"Safe Sparklers" for Fourth of July!

So, as many parents and workers with pre-school aged children know, they should never be allowed to play with fire! However, they feel out of the loop and sad when they see older kids getting to have sparklers and fireworks that they cannot.  That is why I decided to have a second craft this Sunday so that the kiddos could have a safe sparkler to play with.

The idea was found and tweaked from Pinterest.

Material needed:
- tape
- red white and blue paper
- wooden rods (found at Walmart - $1 for 16)
- fourth of July tinsel  (found at the dollar store - $1 for 25 feet)

Instructions:

- choose a design for the top, I could not find a star dicut so I used this one:

- Wrap the rod with the tinsel and then attach one large star or "flower" in one color, and then one smaller one of the other two colors on each side. I used tape so that the kids could not destruct them as much due to how long glue takes to dry fully, but glue would probably last longer and be more effective in the long run.  

Finished product:

Hope this works well for you!

Please feel free to comment with any questions or concerns!

Thanks! (: