Firecracker Party Favors

Make these cute Firecracker Party Favors and fill them with small goodies for your Fourth of July party. They have all the red, white and blue fun of holiday fireworks, but they are safe, simple, and kid friendly.

These easy patriotic crafts are great for summer birthday parties, classroom celebrations, backyard barbecues, or any July 4th gathering. Kids can decorate their own firecracker favors and then fill them with wrapped candy, stickers, small toys, or other tiny surprises.

Fun Fact

Fireworks have a long history. The basic recipe for black powder, also called gunpowder, was discovered in China about 1,000 years ago. It is made from saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur.

Supplies

• Empty toilet paper tube
• Red, white and blue vinyl tape
• Red tissue paper
• Tape
• Silver pipe cleaners
• Foamie stars
• Scissors
• Small goodies or wrapped treats

Editor’s Note: If you are concerned about using a toilet paper tube, you can place it in the microwave for a couple of seconds to help zap possible germs. You can also use a clean cardboard craft tube instead.

Instructions

1. Cut a 2 1/2 inch circle out of red tissue paper.
2. Place the tissue paper circle over one end of the empty toilet paper tube and tape it in place.
3. Wrap that end of the tube with a piece of red vinyl tape to make the first row.
4. Add more rows of white and red tape around the tube to create a patriotic stripe pattern.
5. Fill the tube with small goodies.
6. Cover the open end completely with blue tape.
7. Finish wrapping the rest of the tube with blue tape.
8. Glue white foamie stars onto the blue section.
9. Cut three 2 inch pieces of silver pipe cleaner.
10. Carefully poke one end of each pipe cleaner into the top of the firecracker favor.
11. Glue a foamie star to the end of each pipe cleaner for a sparkly finishing touch.

Craft Tips

• Use wrapped treats if the favors will be handed out at a party.
• For younger children, an adult can pre-cut the tissue paper circles and pipe cleaners.
• These firecracker party favors also look cute grouped together in a basket or placed at each child’s seat as a festive table decoration.

Patterns, Templates and Printables

No printable pattern is needed for this project. Kids can decorate each firecracker party favor with tape, stars, tissue paper, and pipe cleaners.