Wooden Patriotic Uncle Sam Craft
This wooden spoon spatula Uncle Sam craft is the perfect patriotic craft for the 4th of July!
Make this wooden spoon craft with your kids to decorate your home. It makes a super cute DIY 4th of July decor craft!
Invited to an Independence Day party? Take this adorable Uncle Sam craft as a hostess gift your friends and family will adore!
This patriotic craft is fun for kids and adults alike!
You can find all the supplies you need for this adorable Uncle Sam craft at the Dollar Store, your favorite big box store, or you can order everything from Amazon.
How to make a Wooden Spatula Uncle Sam Craft for the 4th of July
Materials:
- Wooden Spoon Spatula
- Craft Stick
- Acrylic Craft Paint in Red, White, Blue, Pink
- Wiggle Eyes
- Buttons
- Clear Rhinestone
- Silver Glitter Cardstock
- White Craft Foam
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Printed Template
Instructions:
Gather all the supplies listed.
Place the regular craft stick two inches down from the top of the wooden spoon spatula, and draw a line with a pencil.
Paint the top two inches of the wooden spoon, above the pencil line, with white acrylic craft paint.
Let dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.
Using a small flat paintbrush, add vertical stripes with red acrylic craft paint.
Basecoat the regular sized craft stick with blue acrylic craft paint. Let dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.
Attach the blue craft stick to the painted edge of the wooden spoon spatula with a glue gun and glue sticks.
This becomes the hat brim. Trim ½” from each end of the craft stick with scissors.
TIP: You can us liquid craft glue for this project, but you will have to wait for it to dry.
Paint the handle of the wooden spoon spatula with blue acrylic craft paint. Let dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.
Attach two wiggle eyes to Uncle Sam’s face with hot glue.
Create cheeks by dipping a new pencil eraser in pink acrylic craft paint and dotting on the right and left side below the wiggle eyes.
Download and print the Uncle Sam Pattern, then cut out with scissors. Trace the beard and mustache onto white craft foam with a pencil, and then cut out with scissors.
Attach the beard, and then the mustache with a glue gun and glue sticks.
Trim the rounded end from a regular craft stick with scissors and glue just under the wiggle eyes as Uncle Sam’s nose.
Attach three red buttons to the handle of the wooden spoon spatula with a glue gun and glue sticks.
Trace the star pattern onto the back of the silver glitter cardstock with a pencil, and then cut out with scissors. Attach to the hat with a glue gun and glue sticks. To finish, embellish the star with a self-adhesive clear rhinestone.
Your Uncle Sam craft is ready to display your patriotic spirit! What a cute gift for family and friends. Uncle Sam is also a great craft project for tweens and teens to create independently.
