DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Fourth of July Rocket Toilet Paper Roll Craft

Contributed by Leanne Guenther

This red, white and blue rocket is a simple three dimensional rocket craft that is fun for kids to make and play with on the Fourth of July.

Materials:

• toilet paper roll,
• printer,
• something to color with,
• scissors,
• glue,
• paper

Optional:  If you want a taller rocket, you can use a paper towel roll instead of a toilet paper roll.  Just use construction paper, or paint instead of the rectangular template piece to cover it.

Optional:  If you're hanging your rocket up, you can stuff a bit of red and yellow tissue paper in the back to make it look like there is flame coming out while it's flying.

Instructions:

• Print out the Fourth of July rocket template of choice.
• Color (if using the black and white version of the craft).
• Cut out the template pieces.
• Glue the large rectangular piece on first to cover the tube.
• Add stars around the rocket and the cone.
• Cut out the circular shape and glue where indicated to form a cone.
    
  • Apply glue around the top of the toilet paper roll
  • Place the cone on top of the toilet paper roll and let it sit for about an hour to dry.

Templates: 

• Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
• Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).

Template    (color)   or   (B&W)