My children love sparkler fireworks but as a mum I find them a bit scary and worry about possible accidents and burns! Don’t you?
Here’s a fun and easy firework craft so your children can make their own safe ‘sparklers’ to enjoy again and again.
These play sparklers have a lovely crackling sound to them too that makes the firework experience all the more life-like! I think they’re a great way for children to re-enact and play make-believe firework celebrations all year round.
Whether you’re celebrating Bonfire Night, the Fourth of July, New Year or a birthday, this sparkler firework craft will be a great addition to the festivities and when they’re not being played with they double up to make colourful and fun table decorations too.
Supplies To Make A Homemade Firework Toy
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- A4 Coloured Cellophane Sheets UK / US
- Tin Foil
- Jumbo Straws UK / US
- Sticky Tape
- Scissors
How To Make A Homemade Firework Toy
Cut a sheet of tin foil to the same size size as the A4 cellophane. Choose two colours of cellophane and sandwich the tin foil between them.
Lengthways fold the 3 layers in half or nearly in half. Here we’ve folded it nearly in half which gives different lengths of tassels in the finished firework craft. Folding the sheets in half will mean that all the tassel lengths are all the same. There is no right or wrong, it’s really just a matter of personal choice. Maybe you could make a few and try different lengths for each one?
From the open end cut strips towards the fold being careful not to actually cut through the fold itself. Continue cutting strips all along the length of the sheets of cellophane and foil. This is great activity for building fine motor skills. young children might find it a bit tricky to cut through lots of layers at the same time. if they do just cut each layer separately and slide them back together afterwards.
Wrap the cut cellophane and foil tightly around the end of straw using sticky tape every now and again to secure it. If you don’t like the look of the sticky tape you could use glue. I prefer to use sticky tape because I find that often children want to play with their firework craft straight away and don’t want to have to wait for glue to dry before they can start whizz, bang, popping!
Continue rolling until all of the cellophane and foil is tightly wrapped and stuck around the end of the straw. 
Gently open out all the individual layered strips to give a wonderful pom-pom like head to your homemade firework sparkler toy.
This is a lovely easy firework craft for children to make. The supplies are nice and cheap too so you can have lots of fun making all sorts of different coloured ‘safe’ sparklers.
Children will love the gentle crackling sound the tin foil makes when they shake and whizz-pop their toy sparklers around, it helps make them seem quite real!
We only get a few opportunities to enjoy fireworks throughout the year so this homemade firework craft is great for letting children have their own firework celebrations again and again through out the whole year. What a fabulous pretend play opportunity and a great way to practise all those firework based words that they don’t get to hear day-to-day otherwise.
Looking for more colourful ideas? You might like to look at our Colourful Lanterns or Sand Art Project and we have a fab Pinterest board dedicated to children’s crafts that you might like to follow.
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Book Worms and Song Birds says
November 4, 2016 at 3:43 pmLoving this idea! Our little man is far too young for sparklers but wants to join in the fun still so these are perfect.
Emma says
November 6, 2016 at 1:51 pmI’m delighted! Hope he has a fabulous time with them. 🙂
Julie @ Fab Working Mom Life says
June 20, 2016 at 4:42 pmWhat an adorable idea! I’ll have to save this one for a future year when my little can do crafts like this 🙂
Sylvia says
November 8, 2014 at 9:51 pmThey look superb! Perfect idea for rainy days!
Kara says
November 5, 2014 at 7:56 amMuch safer than the real ones!!
Mommy Crusader says
November 5, 2014 at 7:27 amThis is a brilliant idea! I love how simple, yet fantastic these sparklers are! Thanks so much for the idea and post. Pinning and sharing. 🙂
savvywendy says
November 4, 2014 at 8:33 pmI love these, they would make a great sensory tool as well, thanks for sharing .
dillydrops says
November 4, 2014 at 7:09 pmI saw this on your Facebook Page too and thought it was a great idea! Thanks for sharing. Love it!x
Annie @ Simple Wanderlust says
November 4, 2014 at 5:45 pmThese are so cool! And they would be fab to make at birthday parties too 🙂
Emma "My Little 3 and Me" Smith says
November 4, 2014 at 11:37 pmThat’s a lovely idea Annie.
Rachel says
November 4, 2014 at 4:48 pmThese are a brilliant idea, much better than the real ones x
pigeonpairandme says
November 4, 2014 at 3:26 pmWhat a lovely idea! My children are 4 and 2 – too young for real sparklers – so these would be perfect.
TheMadHouse says
November 4, 2014 at 11:57 amI love these, have shared, pinned and will be making our own too!
Emma "My Little 3 and Me" Smith says
November 4, 2014 at 12:29 pmThank you Jen. 🙂
Sonya Cisco says
November 4, 2014 at 11:26 amThey look SO pretty! Pinning to remind me!
Stephen says
November 4, 2014 at 10:27 amThese look like a much safer option to actual sparklers
Sandra Squire says
November 4, 2014 at 12:16 amMy husband still has a scar due to an unfortunate sparkler incident as a child. These look a lot safer and not to mention – longer lasting.
Emma "My Little 3 and Me" Smith says
November 4, 2014 at 12:28 pmOh my goodness Sandra! A lesson to us all!
Hannah Staveley says
November 3, 2014 at 9:42 pmI think this is a super idea as my daughter does not like fireworks so would be nice to join it.x
Emma "My Little 3 and Me" Smith says
November 3, 2014 at 11:21 pmGreat idea Hannah, she could make her own quite display inside cozy and warm. 🙂
Jane @ northernmum says
November 3, 2014 at 10:22 pmFab idea!
Louisa says
November 3, 2014 at 9:02 pmI love these. My little one doesn’t like fireworks but would adore these.
You Baby Me Mummy says
November 3, 2014 at 9:42 pmWow these looks amazing! Clever idea x
Michelle says
November 3, 2014 at 5:06 pmWhat fun craft! I love these – and so much safer than sparklers for little ones!
My Family Ties says
November 3, 2014 at 4:58 pmWhat a great idea for a crafty bonfire night, i am always dubious if I want to risk my two girls holding sparklers so this is the ideal alternative! 🙂
Emma (@emvanstone) says
November 3, 2014 at 3:26 pmoooh, this is gorgeous. My girls would love it.