Easy DIY Project: Fun Fortress Flags
Any pile of sand can be magically transformed to castle status with the addition of a small flag. Make a bunch and pack them in your beach bag to add pops of color to your day in the sun.
Materials
Waterproof material such as a shopping bag or oil cloth
Wooden toothpicks
Glue stick
Sharp scissors
How-to
Snip two angles (triangle) at the hard crease of a shopping bag
Open into a diamond shape and apply glue to the inside
Insert a toothpick along the crease and fold
Adjust glued edges into a flag shape, smooth and allow to dry
Build a sandcastle and add your flags to the tops or turrets for a fortress worth protecting or royalty-ready palace by the sea.
Other fun uses to turn your beach outing into a banner day
- Build a moat — Make a boat: Place a ball of Play-Doh inside an open clam shell; secure flag “pole” into dough. Now your castle has a sailboat.
- Serve up style: Use to top sandwiches.
- Stuck inside? Build with baking soda instead.
Category: crafts
about the author (Elyse Major)
Writer and self-proclaimed “tinkerer” ELYSE MAJOR, is the author TINKERED TREASURES (CICO Books). She also contributes to publications such as Romantic Homes and Romantic Country and is currently at work on a second book due for publication in spring 2014. Elyse lives in Rhode Island with her husband and two boys. Visit her at tinkeredtreasures.com.
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Elyse -
Love this idea!! So easy to do and will add that extra bit o’ fun to a day at the beach. Thank you for always thinking of ways to make each day brighter.
Cindy
Great idea! Now just add some plastic soldiers (or farmers!) to get things really hoppin’!