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USA Wooden Sign Craft

USA Wooden Sign

Michelle Ordever
This easy wood craft is fun for both kids and adults, and great to make for 4th of July!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Active Time 30 minutes
Drying Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 40 minutes

Materials

  • Blue acrylic paint
  • Red acrylic paint
  • White acrylic paint
  • 3 wood slices
  • Raffia

TOOLS

  • Small foam brush
  • Small paintbrush for writing letters
  • A drill or wood burning tool to make a second hole
  • Scissors

Instructions
 

  • Drill or burn a second hole into each wood slice – opposite the pre-drilled hole.
  • Paint one piece of wood red, one white, and the last one blue. Leave to dry.
  • When dry, paint on the letters: white wood piece: red “U”, red wood piece: blue “S”, blue wood piece: white “A”. Leave to dry once again.
  • When fully dry, line the pieces up in order from top to bottom – U, S, A – and tie together with raffia. Snip off any excess.
  • Tie the bottom of the “U” to the top of the “S”
  • Tie the bottom of the “S” to the top of the “A”
  • Tie a loop to the top of the “U” so that you can hang the wooden sign up.
  • 6 photo collage demonstrating how to make this wood craft

Notes

Adult supervision may be required. Adult should drill holes into wood slices if kids are making this craft.
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