Materials:
Red, white, or blue construction paper
Red, white, and blue tempera paint in a Styrofoam tray
Two or three toilet paper tubes
Rubber band
Scissors
Directions:
Tape the construction paper to the work surface so it doesn’t shift while painting. Pour the three paint colors into the Styrofoam tray. Stretch the rubber band 1/3 of the way down the first toilet paper tube. Using scissors, cut from the end of the tube to the rubber band. Make additional cuts around the tube at 1/8” intervals, cutting to the rubber band each time. Bend the cuts outward, down to the rubber band. Remove the rubber band and follow the same process with the other tube(s).
Holding the uncut end of the toilet paper tube, dip the turned-out cuts into the blue paint. Press it on the paper. It will look like a blue starburst. Then dip the same tube into the white paint. Stamp it on top of the blue starburst. Then dip it a third time in the red paint, stamping on top of the other colors. You will create what looks like patriotic fireworks!
