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A completed patriotic teddy bear paper craft with a blue shirt and Uncle Sam hat surrounded by scissors, glue sticks, and colorful craft paper

Patriotic Teddy Bear Craft

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes
This patriotic teddy bear craft is a fun Fourth of July activity where kids create a festive teddy bear with a patriotic outfit and hat.
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Author: Sam
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Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Markers
  • Patriotic Teddy Bear Template

Instructions

  • Print the template and gather the materials for this fun activity.
  • Begin by gluing the inner ear pieces onto the bear’s ears.
  • Look for the eye pieces and glue them onto the bear’s face, under the eyebrows.
  • Glue the mouth and nose piece in the center of the bear’s face, below the eyes.
  • Glue the cheek pieces on both sides of the mouth and nose.
  • Grab the shirt piece and glue onto the bear’s body.
  • Glue the collar piece onto the top of the shirt.
  • Color in the hat and glue it onto the top of the bear’s head.
  • Use a marker to color in the paw details on the feet pieces.
  • Finally, glue the feet pieces onto the bottom of the bear’s body.