Make a Juneteenth Flag

What can we use instead of fabric or special paints if they're hard to find?

Use a clean old t-shirt or pillowcase instead of fabric, regular printer paper for paper flags, and swap acrylic paint for tempera, washable markers, or cut colored construction paper to glue on when you need to paint the left stripes and right circle.

My paint is bleeding and the stripes look messy—how can I fix that?

Before you paint the left stripes and the right field, use painter's tape along your penciled rulers lines, press the paper or fabric flat under a heavy book while drying, and if the white star smudges, wait for full drying or touch up the star with a white paint pen after Step 8.

How can I change the activity for younger or older kids?

For younger children, pre-cut the rectangle, let them stamp or stick a star and help tape the tag after they paint, while older kids can choose fabric, sew a hem, add a detailed ring or burst around the star, and write a longer sentence about their Juneteenth fact on the tag.

Any ideas to personalize or extend the finished Juneteenth flag?

After Step 10, personalize the flag by adding glitter or stitched trim around the edges, attaching a dowel or ribbon to make a handheld flag, and photograph it with your short fact to share on DIY.org as instructed in Step 11.