Election Day Button

Election Day Button

Ages: 4 and up

Parental supervision recommended

Difficulty:  *****

Time: 15-30 minutes

This cute button is perfect for your little one when they tag along when you vote this Election Day!  He or she will be styling with their very own button identifying them as a future voice!

Materials Needed (located at your favorite craft store):

• Frozen juice can lid
• Felt: Red, white & blue
• Scissors
• Star Stickers
• Pin back
• White craft glue
• Black or blue marker

How-to Steps:

1. Place the juice can lid on top of a piece of red felt. Trace the lid onto the felt and set aside.
2. Cut a 5” triangle out of blue felt; cut a small triangle from bottom to make it look like a ribbon.
3. Cut a 4” triangle out of white felt; cut a small triangle from bottom to make it look like a ribbon.
4. Glue the white felt cutout onto the blue felt cutout.
5. Take the red felt that you traced the lid onto and cut a scallop (wavy) design around the traced line.
6. Glue lid to red felt.
7. Glue blue and white felt to the back of the red felt.
8. Use marker to write “future voter” on the juice lid.
9. Decorate with star stickers.
10. Glue a pin back to the back of the red felt and let dry.