Sparkle Craft: Family Flag

In the Martin & Sylvia: Saturdays! story, “Around the World,” Martin and Sylvia take a class where they learn about all the countries of the world and have a chance to cook a dish from one of their very favorites!

Countries are sort of like families; each country has shared culture, a certain amount of symbology that binds them together and, usually, a distinct food culture. Delve into your own family and make a flag that represents your shared family culture!

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You Will Need

Paper

Writing Implement

Felt

Scissors

Glue

What To Do

Start with some learning: show your little one the flag from their country and talk about the different parts of it. What is on the flag? What does it symbolize?

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Then start brainstorming about your own family: what are some things that make your family special or unique? What are some things that are important to your family?

Once you’ve got a few ideas on paper, choose a handful that you’d like to incorporate in your family flag. What symbols might you use to represent them? In our family, we decided on a gray background (representing my maiden name and history), we chose to use a large letter “R” (representing our own family’s last name) and four stars (representing the four members of our family, each star being one of our favorite colors).

Choose a background sheet of felt. We used an 8×10 piece.

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Cut out the symbols from other colors of felt.

Assemble the family flag using glue.

Explore More & Make Connections

Aside from flags, what else exists that represent countries? Could you make/do one of those for your family as well?

About the authors

  • Andrea Folsom

    Andrea Folsom

    Sparkle Crafts Blogger

    Andrea Folsom describes herself as a writer, editor, creative maker, and eternal optimist. She is passionate about learning and sharing new creative techniques, making beautiful spaces, and talking about the social-emotional benefits of creativity and art. She runs [Crafting Connections](http://www.craftingconnections.net/) – a website providing inspiration, practical advice, and projects for creative families – with her close friend Danielle Reiner.

  • Danielle Reiner

    Danielle Reiner

    Sparkle Crafts Blogger

    Danielle Reiner describes herself as a creative, a maker, and a mama. At the heart of her story is creativity, though that hasn’t always been the case. She rediscovered her deeply hidden creativity early in adulthood – with a ball of yarn and a couple of knitting needles – and hasn’t stopped since. Danielle also runs [Crafting Connections](http://www.craftingconnections.net/) – a website providing inspiration, practical advice, and projects for creative families – with her close friend Andrea Folsom.