Treasures.

Our Fourth of July dot marker printables are perfect for younger kids to use and have four designs for you to choose from.

Toddlers and preschoolers can help to color in our free printable Fourth of July bunting which will make super cute decor too.

For a fun STEM activity why not try these magic milk fireworks from Messy Little Monster.

Print out these free 4th of July coloring pages from Crafts on Sea for an activity that’s really easy to prep.

This Fourth of July cookie decorating from Red Ted Art would be perfect for a themed snack.

If you need some story time ideas then check out these from Homebound But Hopeful.

If you’re looking for a simple science activity then this Fourth of July baking soda science  from Little Bins for Little Hands would be perfect.

Try this 4th July ice melt activity from Little Bins for Little Hands.

4th July printable and colouring page from Wise Owl Factory.

Make a red, white and blue sensory bottle following the instructions from Rhythms of Play.

Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds shares a 4th July playdough activity perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.

Try this easy 4th July art from Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds for a simple art project.

More Activities for Toddlers

Want more ways to keep your toddler busy and happy this summer? We love this list of over 35 summer activities for toddlers.

Or how cute are these fruit activities for toddlers? Perfect for helping to encourage some healthy eating!