Here's how to create it. All it takes is a little crepe, a little craft paper, and a little patriotic inspiration.

Sidewalk

• Make a sidewalk up to the door with 12 yards of gray felt.
• Add cracks to the sidewalk with strips of black paper.

• Wrap the doors in red craft paper.
• Cut bright yellow, red, and light blue stars from craft foam sheets or felt and add to door.
• Add a button sign (PDF) and a Read, White, and Blue logo sign (PDF) mounted on cardboard or foam core to the door with wire.
• Add red, white, and blue swags.

• Build two 8-foot columns by attaching two concrete form tubes apiece with hot glue and tape.
• Paint your cloumns with white primer. After the paint dries, add the base of the cloumns by adding white boxes to the top and bottom.
• Paint gray stripes to mimic the grooves in a classic column.

• Create the eagle (PDF) for the top of the door with bright yellow felt glued to cardboard.
• The eagle is affixed over a white swag made from a solid white paper tablecloth.
• At the end of each swag, place a red, white, and blue rosette. Make the roseettes by bunching strips of tissue paper onto a paper plate, working from the center of the plate to make the rose shape.

• Tape blue craft paper to the walls.
• Draw the fireworks on the walls with bright pastels.

• Borrow a little red wagon to showcase books.
• Download the children cut-outs and "Vote for Books" sign:
  • Cartoon Boy Sign (PDF)
  • Cartoon Girl Sign (PDF)
  • "Vote for Books" Sign (PDF)
  Enlarge it, (RTF) and affix to cardboard. The children cut-outs can hold picture books.
• Follow these directions for creating Lady Liberty.