How To Make Adorable Cake Topper Flags For Chanukah

If you are by chance wondering how to make adorable cake topper flags for Chanukah, you are in the right place. And maybe you’re looking for a fun craft for kids, and something they could personalize? These flags made with simple supplies were oh so successful with my 3rd and 4th grade students, so I just had to share them with you! And while these were made to go in a vase with other Chanukah elements, I have actually used the examples I made for an engagement cake and an anniversary cake, and they make great cake toppers in a pinch! Of course it helps if you have a bunch of small flags to put around the perimeter of the cake, with two or three flags like these in the center, so make or buy some tiny flags to always be ready for a celebratory cake at the last minute! Okay, want to make these flags, lets do it!

Supplies For Making Cake Topper Flags:

• colored paper

• air-dry foam clay and white or craft glue

• skewers

• scissors, a pencil and a ruler

Cake Topper Flags Instructions:

1. If you are doing this craft with kids, first teach them how to draw a range of flags and have a discussion about all the kinds of flags and how flags move in the wind, especially those on a flag pole.
2. Teach them how to draw the flags shown here with the last section dropped down to indicate movement. Don’t forget the lines that go down the length of the flag, at the top and bottom.
3. Give kids pieces of colored paper that are roughly the size of the flags they need to make, and have them draw flags, with a ruler or not.
4. Cut out the flags and decorate with air-dry foam clay, or the craft supply of your choice. I never would have thought it was possible to spell words using the clay, but one 4th grade boy tried it successfully, so others followed. When using foam clay adhere pieces to paper with glue, especially the small balls.
5. To spell words, roll the foam clay into long noodles and then use those to shape the letters. Have a knife or old credit card on hand to cut the ends of the noodles. Better yet, write a word and then trace the word with the clay noodles, applying glue to the paper first.
6. The 3rd graders whose class is before the 4th graders decorated the flags with balls of foam clay, as that is as far as I’d taken the idea.
7. Glue/tape the flag to a skewer, and don’t forget the ball on top, very important!

Above: Flags made by 3rd grade boys, sweet and simple!

Hope you’ve enjoyed this flag craft, and even if there are no kids around, make a bunch to have on hand, NOTE TO SELF, as you never know when someone might say “today is my birthday” and then you can whip out a flag and a pen and make a flag for them. Put it in a drink, on a cake, in a slice of fruit……. For those of us who love bringing joy to others with small creative touches, being prepared is such a great feeling!