Starboy was super-enthused to make these "sticks with pokes on them made from pipe cleaners."
It's very easy to make your own kid-friendly fireworks display. Many, many thanks to Miss Molly for giving us the idea!
The materials are simple: Pipecleaners, sticks or dowels, and duct tape. We got special, shiny tape, and two lengths of sticks. We also used some old canning jars and rice to turn them into a table decoration.
A decent burst requires four pipecleaners, though five is a little better. You can cut them into thirds, or just cut off one third and bend the remaining long piece in half.
Kid scissors will be useless. Starboy loved using adult scissors. This gave us a chance to talk about "leverage." Math lesson!
Then, really secure the duct tape to the stick. If you have ripped the tape instead of cut it, feel free to attach that ragged end here, to bury it. And leave the ragged side at the bottom so it gets wrapped in to the project with the straight edge on top. We used strips that were about 1/2" wide by 5" long.
Then, start adding pipe cleaners, and rolling.
As you roll, add a few more stems.
Starboy was very interested in the sticky tape, and rolling it by himself. You'll notice his isn't too tight. You can pinch it down, and wrap another piece of tape around the outside to snug it down.
Then, arrange the "pokes" to make some rockets' blue glare.
Sparkly joy!
Here's a close-up of a cinched-down firework.
Oooh, what are those other fireworks?! Stay tuned!
Can you think of anyone more perfect to enjoy some holiday sparkle? We couldn't! Hope they arrive in time for celebrations! And check out SparkleStories.com for a free summer story!
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