Stars & Flag Watercolor Painting with Cookie Cutters

This is a fun and easy activity to do with watercolors for the Fourth of July and Memorial Day.
Stars and flags are always a great themes you can do. And this simple Star and Flag watercolor painting is easy for kids to do.

Plus you can work on learning colors of red, white and blue at the same time. Kids can make a painting of their own by painting inside cookie cutters to have a unique painting that they can display for the holiday.

And this does not take a lot of painting skill to do this painting.

The Stars & Flag Watercolor Painting is a great addition to the Fourth of July Crafts and the cookie cutter crafts on the site.

What is Cookie Cutter Painting?

Painting with a cookie cutter is an easy craft for kids to do. This gives a template, and the results are loads of fun.

Stars & Flag Watercolor Painting Watercolor Painting with Cookie Cutters

Star and flag watercolor painting is painting inside star and flag cookie cutters with watercolor paints. A fun painting and fine motor activity for kids.

This star and flag painting activity is great for the Fourth of July, Memorial Day and Flag Day as well. You can do it with kids in preschool (ages 3 to 4), PreK (ages 4 to 5), and kindergarten (age 5 to 6).

Book to Read with the Star & Flag Watercolor Painting

We read the book Red, White, and Blue: The Story of the American Flag before this activity. We learned about the colors. I like pairing activities with books.

What you need for the Star And Flag Watercolor Painting

• watercolors
• watercolor paper – this is great for painting projects
• cookie cutters
• star and flag cookie cutters
• 4th of July Memorial Day Patriotic Cookie Cutters – This set would also work.
• large paint brush

How we made the Flag & Star Watercolor Painting

You can see the steps below that we used to make the flag & star watercolor painting. And while you are doing this watercolor painting remember that you can do this any way you want. It if fun to have different paintings. Plus you can paint each star and flag how they want.

Step 1: Place the Flag & Star Cookie Cutter on the Watercolor Paper

You are going to pick out one of the cookie cutters. You can see we are starting with one of the three stars. You place the star where you want to paint.

And remember there is no wrong way to do this watercolor painting.

Step 2: Hold the Flag & Star Cookie Cutter and Paint Inside

You hold the cookie cutter in place. You can hold on the outside of the cookie cutter or on top of the cookie cutter.

Then you use a paint brush that is full of watercolor to paint inside. You want to make sure you cover the whole area. But if they don’t that is okay. Painting inside the cookie cutter is a fun activity for fine motor development.

Step 3: Look the the Star on the Paper

After you are done you are going to look at your painting. You can see the red star on the paper.

If you have older kids you can let them fix stars or flags that are not filled in. But even not perfect that is okay. It will still be their painting.

Step 4: Keep Painting Flag & Star

Next you want to keep painting. You can pick a new cookie cutter or the same one. You place it as above and repeat the same steps.

You can have the stars and flags overlap. You can decorate them. You can do it anyway you want and remind kids that this is their painting. If they only paint stars that is okay. If they only paint flags that is okay.

Each painting will be different and made their own way.

Final look at our Flag & Star Watercolor Painting

More Flag & Star Activities for Kids

Stamping Stars and Flags is a fun stamping activity uses flags and stars to stamp the United States Flag Colors.

Red White and Blue Sensory Bin is great for the Fourth of July. It has a rice filler and red and blue for the items in the bin. Super simple and easy to use.

Watercolor Pencil Fireworks Craft for Kids is a great firework craft that kids can do. It looks great and is super easy to do!

Paper Roll Painted American Flag is a super easy flag craft you can make for the Fourth of July or Flag Day. It is a great preschool and tot flag craft for kids.

Check out all the fun Fourth of July Activities & Printables on 3 Dinosaurs.

Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com