Let’s paint fireworks and celebrate with bright, colorful, and sparkly art!
Fireworks art with pine needles is a fun activity for toddlers through elementary age. It will keep the kids entertained while they wait for the real fireworks to start too.
This art project is fun, sparkly, and so easy to do. It’s perfect for all ages and abilities from toddlers through elementary-aged kids. Do this project at home, with your homeschool group, or if you are a teacher, add it to your lesson plan leading up to the 4th of July, the holidays, or memorial day.
How to make fireworks art with pine needles
We are going to use paint, construction paper, and pine needles to create fireworks that explode across the page. We’ve separated this activity for toddlers, kindergarteners, and elementary-aged kids so that there is a fun age-appropriate activity for everyone.
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Supplies needed to paint fireworks
- Construction paper
- Paint – acrylic or tempera (we used neon tempera colors)
- Pine needle sprigs
- Glitter (optional)
Instructions for painting fireworks with pine needles
Step 1 – toddler art
Break off sprigs of pine needles and allow toddlers to dip them into paint and make their fireworks explode across the paper. Have them try mixing colors, or using multiple colors at once.
Step 2 – kindergarten art
By kindergarten age, kids’ fine motor skills will have developed. Have them experiment with larger and smaller sprigs of pine needles. They can create explosions of various sizes and colors across the page. Let them sprinkle glitter over the top to make their fireworks really sparkle.
Step 3 – elementary age art
By elementary age, kids will be adding more detail to art projects. Have them include a city, mountain, ocean, or park scene. Ask them where they watch fireworks and have them recreate that on paper with sparkly fireworks exploding above.
Craft tip: We used the ends of the pine needle sprigs dipped in yellow paint to create the lights shining in the city buildings. There’s no need to have to wash a paintbrush this way.
Our finished fireworks art
Fireworks Art for Kids
Paint fireworks using pine needles, construction paper, and paint for your favorite holiday or celebration. This is a fun project for kids of all ages.
Materials
- Paint - acrylic or tempera
- Construction paper
- Pine needles
- Glitter (optional)
Instructions
- Pour paint onto paper plates.
- Dip pine needles into the paint and dab or swirl onto the construction paper to make fireworks.
- Sprinkle glitter over your fireworks to really make them sparkle.
- You can add a city scape, water, or mountain scene to your fireworks art too.
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What art projects are you doing with your kids this 4th of July?
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