With lots of construction going on in our neighbourhood and those surrounding, our children have been attracted to the bright flagging tape used for various markers, so we decided to incorporate it into some upcoming celebrations!

CAKE TOPPERS

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Materials

  • Flagging tape (you can get this at hardware and dollar stores)
  • BBQ skewers (Have an adult cut the sharp tips off.)
  • Hole punch
  • Beads
  • Scissors

Directions

  • Put a small bead onto your skewer to serve as an anchor.  Your beads may fit snuggly, but if they don’t, put a drop of glue onto the skewer in the desired spot before sliding your bead on.

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

  • Cut and fold a length of your flagging tape back and forth (some people refer to this style of folding as accordion folding).  With the help of an adult, punch a hole in the middle of your folded tape and then thread it onto your skewer.  Repeat with various colours.

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

  • Add beads to the tops and bottoms of your tape.

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

  • If you haven’t already, have an adult cut off the tip of the skewer or be sure to wear safety googles if you do it yourself.

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

  • Pop these into a cake for a punch of colour!

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

BIRTHDAY WRAP

Materials

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

  • Flagging tape (you can get this at hardware stores and dollar stores)
  • Kraft paper, newsprint etc.
  • Paint
  • Painting materials (brushes, sponges etc.)
  • Scissors

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

  • Smock
  • Craft tray

Directions

  • Who doesn’t love kid-painted wrapping paper!  It is playful, inexpensive and lends a personal touch to any gift.
  • Don your smock and paint your paper.

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

  • Allow to dry overnight.
  • Use your flagging tape as you would ribbon to accent your gift.

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

PHOTO BACKDROP

Materials

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

  • Flagging tape (you can get this at hardware stores and dollar stores)
  • Tacks or tape
  • Scissors (Whoops!  It seems we forgot these in the photo!)

Directions

  • This is an activity for slightly older kids.
  • Use your flagging tape to create a simple photo backdrop for snapping  photos with your friends.   You could go with simple stripes, diagonal lines or weave the tape as we did. (Make the columns and the go “under, over” with the rows.)  Cut manageable strips and secure the ends with tacks (ask an adult before doing this) or tape.

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

  • Take a photo with you and your friends in the centre and then use the crop function on your camera or phone to edit out the ends of the strips/tacks.
  • Voila!  A colourful and fun background for your party memories!

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Flagging Tape Party Fun with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & activities for kids)

Purpose

  • Creating with inexpensive materials

Safety Notes

  • Beads can be a choking hazard, therefore be sure to keep them out of the reach of children ages 0-3 or those that tend to put things in their mouths.
  • Be sure to use flagging tape with supervision and caution as it can be a strangulation hazard.
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