Firework Art

While searching for 4th of July decor, I stumbled upon the cutest firework craft HERE!  The brilliant mommy had used flower flyswatters and other Dollar Store finds as stamps.  I instantly knew I had to try it with the kids.  It turned out so cute, I wanted to share it with you. 

 



Supplies:

• Poster or acrylic paint in red, white, blue, and silver
• Flower flyswatters
• Can strainer
• Paint brush
• Glitter
• Black paper or poster board

  
Method:

Place red, white, and blue paint each in their own flat dish (we used paper plates). 

 

Dip a flower into the paint... 

...and SMACK!  It really does work best to smack hard.  The firmer the smack, the better the print.  You can get several prints with the paint from one dip, so we lined up sheets of paper and smacked each one a couple of times.

 The boys had a wonderful time smacking the paper too!  A big thanks to my brother and mom for helping the twins "paint".

 

 

After using all three fly swatters, Sissy placed the can strainer on the paper and used it as a stencil with the silver paint.  She added a couple of these new "fireworks" to each picture.  Finally she sprinkled everything with red and silver glitter!

And ta da!  In just a few minutes, Sissy created all of these fabulous pieces of art.  We branched out and experimented with blue, red, and white paper, and loved them too.

Wishing you a wonderful 4th of July!