Easy 4th of July Firework Craft for Kids

Create a fun Firework craft for the 4th of July with some pipe cleaners and paint.

Fireworks

You can’t have the 4th of July without fireworks, so of course, I have to do a firework craft. This one is so simple, you probably have the supplies on hand.

This craft is easy enough for toddlers and makes for a fast prep time. The “hardest” part is probably twisting the pipe cleaners together. Haha.

Any type of paint will do for this craft. Water based might be the best just incase your kids make a mess because it’s easy to clean up. We used acrylic because it’s what I had on hand. 4th of July colors look best, I think, but you can use any!

This is how we did it.

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Firework Craft for Kids

Supplies:

• Pipe Cleaners
• Paint (preferably 4th of July colors)
• Paper Plates
• Paper (any paper will do, cardstock would probably be best because it’s thick)
• Glitter (optional)

Instructions:

Prepare for this craft by twisting together some pipe cleaners to look like fireworks. Fold them in half and then twist the folded ends together. Cut the ends so that they are about 2-3 inches long. (Or however long you want your firework to be). If the fireworks are too long, you won’t get very many on the page.

Put dobs of paint onto a paper plate. Use only one color per paper plate, so if you want three colors, use three different plates.

Dip your firework pipe cleaner into a color of your choosing, and then use it like a stamp and place it onto your plain piece of paper.

Stamp over and over again in different directions and colors to make fireworks.

Apply glitter before it dries, if you want to add a little sparkle. (If you need help cleaning it up, check out this glitter pick up cloth)

Now you have pretty Fireworks.

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