Paper, scissors, and glue are all you need to create this festive & fun fireworks craft for kids! This is a super easy and fun paper craft you can use to celebrate New Year, the 4th of July, Canada Day, or any occasion that has fireworks. I love how the 3D effect of the fireworks turned out and the little gold and silver stars add a nice sparkly touch.
Check out our 4th of July printable wand craft and our Canada Day printable wand craft for more paper crafting fun!
I created a free printable template to make this paper craft easier, but depending on the age of the kids, they could draw and cut out their own building shapes. This template is available to my email subscribers as part of my free printable resource library. Fill out the form below to gain instant access.
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For another fun fireworks art project idea take a look at this chalk pastel fireworks art that kids will also love to make!
Create Your Own Paper Fireworks Craft
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Supplies
- Colorful cardstock or construction paper in assorted colors including gold & silver
- White glue and glue stick
- Mini star paper punch
- Scissors
- Paper cutter (optional)
Instructions to make a fireworks paper craft
1. First, start off by making the skyline. You will need to either use my printable template or kids can draw and cut out their own shapes. Cutting everything out can take a while, younger kids might need some help with this step.
Cut the buildings out of black paper and the doors and windows out of yellow. Using a white pencil crayon to trace the templates on the black paper makes it easier to see.
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Once everything is cut out, place the buildings down onto your dark blue paper. Have kids arrange their skyline on the paper before gluing anything down. Once they are happy with how it looks, they can then glue down the buildings. We used a glue stick for this part.
Do the same with the yellow windows and doors, have kids arrange them on the buildings first before gluing anything down.
2. After you have finished creating the skyline, it’s time to make the fireworks. First, you need to cut out the strips of colored paper that will be your fireworks.
I cut our paper to 1/2 an inch thick, I found this to work the best. I also cut some of the strips into 4 pieces. You can use a paper cutter to make this step go faster.
3. Now it’s time to get creative and make the fireworks! Put some glue into a shallow dish, I used a plastic lid. Use the smaller strips of paper to create a burst design.
Dip a paper strip into the glue and place it onto your paper, curving it slightly. Add in more paper strips in different colors to finish off the burst design.
Kids can wrap the long strips of paper around a pencil to make a coil shape. This is a simple paper quilling technique. Take the paper coil off and dip it into the glue and place it onto your paper.
Let kids use their creativity and have fun with this step. I love how bright and colorful the fireworks are.
4. Once kids are finished creating their fireworks, they can add on the gold and silver stars. It was my daughter’s idea to put the stars on top of the fireworks and I love how that looks!
We used a mini star punch for this, but if you don’t have a star punch, a small circle punch would also work.
Let your fireworks craft dry completely. We let ours dry overnight, there was quite a lot of glue in some places.
The 3D element in this paper craft is so fun and unique! The little gold and silver stars give it that extra sparkly touch making this a wonderful craft to celebrate New Year, Canada Day, the 4th of July or any holiday that includes fireworks.
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3D Paper Fireworks Craft with Printable
Make this colorful festive fireworks craft that kids will love! This is a super easy and fun paper craft that can be used for New Years, the 4th of July or Canada Day. Free printable template included.
Materials
- Cardstock or construction paper
- White glue and glue stick
- Mini star paper punch
- Free printable (optional)
- White printer paper
Tools
- Scissors
- Paper cutter (optional)
Instructions
- Print out the skyline template and cut everything out. Use the templates to trace the buildings onto black cardstock and the window and doors onto yellow cardstock.
Using a white pencil crayon to trace will make it easier to see.
Kids can also choose to draw their own skyline if they choose. - Glue the buildings down onto dark blue paper. Glue on the doors and window.
- Use colorful strips of paper to create the fireworks. We cut our paper to 1/2 inch thick and cut some of the strips into 4 pieces.
Dip your paper strips into a shallow dish of white glue and start to make your fireworks.
Make some fireworks in a burst pattern and try making some simple paper quills for a swirly firework design.
To make the paper quills, simply wrap a strip of paper around a pencil, carefully slide it off and glue down to your paper. - Punch out small gold and silver stars with a mini star punch. Glue these onto your fireworks and night sky.
- Let your fireworks craft dry completely.
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