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4th of July Craft for Kids: Patriotic Paper Tube Rockets

06/24/2013 By Nicole EtolenCategories: 4th July, Celebrate, Crafts for Kids, Grade School, Preschoolers, Toddlers

This 4th of July craft for kids is perfect for celebrating the holiday without spending a fortune on supplies!

4th of July Craft for Kids: Patriotic Paper Tube Rockets

Part of the excitement of the 4th of July are the colorful rockets bursting in the sky! Kids love the bright colors and bold sounds as the rockets take flight and fill the sky with sparkles. This 4th of July, why not try making your own rockets? Not the explosive kind of course, but fun and frugal paper ones that are just as cool! If you have children in the house, chances are you have empty toilet paper, and paper towel rolls galore. Why not put them to good use? Take a peek below to learn how you can turn your paper tubes into patriotic paper tube rockets that will help you ring in the 4th of July with pride.

So gather the kids and let’s get patriotic with a fun 4th of July craft for kids that also repurposes your paper rolls at the same time. You don’t need a lot of supplies or even a lot of time. Take a look!

Make this fun Patriotic Paper Tube Rockets 4th of July Craft for Kids

Supplies needed:

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4th of July Craft for Kids: Patriotic Paper Tube Rockets Supplies

  • One paper towel or toilet paper roll for each child.
  • Red, white, blue construction paper
  • Glue
  • Assorted colored glitter

All of these materials can be found at your local dollar store. As you can see this 4th of July craft for kids is super inexpensive to make.

Directions:

  1. Cut your paper into strips that match the width of the paper tube. You can use whichever color you wish.
  2. Apply glue to your tube and wrap the paper strip around it. Press firmly into place.
  3. Cut stars, stripes, and other designs out of a contrasting color.
  4. Apply some glue and continue to decorate your tube. There is no wrong way to do this. Just continue to decorate the tube in patriotic colors and designs until it looks the way you want.
  5. Cut streamers out of your paper and attach with glue to the bottom of the tube.
  6. At the top of your tube, make a rocket point by bending a half moon shaped piece of paper into a cone shape that fits.
  7. Finish with glitter accents.

When you are done making this 4th of July craft for kids, you will have the most patriotic little rockets you could ever imagine! Allow children to parade around the house with these little gems. They can also use them to decorate the 4th of July picnic table, or take them to your 4th of July parties. Or, just display them around the home. You can attach floss to them and hang them from the ceiling if you wish or from a mantel. Either way, they are sure to add a festive touch!

The 4th of July will be here before you know it! Get a jump on your crafting and give these patriotic paper tube rockets a try! Be sure to check our other summer crafts for kids!

Tagged With: 4th of July craft for kids, activities for kids, DIY, paper tube rocket

About Nicole Etolen

Nicole Etolen is a blogger, freelance writer, and all-around busy bee. She spent her teen and early adult life as a childcare provider before finally have her own little boy (now 7), so she knows what kids like!

Comments

  1. Filipino Beef Recipes says

    06/28/2013 at 10:37 am

    Great idea and very creative!. We’ll have to try this, thanks for sharing. 🙂

    Reply
    • My Kids Guide says

      08/02/2013 at 9:03 pm

      Thanks! We had a lot of fun making this

      Reply
  2. Chelsea Day says

    07/02/2013 at 3:56 pm

    What a cute craft idea. I think my oldest will love this.

    Reply
    • My Kids Guide says

      08/02/2013 at 9:04 pm

      This was a lot of fun, let me know how your oldest likes making it!

      Reply
  3. Sheila says

    07/02/2013 at 4:22 pm

    Very cute idea. I was never crafty when my son was little, but now that he is 21 I can think of all kinds of crafty things I should have done with him.

    Reply
    • My Kids Guide says

      08/02/2013 at 9:04 pm

      Lol! Isn’t that the way it always is?!

      Reply
  4. Lisa Weidknecht says

    07/02/2013 at 4:35 pm

    That’s so cute! All my dad ever let us do were the sparklers.

    Reply
    • My Kids Guide says

      08/02/2013 at 9:05 pm

      Thanks so much, Lisa! We just loved doing this

      Reply
  5. Cinny says

    07/02/2013 at 6:21 pm

    Cute idea and perfect for the fourth of July!

    Reply
    • My Kids Guide says

      08/02/2013 at 9:05 pm

      Thank you so much, Cinny!

      Reply
  6. Dede says

    07/02/2013 at 7:21 pm

    It’s supposed to rain all of this week…… What a fun, easy project to do with the kids. Thanks!!

    Reply
    • My Kids Guide says

      08/02/2013 at 9:06 pm

      That’s a downer! Hopefully you were able to enjoy some fireworks

      Reply
  7. Catherine says

    07/06/2013 at 11:22 am

    What a fun project! Love that kids can do this – and doesn’t glitter make everything more fun? : ) Catherine (new follower)

    Reply
    • My Kids Guide says

      08/02/2013 at 9:06 pm

      Glitter makes everything more fun! And welcome, Catherine! So glad you are here!

      Reply
  8. Hermine says

    08/05/2014 at 7:46 am

    Hello, everything is going fine here and ofcourse every one is sharing information, that’s
    actually fine, keep up writing.

    Reply
  9. Calvin Blue says

    11/10/2015 at 12:42 pm

    What an amazing Collections you have here Katie.. 🙂 Kids would love this if i show it to them, its a very creative and amazing.. Thanks for posting this i hope i can find more amazing ideas on your website 🙂

    Reply
  10. Mayang Jacobs says

    05/19/2016 at 10:50 am

    Hey katie your Patriotic Paper Tube Rockets are really cool, Thanks for posting it and thanks for the Guide also <3 <3

    Reply

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