July 4th Celebration Stick

My kids checked out Corduroy's 4th of July (board book) from the library.  At the end of the book Corduroy and his friends are in a parade and the doll is holding a fun stick.  My son thought this was a great idea and wanted one of his own!  So I came up with a simple July 4th Celebration Stick-- my kids call it a Parade Wand.






•dowels (ours are 7")
•regular ribbon(6"pieces)/curling ribbon(7" pieces)
•wide ribbon; 3" pieces
•silver chenille stem (optional); 2" or 3" pieces
•low-temp glue gun

••Hot glue ribbons (I used 4 regular/6 curling) and chenille stem piece at top of stick and then glue the wide ribbon piece around all of it to hold together!  Form a small noisy parade (like my kids immediately did) and wave like crazy!

☆ linked to Red White and Blue All Over! on Somewhat Simple  
☆ linked to Fourth of July Party on It's a Blog Party!