Hello! For those of you celebrating the 4th of July this year, we thought we’d create a quick post to show you which printables we’ve got on the site that could come in handy. Please find them below.
Party Cones
First up are a few party cones, useful as hats or containers for popcorn, candy and snacks.
US Flag
US Eagle
4th July Geometric
American Hearts
Snack/Candy Baskets
Next up are our printable paper baskets. You can put snacks such as candy, popcorn, chips or cookies in them and they’ll make your party table look gorgeous!
We the People Basket
From Sea to Shining Sea Paper Basket
American Stars Paper Basket
4th July paper Basket
Color and Craft: 4th July Paper Basket
Color and Craft: Birthday Paper Basket
Stars and Stripes Popcorn Basket
American 4th July Paper Basket
American Hearts Basket
Coloring Pages
Hoping to involve the kids? Why not print them one of these 4th July coloring pages. They’ll add that all-the-family vibe to your celebratory decor.
From Sea to Shining Sea – Independence Day Coloring
4h July Coloring
Independence Day Coloring
Decorative 4th July USA Map Coloring Page
Bald Eagle
Burger Bunting to Colour
Fast Food
Snacks
Best of the Rest
And finally, here are the other printable bits and bobs we think could be of use for your Independence Day decorating endeavours.
American Flag Bunting (Stripes)
American Flag Bunting (Stars)
USA Flag Peace Sign Bunting
USA Bald Eagle Bunting
We the People Bunting
July Fourth Bunting
Cupcake Wrappers: American Flag Stripes
Cupcake Wrappers: American Flag Stars
Cupcake Wrappers: Fourth of July
Cupcake Wrappers: Happy 4th of July
We the People Notepaper
USA Flag Notepaper
Stars and stripes paper chains
American Flag
It’s always nice to make your own decorations for Independence Day and online printables are a fun way to get started. They’re also great for getting the kids involved. We hope that whether you’re making paper chains, coloring posters in, crafting baskets or hanging up bunting, you have a lovely time and a magical 4th of July.
Is it really that time of year again already? Yes, indeed. Spring is in the air and Victory in Europe Day is coming up very soon (9 May) so for those of you looking to decorate, we’ve collected our VE Day printables together in this post. All free, of course!
Triangular UK Flag Bunting
Triangular UK Flag Bunting – 4 to a Page
Large Union Jack Heart
Small Union Jack Hearts
Happy VE Day Colouring
VE Day Bunting Sheet
UK Flag Party Cone
UK Flag Colouring
UK Flag VE Day Colouring
Double-Sided UK Flag Bunting
British Flag Heart Notepaper
Bluebirds Over White Cliffs of Dover Bunting
Double-Sided Bluebirds Over the White Cliffs of Dover Bunting
British Bulldog Bunting
British Bulldog Paper Chain Strips
Bluebirds Over Cliffs of Dover Paper Chains
Dove of Peace and British Flag
Bluebirds Over Cliffs of Dover Colouring
We’ll Meet Again Colouring
Winston Churchill VE Day Bunting
Peace dove on a blue background
Peace dove on a red background
VE Day Posters:
Short VE Day Poster – Bluebirds Over Cliffs of Dover
Long VE Day Poster – Bluebirds Over Cliffs of Dover
Planning on serving cupcakes? Your tea table could look extra special with some printable cupcake wrappers:
To make it nice and easy for you to prepare for May Day, we thought we’d make all our relevant printables easy to find by listing them in one post. There are some immediately below and some farther down the page.
Happy May Day Colouring
May Day Colouring: Flowers
Four-Fold May Day Card
Four-Fold May Day Card
May Queen Colouring
Butterflies and Flowers
May Day Daisy Bunting
May Day Colouring Bunting
What Do People Do on May Day?
May Day is an ancient festival whose roots are lost in the mists of time. As you can probably tell from the printables above, it is often celebrated with flowers. May parades, maypole dancing, May basket making and the crowning of the May Queen are just a few of the activities you can find going on around May 1st.
Maypole Colouring for May Day
In general terms, it is about the marking of spring. In some countries, bonfires are lit to symbolise the light bringing the long, dark nights of winter to an end, and in others, people stay up all night on the day before May Day so that they can celebrate the coming of the dawn. In the UK, we have Early May Bank Holiday – which is a three-day weekend – so should you fancy a night of waiting up for the sun to rise, you should have enough time to catch up on sleep before having to go back to work!
What’s in it for the Kids?
Assuming that you either can’t get to or can’t find an organised May Day celebration, there are still lots of traditions you can engage in at home. Decorating your home with May Day flowers might be a nice activity for the children. You could use real flowers and arrange them in different vases or cut out a whole pile of paper flowers and stick them around the house.
Another idea might be to make a paper flower garland:
Or print a few flowery paper baubles:
Purple Flowers Hanging Ornament
Daisy Bauble
Ladybird on Spring Flowers
Pink Blossom Bauble
May Baskets
One of the loveliest May Day traditions for kids to help with is the giving of May baskets. The idea is that you fill baskets with flowers, sweets and/or other presents and leave them on the doorstep of someone you think deserves them – for example, an aunt, uncle, grandparent, friend or babysitter who has been nice to you all year. You don’t have to use a real basket, you can make one out of card like these:
Printable May Day Basket: Grass & Daisies
Printable May Day Basket to Colour
Printable Flowery Paper Basket
Printable Flowery Paper Basket
Printable Basket – Spring Flowers
Floral Printable Basket
May Day Treat Cone – Daisies
May Day Treat Cone – Pink Daisies
Kids Colouring May Day Treat Cone
Kids Colouring May Day Treat Cone
Flowers
Flowers and Bees
Pink Flowers
Flowers and Butterflies
The gifts don’t need to be expensive either – it’s one of those occasions where it’s the thought that counts.
Even More Decorations for May Day:
Of course, another lovely way to decorate is good old-fashioned paper chains… anything with a spring theme. Like these:
If you’re planning a barbecue, why not go the whole hog and decorate your garden? It’s a great way to involve the kids and is sure to amuse your guests… decorations are always a good talking point as people mingle. And if you’re not able to have guests, decorations can still help make for some memorable photographs which you can then post on social media and share with your friends. Everyone loves seeing a bit of family creativity!
Here’s what we’ve got in the way of printables to help you:
Burger Bunting
Burger Bunting to Colour
Barbecue Vegetables Bunting
Kebab Bunting
Pizza Bunting
Veggie Pizza Bunting
Tomato Slice
Cucumber Slice
Snacks
Summer Fruit
If you like the tomato and cucumber slices (above) you might also like to make our fruit slices garland, it can look pretty both inside and out.
You might also find these useful:
Summer Sun
Barbecue Party Bag
Flamingo Party Bag
Palm Tree
Roses Paper Basket
American Stars Paper Basket
Man-Eating Plant Paper Basket
American Hearts Basket
Or maybe you’re looking for some decorative BBQ-themed notepaper, or a template to write your barbecue menu or invitation on:
Birthday Barbeque Invitation
Barbeque Invitation
BBQ Invitation or Menu Template
Burger Notepaper
BBQ Menu Template
BBQ Invitation Template
Vegetarian BBQ Invitation Template
Vegetarian BBQ Menu Template
Vegetarian Barbecue Menu or Invitation
Vegan Barbecue Menu or Invitation
Barbecue Menu or Invitation
BBQ Word Search
Of course, no page of printable resources would be complete without characters from the magical world – after all, that’s what our site is all about. So, with this in mind, here are some barbecue-themed colouring pages which include some fun fantasy creatures:
Dragon Eating a Hotdog
Fairy Eating a Burger
Fairy Eating a Salad
Goblin Eating a Kebab
We hope you enjoy your garden party or barbecue and that you get good weather!
Fabulous flamingos are everywhere these days and are increasingly popular with children as well as grown-ups. With this in mind, we’ve created a rhyming flamingo treasure hunt, fun for all flamingo-loving kids. It can be used for parties or just as a run-around-the-house game on an ordinary afternoon.
What You Need:
A printer for the clues of course, and some scissors to cut them out. This is an indoor game and we have tried to make sure that the clues only include objects (such as a book or a chair) that exist in any house. You’ll also need some “treasure” to leave with the last clue.
Along with your treasure or prize, you could add a fabulous flamingo certificate for the winner. Obviously, you won’t know who that is until the game takes place, so just make sure you have a pen handy to add the winning child’s name.
If you’d rather not print any images, the text of our clues is below. Just highlight, copy and print.
The prettiest birds To fly through the air Have left their first clue Not far from a chair.
Flamingos like bathing Their feathers so pink, So look for a clue Near a bath or a sink.
When flamingos get tired They rest their soft heads, They’ve left you a clue By somebody’s bed!
Flamingos love sunshine And everything bright! There might be a clue Near some sort of light.
The next one is tough, The flamingos are sure They’ve hidden it well, In the dark of a drawer.
Flamingos are fast, They can fly like a rocket, They’ve dropped the next clue Into somebody’s pocket!
My goodness you’re close, Don’t stop, look, look, look! The flamingos have slid The last clue in a book.
You’ve found it, well done, Give your feathers a shake, What a splendid flamingo You’d certainly make!
More Flamingo Printables
If you’re going the whole hog and throwing a flamingo party, you might find the following resources useful. They’re all free to print out for personal use. We hope you and the children have lots of fantastic flamingo fun.
Flamingos in Water Party bag
Flamingo Party Bag
Flamingo Place Names
Flamingo Sunset Party Bag
Flamingo Sunset Bunting
Flamingo Bunting
Fabulous Flamingo Award
Fantastic Flamingo Award
Flamingo Scrapbook Paper
Finally, we’ve got a couple of pieces of flamingo themed scrapbooking paper below, which might come in useful if you’re making further flamingo resources of your own. For example, they could be helpful if you’re making party place mats. You could also use them as special wrapping paper if you’ve got a flamingo fan in the family.
Flamingo Feathers Scrapbook Paper
Flamingo Feathers Scrapbook Paper
If you’re looking for more treasure hunts, you might like to check out the ones we’ve created for mermaids and pirates.
If you’re planning a Christmas party, you might like to browse our latest Christmas party printables. You’ll find them below, along with a handful of old favourites. They’re generally designed with children in mind, but there’s no reason they wouldn’t do for older gatherings as well.
It’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere, officially from 21st June to 22nd of September 2017, and for many families, this means celebrations of all kinds. Perhaps you have a summer birthday in your clan? Or you can’t wait to treat the kids to a barbecue? Maybe you’re a fan of Midsummer Night’s Eve? Or you just can’t think of anything lovelier than drinks, nibbles or whole feasts in the garden?
Whatever the case, we’ve created a couple of quick decorations for you to craft. There are links to flower, burger, and fruit garlands below, all ready to print out.
This printable blue and pink flower garland is a great way to decorate your house, garden or balcony for summer parties, barbecues or just because you want to add a bit of summer colour to your life. Here’s what you need: a printer, a pair of scissors, some wool/string and (optionally) some glue.
We know it’s pretty obvious how and make this garland, but we’ve added some steps below to make it even easier. We hope you (and your children) have a great time decorating for your summer party!
How to Make Your Flower Garland:
STEP 1
Print as many flowers as you want to include in your garland by clicking on the pictures below. (Each one will take you to a pdf file of that flower.)
STEP 2
Carefully cut out your flowers. Now fold them in half but here’s a tip: You might find it easier to fold them over the string/wool before you glue the two halves together, so that you don’t have to thread it through.
STEP 3
Stick the two halves together but only glue about half or two thirds of the blank side, leaving a nice wide unglued bit at the top for your string/wool to go through. This makes it much easier to rethread if you want to rearrange anything – you won’t have to fiddle about trying to force your string through a very small space! Finally, you might like to know that when we made ours, we found wool much better than string – it just seemed better at holding each flower in place.
STEP 4
Hang your beautiful string of flowers somewhere in your garden or home and give yourself big pat on the back for such brilliant crafting! As you can see, we hung ours in our garden, just above our gate. A final tip: once the glue was dry we trimmed each flower to make sure there were no bits of white paper showing around the edges.
If flowers aren’t right for you, or if you’re looking for something that might be more popular with boys, you could…
Make a Burger Garland
These are great for barbecues, just use the picture below to print cut out, fold over string and stick. (You make these exactly the same way as the flower garland, so if you’re stuck, just use the crafting steps above.)
Burger Bunting
You could also jazz up any summer party with this delicious-looking decorations…
Although we are based in the UK, we know we have many American visitors, so we occasionally add resources for Thanksgiving. Here are they are, in no particular order.