Canada Flag Canada Day Craft

This post was originally published in 2010. I am republishing it for Canada Day 2025. Fifteen years ago, I would never have imagined that proudly celebrating Canada and Canada Day in the United States would feel at all controversial. I am proudly Canadian, and I love my adopted home of Bainbridge Island in Washington State, too. This very old Canada flag craft is a perfect Canada Day craft because the little handprint maple leaf reminds us all that countries are made up of the people, all the little hands, not the policies or the people in power. I encourage all my American readers to make this Canada Day craft today with their kids to learn about your neighbor and how, just like they celebrate the 4th of July, Canadians proudly celebrate their sovereignty as a nation every July 1st.

We are in Vancouver and loving the Olympic spirit and pride all countries have in their athletes and countries.  My son is luckier than most, he has two countries and is being raised to love both. We made this Canadian flag craft to cheer my country on, and grabbed our American flag we made and kept ( one of the few crafts I have kept for a long time) to cheer Daddy’s country. No matter what flag you are making, remember it doesn’t have to be perfect, just have fun!

How to make a handprint Canada Flag Canada Day Craft

We are in Vancouver and loving the Olympic spirit and pride all countries have in their athletes and countries.  My son is luckier than most, he has two countries and is being raised to love both. We made this Canadian flag craft to cheer my country on, and grabbed our American flag we made and kept ( one of the few crafts I have kept for a long time) to cheer Daddy’s country. No matter what flag you are making, remember it doesn’t have to be perfect, just have fun!

1. Gather your materials. You will need some cardboard, red paint ( I had blue because I wasn’t sure if we’d make an American one too), white paper, a roller paint brush, glue, a marker,  and scissors.
2. Make two lines to define the red and white sections of your flag.
3. Add your red paint and start rolling. My son likes to pretend to be a steamroller and loves any craft with this brush!
4. Keep going, don’t worry if you get some in the middle, you will be covering it with white paper anyway.
5. Roll your paint on your child’s hand.
6. Press.
7. Give them some scrap paper to make more hand prints, this will get some excess off and it’s fun!
8. Fill your sink and let them play- it’s way easier to get your little one’s hands clean than scrubbing, and they have fun playing with the water while their handprint dries.
9. When the print is dry, add glue.
10. Add your handprint and let it dry. 

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