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Pipe Cleaner & Styrofoam Cup Fireworks

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Get the kids off the couch and create their own New Year’s Eve fireworks display with this easy and fun pipe cleaner & styrofoam cup craft! The creative possibilities are endless!

Three decorated Styrofoam cups stand upside down with colorful glitter pipe cleaners poking out from the tops, creating a fireworks effect. This easy fireworks kid craft is featured as ā€œSTYROFOAM CUP FIREWORKSā€ on gluedtomycraftsblog.com.

Styrofoam Cup & Pipe Cleaner Firework Sparkler Craft

Today I’m sharing a kid craft that is perfect to do while waiting for the clock to strike midnight! {Or for 4th of July – but who is looking that far ahead, right?|

This New Year’s themed kid craft idea is a mix of simple supplies and an easy concept – fireworks made out of Styrofoam cups. You won’t break the piggy bank on the supplies and your child will love it!

So if you are ready to give it a try with your child today, check out our full tutorial on these Styrofoam Cup Fireworks below!

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A collection of crafting supplies for a fireworks kid craft: white foam cups, Crayola washable fingerpaints, colorful pipe cleaners, a black marker, a paintbrush, and a foam brushā€”perfect for making Styrofoam Cup Fireworks.

Craft Supplies:

  • White Styrofoam Cups – 1 per craft
  • Pipe Cleaners
  • Craft Paint
  • Paint Brushes
  • Small Paper Plate
  • Craft Scissors

Directions:

  1. First paint your cups. Make fun designs or go for a tye-dye look. Make it your own! Once done, set aside to let it dry completely.
  2. While waiting for the paint to dry – cut your pipe cleaners down to size. I went ahead and cut each pipe cleaner in half.
  3. To finish off your styrofoam cup firework craft, flip over your cup so the bottom part is facing up.
  4. Now take your pipe cleaners and poke them into the cup. The metal in the pipe cleaners will make it easy to do that. If you have a hard time – use scissors to poke holes.
  5. And that’s it! You have a firework!

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Three small, upside-down Styrofoam Cup Fireworks with colorful paint are topped with sparkly pipe cleaners, resembling firework bursts, sitting on a dark wooden tableā€”a perfect fireworks kid craft.

What fun things are you doing to keep the kid’s busy this upcoming New Years? We’re heading to a day event at the local library for kids. Other than that – I think we’re going to bed at normal time šŸ˜‰

If you are hosting a New Year’s Eve party this year – you may enjoy these FREE decor printablesĀ from us, that make for easy decorations on the cheap! #gluedtomycrafts

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