[Childcare] Ideas for Fireworks Wall Decorations for August
Fireworks festivals are one of the most enjoyable summer events.
With a booming sound, the colorful fireworks launched into the night sky move the hearts of both adults and children.
So this time, we’re introducing ideas for fireworks-themed wall decorations to boost your summer mood.
We’ve gathered lots of ideas for making fireworks wall decor that are exciting to create, from using paper cups and toilet paper rolls to employing unique techniques like blow painting and scratch art.
Try making them with children, freely expressing the glamorous image of fireworks in each person’s favorite colors!
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[Childcare] August-ready! Fireworks wall decoration ideas (1–10)
Paper Cup Fireworks
Let’s use a paper cup to make a beautiful firework! Make slits all the way around the cup, cutting from the rim down toward the bottom.
Then, spread open the slits and your firework is complete! It’s a good idea to color the cup or draw pictures on it before cutting.
If you have paper cups that are already colorful or patterned, you can use them as they are.
If you prepare paper cups in various sizes, you can create fireworks in large and small sizes.
Dyed shoji paper fireworks painting
If you add color to shoji paper using the dye-painting technique, you can create calm, very elegant fireworks! Dye-painting is done by folding shoji paper several times and applying watercolor paint dissolved in water.
When you unfold it, softly blurred colors appear, and it looks so beautiful! I recommend applying several colors together on a single sheet.
After the paint dries—or before applying the paint—if you make various cuts with scissors as you would for kirie (paper cutting), you can also create fireworks patterns.
You can do this with washi calligraphy paper (hanshi) as well, so please give it a try.
Sticker fireworks
How about making fireworks by combining stickers? If you put together multiple stickers of the same type, you’ll create a cohesive pattern, while mixing different stickers at random makes for bold, explosive designs.
You could use round, square, and triangular stickers, star-shaped ones, or even cut masking tape into small pieces.
For nuances that stickers alone can’t convey, it’s a good idea to add details with a white colored pencil, for example.
By using stickers of various colors and shapes, you can create a work full of originality.
[Childcare] For August! Fireworks Wall Decoration Ideas (11–20)
Fireworks of foil origami and mirror tape
Let’s make fireworks that showcase the vibrant shine of foil origami and mirror tape.
A recommended approach is to use both as parts of the fireworks’ light.
Take a round-cut sheet of construction paper, a paper cup opened into a circle, or use construction paper or poster paper as a canvas, and stick finely cut pieces of foil origami or mirror tape directly onto it.
You can arrange them neatly into shapes, or place them randomly—either works well.
If you combine other sparkly items like glittery origami or shimmering pipe cleaners, your fireworks will look even more dazzling, so be sure to try them together.
Blown-paint fireworks
Fireworks painted with the blow-painting technique are projects that children can easily help with.
Blow painting involves thinning paint with water, dipping a brush or similar tool into it, and then dropping it onto the paper.
You then blow through a straw toward the dropped paint to spread it, creating a variety of patterns.
By changing the direction of your breath and combining different colors, you can produce richer works.
You can depict fireworks using only blow painting, or use blow painting for part of the firework and combine it with construction paper or stickers to create a single firework.
You’ll end up with many unexpectedly beautiful pieces, so give it a try!
Summer festival and fireworks
Fireworks are often launched during summer festivals, aren’t they? Let’s turn these two major fun summer events—fireworks and summer festivals—into a wall decoration design.
For the fireworks, you can combine round-cut construction paper with finely cut strips, or try making them with papercutting or dye-painting techniques.
For the non-firework parts, create scenes of children and animals enjoying the festival, as well as food stalls, by cutting them out of construction paper.
If you want the fireworks to stand out the most, try using glittery paper, brightly colored paper, or vivid paints.
Origami Fireworks
For Japanese people, fireworks are a summer tradition that everyone—from kids to adults—can enjoy! Here’s an “origami fireworks” craft that lets children feel like fireworks artisans.
Fold four sheets of origami paper into accordions and glue them together.
Fold the joined sheet, make small cuts, open it up, and attach two pieces of kite string so they sit in the center—this completes the fireworks part.
Next, roll a sheet of construction paper into a tube and tape it, then wrap origami around the tube with a bit of slack.
Finally, insert the fireworks piece into the tube and fix it to the origami wrapped with string.
Pull down from below and a beautiful firework will launch! Try different color combinations for endless fun.
