1. Transfer the burst patterns from here to the blue construction paper. Tracing paper and a pencil may be useful in transferring the patterns.
“The bombs bursting in air” is a line from “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the national anthem of the United States. It was written by Francis Scott Key during a cannon attack on an American fort by British warships on September 14, 1814, during the War of 1812. This decoration is a fire-free firework!
1. Transfer the burst patterns from here to the blue construction paper. Tracing paper and a pencil may be useful in transferring the patterns.
2. Cut out the patterns. Be sure to cut all the black lines of the pattern, including the little lines at the bottom of the burst.
3. Stick the star stickers on the end of each ray of the bursts and then at other places along the rays. Glue metallic confetti to the rays if you wish.
4. Carefully tape the bottom sides of the bursts together to form cone shapes of different sizes. The stars should face in.
5. Twist two pipe cleaners together. Curl one end of the doubled pipe cleaner into a tight little loop. Thread the plain end of the pipe cleaner through the center of the bursts in size order, smallest first. Use a drop of glue to secure each burst in place on the pipe cleaner. Let dry.
6. Take a walnut-sized piece of the self-drying clay and shape it into a small cone. Stick the plain end of the pipe cleaner into the top of the cone and push it down deep. Make sure it is secure. Put two or three pipe cleaners with the bursts into the clay and let the clay dry.
7. Use your fingers to curl the rays outward slightly.
8. Glue the bottom of the clay cone to a piece of colored cardboard as a base. Decorate the cone with yellow tissue paper strips to look like fire.