Step-by-step tutorial
Step 1
Gather all materials. I always keep a basket in the bathroom to collect toilet paper rolls. You never know when a good project will come along!
Step 2
The kids painted their toilet paper rolls with red, white, and blue washable paints. My 4-year-old made stripes on hers. My 2-year-old just painted in abstract bursts, but all of them turned out beautifully. We always put our paint on paper plates for easy clean-up, but you could also use old applesauce or baby food containers.
Step 3
Once the toilet paper rolls dried, the kids put foil star stickers on them. My 3 and 4-year-olds were able to do this with little assistance. My 2-year-old had some trouble with this, but was able to put them on once I helped him remove them from the sticker sheet. This is a fun way for little ones to practice their fine motor skills.
Step 4
For the top of their fireworks, we traced a cup and cut out a circle. By cutting a line to the center of the circle (like a radius), we were able to create a cone shape.
Step 5
I added a line of glue to keep the cones closed and the kids helped me count to 10 while we pressed firmly to seal our cones.
Final result!
The kids then added a line of glue around the top of the toilet paper roll and glued their cones to the top.
