This paper plate New Years craft is fun for kids to make for the new year or any holiday that involves fireworks! Grab your crafting supplies and follow the step by step instructions.
We love to get crafty during the holidays! With just a few simple supplies it’s easy to create fun, festive crafts for every occasion.
Too busy to make this right away?! Pin it for later! Pin this project to your favorite craft board on Pinterest and it’ll be waiting for you when you’re ready.
This firework craft would be fun to create at New Years eve events, holiday parties or in the classroom! I mean, how great is this?!
I love that you could totally personalize this craft to your liking. Add all sorts of fun details to the center of this paper plate.
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Supplies:
- Construction paper (red, green, orange, yellow, blue)
- Paper plate
- Acrylic paint, black
- Paint brush
- Scissors
- Glitter
- Glue stick
- Double sided tape
How to make paper plate fireworks!
Directions:
1. Gather all materials.
2. Paint the paper plate black. This step can be skipped if you happen to purchase black paper plates.
3. Allow the paper plate to dry completely.
4. Cut various sized circles from the colored construction paper.
5. Fold the circles into quarters and cut strips almost to the center but not going through.
6. Unfold the circles. These create the “fireworks”.
7. Use the glue stick to add glitter to the black plate before sticking the fireworks to it with double sided tape or glue.
8. Hang with a string or display on the fridge or bulletin board.
Seriously fun and perfectly festive for New Years! Create a whole fireworks display with the kids this year by having them all make a bunch of these paper plate crafts.
Make this New Years Chocolate Bark or use these New Year Coloring Pages at your next New Years eve party!!
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Our essentials for crafts:
- We love using these Apple Barrel Acrylic Paints to add bright color to all of our projects.
- These paint brushes are ideal for most craft surfaces and a great price!
- This art supplies kit is our favorite because it has everything we needed to get started.
- This rolling storage cart helps to keep our craft supplies organized.
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Paper Plate New Years Craft
This paper plate New Years craft is fun for kids to make for the new year or any holiday that involves fireworks! Grab your crafting supplies and follow the step by step instructions.
Materials
- Construction paper (red, green, orange, yellow, blue)
- Paper plate
- Acrylic paint, black
- Paint brush
- Scissors
- Glitter
- Glue stick
- Double sided tape
Instructions
1. Gather all materials.
2. Paint the paper plate black. This step can be skipped if you happen to purchase black paper plates.
3. Allow the paper plate to dry completely.
4. Cut various sized circles from the colored construction paper.
5. Fold the circles into quarters and cut strips almost to the center but not going through.
6. Unfold the circles. These create the "fireworks".
7. Use the glue stick to add glitter to the black plate before sticking the fireworks to it with double sided tape or glue.
8. Hang with a string or display on the fridge or bulletin board.
