Bonfire night is just around the corner, and we have the perfect budget-friendly craft ideas to spark your little one's creativity. Engaging in these activities will not only keep the kids entertained but also give them a chance to explore their artistic side. From vibrant chalk fireworks to homemade safe sparklers, there's something for every budding artist. Get ready to ignite the little one's imagination and create unforgettable Bonfire Night artwork!
Paint blowing fireworks
This engaging activity allows children to explore their creativity and experiment with colours, leading to unique results each time. It's incredibly gratifying for children to see how the colours spread and merge as they blow through the straw, creating vibrant and unexpected patterns that resemble stunning fireworks displays.
Instructions
- Add a little bit of water to various coloured paints.
- Transfer this paint to your paper.
- Use a straw to blow the paint out from the centre.
- Repeat with different colours.
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Handprint bonfire
Handprint bonfires are a delightful way to engage children in festive preparations while providing them with a tactile and immersive crafting experience. By using their hands as the "brush," children can create vibrant representations of bonfire flames, building excitement for the celebrations ahead.
Instructions
- Place red, yellow and orange paint into three separate inking trays
- Use the red paint first to make two handprints in the centre of the paper.
- Do the same again with orange paint.
- Add a yellow handprint on top.
- Rip small strips of brown tissue paper and stick them to the base of the handprints to complete your bonfire.
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Sparkler firework craft
Creating your own handheld sparkler is a fun and engaging activity that will bring joy to any child. Using tissue paper, tin foil, and cellophane, kids can fashion their own safe, dazzling sparklers.
Instructions
- Cut the tin foil and tissue paper to the same size as the A4 cellophane.
- Choose two colours of tissue paper and two colours of cellophane and put the tin foil between them.
- Fold the five layers just under half the way across lengthways.
- From the open end, cut slits towards the fold (but don't cut too close) the entire length of the cellophane, tin foil and tissue paper.
- Wrap this around your straw, starting ¾ of the way up and use clear tape to secure it as you go.
- Roll up to the top of the straw and secure with more tape.
- Gently pull apart the layers to finish your homemade sparkler!
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Toilet roll fireworks
This fun and interactive activity allows children to express their creativity while working on fine motor skills. Dipping the craft rolls into different-coloured paints and stamping them onto paper mimics the burst of real fireworks, adding an exciting visual element.
Instructions
- Cut 3cm slits into one end of the toilet roll.
- Separate and fan out the slits.
- Dip the toilet roll into the paint and onto the paper.
- Layer up with different colours.
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Chalk fireworks
Wet chalk glides smoothly on black poster paper, creating vibrant fireworks that pop against the dark background. This activity also allows kids to experiment with colour blending and layering, adding dimension and excitement to their artwork.
Craft courtesy of our friends at Twinkl.
Instructions
- Dip your chalk into the water for 30 seconds.
- Draw 3-4 lines with chalk from a centre point in different directions.
- Do the same again with two different colours.
- Finish off with some lines in glitter pen to make your fireworks pop!
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