New Year's Party / Party Popper Craft
Party Popper Craft
Children turn cardboard tubes and tissue paper into colourful pretend party poppers filled with paper confetti. Great for a noise-free countdown celebration.
How to run it
- Cover each tube with coloured paper or tissue and glue in place.
- Hole-punch or snip tissue paper into confetti.
- Fill the tube with confetti and twist tissue over both ends.
- At the countdown, children pull the ends and release the confetti.
You will need
- cardboard tubes
- tissue paper
- coloured paper
- glue sticks
- scissors
- hole punch
Make it easier or harderPre-cut tissue for younger children; older children can design tubes that release in a spiral.
SafetyKeep confetti away from mouths and sweep up afterwards.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 4Children plan and construct a working craft, showing creativity and persistence.
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