TISSUE FIREWORKS

Materials Needed Black construction paper, one sheet per child White chalk Glue White and colored tissue paper Scissors

What to do 1. Cut tissue into 1" squares. 2. Draw fireworks patterns on the black construction paper with chalk (3 per paper). 3. Give each child one piece of prepared black paper and a container of 1" tissue paper squares and a container of white glue with a squeeze top. 4. Instruct the children to use fheir finger tips and ball up each square of tissue. Be sure they pick up only one piece at a time. 5. Instruct the children to place glue dots along one line of a firework, and to place the balled-up tissue on the glue. 6. Have them complete the task, using any color patterns they desire.

FIREWORKS

need bowls of various colors food coloring/water mixtures, straw for each child, white paper

have children dip their straw into the food coloring and blow onto paper. makes a great fireworks effect messy, but fun!

Fireworks painting.

Materials

Liquid tempera paint in vivid, light colors Dark construction paper (blue, black) Queen Anne's lace (with at least 6-8 inch stems) both large and smallblossoms pie pans or shallow plates

Pour paint approximately 1/4 inch deep into pie plates. Have kids dip blossoms face down into paint, then gently onto paper. Looks like fireworks!

hint...encourage kids to place flowers gently down onto paper. Brushing will look like streaming fireworks, gently placing, like starbursts.

Use new blossoms for each color of paint. [They don't hold up well to cleaning

Statue of Liberty Torches:

Use old newspapers and roll them in a large cone shape. Let the children paint the cones. When dry, stuff with red and yellow tissue paper to be the flame of the torch.

Statue of Liberty Crowns:

Cut crowns from stiff paper to fit around the child's head. Let them decorate them and then with their torches do a parade.

Flags:

Start with white construction paper. Children glue on red strips to make red and white stripes. Then glue a blue square in the top left corner. For the stars you can use crumpled up white tissue paper or star stickers.

Rocket:

Make a cone shape, out of construction paper. Decorate with markers. Cut narrow approx. 2" slits on opposite sides of the wide-open end. Use 18" or string and with the point up, put the string through the slits, and pull sharply on the ends of the relaxed string (rocket should fly into the air).

Wind Socks:

Use red, white or blue construction paper and roll it lengthwise. Glue, tape or staple together. Add string as a handle on one end. Add red, white and blue streamer to the other end.

Stained glass stars materials:

white paper, black felt pens, old crayons (peeled), warming tray, oven mitt, scissors. Process: use the black felt pen to outline a large star on the white paper. The blank space inside the lines will be "colored in" with melted crayon.

Place the paper with the star on the warming tray. Put the oven mitt on the non-drawing hand, hold the paper down with this hand. Using the peeled crayons, color in the star. Working slowly will allow the crayon to melt and soak into the paper. Remove the paper from the warming tray. Hold the paper up to the light or a window and see the stained glass effect. The star can be cut out and displayed in a window to resemble a stained glass window.

(note: rub the back of the crayon design with a cotton ball soaked in baby oil for a more transparent design).

...Paper Plate Watermelon...

(Hint: Use the cheap, flimsy paper plates) Paint inside of paper plate red. Paint outside of paper plate green. Gluewatermelon seeds on red section. When paint is dry, fold plate in half.

Adult: use a fancy scissors to cut out a half circle on fold at top to represent a bite out of the watermelon. Now you have a watermelon slice - a Fourth of July picnic favorite!