Firework craft: fill the sky with glitter

bonfire night firework craft

The essential ingredient for any firework craft is glitter, right? For the simplest Bonfire Night craft idea take some black paper, add glue and glitter and invite your children to create their own firework display. We used chalk to draw in our people, adding an extra medium for the kids to try out. You could give each child their own piece of paper, or go big and have each child contribute a few fireworks to one huge picture.

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Edible sparklers: bonfire night food

edible fireworks bonfire night recipe

A post just for UK readers today with some Bonfire Night food and craft ideas ready for the celebrations on Saturday. (Those of you outside the UK wondering what the heck Bonfire Night is can find out more here (if you want all the historical and political background) or just know it involves warming round an enormous bonfire, eating sweet and spicy foods and watching a big firework display.

In the past L hasn’t enjoyed Bonfire Night – too many bangs from all the fireworks. So we’re sweetening the night this year with some chocolate treats: edible sparklers. Read more »

Catherine wheel firework craft

Perfect for Bonfire Night or any time you need some fireworks, here’s an easy way to make a Catherine Wheel.

Take a circle of paper or thin card. Fold it in half to make a semi-circle shape and make a cut, but not all the way to the centre. . . . → Read More: Catherine wheel firework craft

Firework craft

With both Bonfire Night and Diwali being celebrated this week, we thought we’d get the glitter out to make a firework painting.

1. Use some black paper to be your sky.

2. Put a small blob of paint on your sky and blow it out into a firework shape using . . . → Read More: Firework craft

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