Would you like to make a simple confetti cannon with your children or yourself for various party occasions? Follow these tips and instructions for your DIY project with reused materials!
If you're looking for fun uses for toilet paper rolls to benefit the environment, this would be a fun idea for the whole family. Instead of throwing away the leftover hygiene product, you can create something trendy with it in an imaginative way. Your little ones will surely have fun making crafts and after a few easy steps you will receive free DIY party pops. This would be a sustainable way to have colorful firecrackers accompany any celebration to bring joy to hosts and guests. To this end, you can take inspiration from these examples and their associated options to realize the DIY project.
Make the fun confetti cannon for birthdays, weddings or New Year's Eve parties
Nowadays, fireworks are part of almost every party event, although milder variants such as falling confetti are also considered special effects. This means that every highlight of a party can be celebrated without fire and smoke. In addition, a colorful confetti shower can create an even more party atmosphere throughout the evening and create the appropriate atmosphere. Regardless of the reason for celebrating, let's goreused materials such as toilet paper rolls, as well as with and without balloons, make such bangers. They are therefore also child-safe, which minimizes any risks for small party guests and is the better option. You can follow these steps to create your own.
Required materials and tools
- Balloon of any color
- toilet paper roll
- Purchased or homemade confetti from waste paper by punching holes
- standard adhesive tape or washi tape
- Scissors and pad
- Optional: decorative paper and suitable glue
Step-by-step instructions
- First, tie the balloon without inflating it.
- Then, depending on the size, cut it in half or about 3 cm above the knot with scissors.
- First, stretch the knotted half of the balloon over any end of the paper roll.
- After that, use the tape to attach the balloon to the paper. You can cover the entire roll with it to achieve a better look.
- The next step is optional and is to either decorate the toilet paper roll or just leave it as is. Depending on the theme of the party, you can cut out different figures or patterns from decorative paper and glue them on top. Instead of normal adhesive tape, you can use colorful and themed washi tape variants.
- When you're done decorating, you can simply add the desired amount of confetti into the roll.
- If you make a confetti cannon and then need to transport it, attach cling film or tissue paper to the other end with a rubber band.
- To use your craft, gently pull the balloon down and then release it.
Idea for firecrackers with decorative or crepe paper in the shape of a candy
A slightly different version of the paper popper can also be made for children's birthdays or similar events such as baby showers. To do this, you can add materials like colorful crepe paper and ribbon and then follow the steps below.
- First, cut the toilet paper roll in half.
- Then use scissors or a hole punch to make confetti out of crepe paper in different colors.
- Then wrap the paper roll in crepe paper and leave one end open.
- First, you can tie the other end of the roll with ribbon and add confetti from the other side.
- Now tie the other end so that the whole thing looks like a piece of candy. To make a confetti shower, you or the children simply pop the candy in the middle.
What else can you make a confetti cannon out of?
Of course, you can use any type of cardboard tube such as kitchen roll or wrapping paper for your craft project. Additionally, for cleaner results, you can make confetti cannons with pom pom or even use glitter. However, to make the whole thing more environmentally friendly, it is recommended to use recycled materials, which are ideally biodegradable. If it's a wedding party, you can even fill your roll with rose or other flower petals. Edible options such as oatmeal would also be a creative and eco-friendly option. But how else can you make a confetti cannon without a balloon?
- To try a slightly different method, use a rubber band instead of the balloon.
- To do this, you can cut two slits on two opposite sides of the roll that do not reach the middle.
- Next, you can cover one end with tissue paper and slide the elastic through the slots.
- Then pull the rubber band down over the tissue paper and slide a thin strip of paper around it.
- Glue the whole thing together so that it creates a kind of tear thread.
- You can simply add the confetti when using it and create a shower of confetti by pulling the tab.
