Liberty Bell Educational Preschool Craft

The Liberty Bell is one of our country’s patriotic symbols that stand the test of time.
Preschoolers are eager learners so why not encourage them to learn about our wonderful country while making a fun, educational preschool craft! Gather up a few supplies, read the definition of ‘liberty’ and  make this Liberty Bell educational craft.

What You Need:

Paper cup
Toilet paper tube
Aluminum foil
Pipe Cleaner
Small jingle bell
Tape
Black marking pen

How to Make It

Step One:
Poke a hole in the bottom of the paper cup. Also poke two holes, side by side, in the toilet paper tube.

Step Two:
Attach the small jingle bell to the end of the pipe cleaner. Run the pipe cleaner through the hole in the cup leaving the bell hanging.

Step Three:
Wrap the paper cup in aluminum foil using tape when needed.

Step Four:
Feed the pipe cleaner through the two holes in the toilet paper tube (what will be the yoke of the bell) and back through the hole in the cup; then twist it to make it stay.

Step Five:
Write ‘Liberty’ on the toilet paper tube and don't forget to put a crack on the foil bell.

Defining Liberty and Liberty Bell Facts

• Personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression.
• The condition of being free from restriction or control.
• The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing.
• The condition of being physically and legally free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor.
• Freedom from unjust or undue governmental control.

Link to Liberty Bell Facts and Photo

Variations

Sing patriotic songs while doing this craft. Show your preschooler pictures of the real Liberty Bell on the internet. Discuss what ‘liberty’ means and how it relates to being an American.

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