Make your own confetti popper using a toilet paper roll and a balloon. Then watch the colorful confetti launch into the air with a satisfying pop! It’s such a fun craft for both kids and adults!
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What can I use as confetti for my DIY confetti poppers?
We used red, silver, and blue tube confetti for our poppers, but you can also buy fun star shaped confetti. We recommend biodegradable confetti for party poppers that are used outside. You can make your own confetti with a hole punch or by cutting up gift bag filler. Or use cut up rice paper, seed paper, or paper that’s been put through a paper shredder.
How do you make a confetti popper without balloons?
We like the simplicity of sliding a balloon over the paper roll, but you can also use an elastic to make a DIY confetti popper. To do this, cut two slits on opposite sides of the paper roll, going down a bit less than half way. Cover the opposite end of the paper roll with tissue paper. Slide an elastic through the slits and then pull it down over the tissue paper. Slide a thin strip of paper around the elastic and glue it together to make a pull tab. Then simply add the confetti to the paper roll, pull the tab, and watch the confetti soar through the air!
How else can I personalize these DIY confetti poppers?
You can see from our photos that we made four different designs for the 4th of July. But you can easily personalize the decorations to match your occasion. Here’s a few simple decorating ideas:
Use a hole punch to make little dots and add confetti to the outside of the popper. Add star or American flag stickers. Use different widths of paper for stripes. You can also use pinking shears to create zig zag stripes! Glitter scrapbook paper looks great as a base or for punching out stars. Use different sizes of star punches! Or use flower or heart punches. Draw fireworks on white or black paper with a gel pen or glitter pen. (Or make fork painted fireworks!) Finally, simply wrap patriotic scrapbook paper around the paper roll!
These DIY confetti poppers are perfect for Independence Day, but they’re also so much fun for any special occasion. Make a homemade confetti popper for a birthday, wedding, New Year’s Eve, or graduation. They’re so cool!
Here’s even more fun 4th of July ideas:
Fork Painted Fireworks Craft
Red, White, and Blue Layered Drink
4th of July Flag Cupcakes
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