Straw rocket - Arts, Crafts and DIY

26 Comments

My kids find colouring in the paper the most fun until the rockets are made. Try and wrap the paper as tightly as you can around the pencil to make it pop further.

Material

1 piece of paper
1 bendy straw
1 pencil
1 sticky tape
1 scissors

Method

Cut a strip of paper 4cm wide by 8cm long. Decorate it with textas.
Wrap the paper around the pencil lengthwise to form a long cylinder. Sticky tape the long edge down the entire way and then close the top down of the cylinder with sticky tape as well.
Insert the bendy straw - take a big breath and blow. The paper will pop off the straw like a rocket.

Notes

These rockets will end up all over the house but the good news is if any are lost, they are easily remade. They are very light so not likely to knock things over in the house either.

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This project was posted by:

- mom19782016
- 07 Jan 2016
  2:30 pm

26 Comments

- - RonnieDe said
  - 13 Jan 2022
    4:12 pm
What a great idea, keep the kids busy and entertained for ages. Plus a cheap project.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 15 Oct 2020
    1:09 pm
An oldie but a goodie. All my kids loved these

- - mom462038 said
  - 13 Apr 2020
    5:23 pm
I have made these with my grandson, lots of them! They work really well, great inside fun for a rainy day

- - Jbuttxx said
  - 05 Jan 2020
    6:14 am
A great activity for the kids to pass time

- - Mummyofone77 said
  - 05 Jan 2020
    5:51 am
Hours of fun with something so simple

- - nealsq said
  - 02 Dec 2019
    9:22 pm
Geez my kids will go crazy for this!

- - mom19782016 said
  - 05 Nov 2019
    1:15 pm
This could also be a cool stocking stuffer for Christmas

- - mom81879 said
  - 30 May 2019
    3:29 pm
I’m off to Melbourne in August and am looking for some fun activities to do with my grandson. I am certainly adding this one to my list. So simple but so much fun to make and to play with

- - MrsA said
  - 13 Mar 2019
    2:39 pm
Oh we love rockets. This is great!

- - kjgarner said
  - 29 Jun 2018
    9:57 pm
That is a cool straw rocket the kids would have fun blowing them
- kjgarner replied
  
  30 Jun 2018 , 10:27 pm
  Seeing how far they will go
- - mom111059 said
  - 17 Jun 2018
    6:44 pm
good to encourage a love for science in our kids

- - mom62624 said
  - 19 Nov 2017
    10:02 am
A fun and unique idea; kids would absolutely love this, thanks.

- - mom112217 said
  - 01 Nov 2017
    9:25 am
A fun and creative project for the kids!

- - mom111059 said
  - 15 Aug 2016
    2:49 pm
Easy project that kids will have lots of fun with. Thank you

- - Nas01 said
  - 03 Feb 2016
    9:11 pm
Great activity to do with the kids. Thanks for sharing.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 03 Feb 2016
    1:45 pm
Best thing about this is if your child gets overexcited and breaks, rips, makes the end soggy – they’re really easy to remake.

- - mom165081 said
  - 24 Jan 2016
    1:57 am
Just the kind of thing kids love – a bit like a stomping rocket, but home made and possibly a bit more fun. Can see a few distance challenges coming on!!

- - cherz said
  - 09 Jan 2016
    4:39 pm
great project ..science and fun in one. Well done and thanks for sharing.
- mom94125 replied
  
  09 Jan 2016 , 10:13 pm
  yeah it is a great idea and lots of simple fun for the kids. plus it is a safer activity to do.
- - mom93821 said
  - 09 Jan 2016
    1:31 pm
Looks like a quick, easy and fun project for the school/Christmas holidays.

- - rachelvk said
  - 08 Jan 2016
    7:14 pm
What a cool idea. Will impress my toddler with this trick!
- mom93821 replied
  
  10 Jan 2016 , 10:30 am
  Your toddler will be super impressed!
  - mom19782016 replied
    
    13 Oct 2016 , 12:14 pm
    
    Your toddler can help make this by colour in the paper for you!