One of the fabulous things about Chinese New Year is all the fireworks that go off. We’re lucky to be in an area where we can view them right from our window. Unfortunately that also means we’re in an area where fire crackers go off, constantly, at all hours of the night. Ah well, it makes for a festive atmosphere, right?
Here’s another fun and easy craft… make a fire cracker for display.
Materials:
empty pop can
cardboard circle (slightly smaller than pop can top)
red paper
chenille stick
glitter
Step 1: wrap pop can with red paper, fold edges down.
Step 2: poke chenille stick through red paper and tape down, then cover the cardboard circle with it. Adhere to the top of the can.
Step 3: Add glitter and a lucky character (or make up your own like Jaylene did).
We don’t buy real fire crackers or fire works, but we can’t resist sparklers.
I can’t decide which versions I like better, the desaturated black and white or the original yellow tones. Perhaps sepia? What do you think?
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January 27, 2009 at 12:57 am
Heather T.
Holy cow, that’s a perfect circle!!! How amazing is that! I think I like the toned one better, or make the grayscale one a bit lighter, perhaps?
January 27, 2009 at 9:56 am
Becky
I love the last one best! It is a gorgeous picture!
February 1, 2009 at 4:05 am
Cam
Spraklers were the only fireworks I was ever allowed to have.. Same for DS! All the pics are great!