I made these party poppers for a Pioneer Day event. They would work great for any holiday or party by using whatever colors of tissue paper, scrapbook paper and embellishments you want.
Here are the steps to making your own party poppers:
First you need some empty paper towel rolls or toilet paper rolls. You can get two or three poppers out of each paper towel roll depending on what size you want them. Then choose what colors of tissue paper you want to wrap them in. I cut each piece of tissue paper into four equal parts. I then used scotch tape to adhere the tissue paper to the rolls.
Next choose your scrapbook paper that you want to put on the outside of them and cut it to the width of your paper roll. Tape the inside edge to the roll and wrap around until you have about a 1-2 inch overlap - you might need to trim some excess off. Then glue it down and make sure it bonds - since it's a round surface it's a little harder to keep tight. Then cut some pieces of ribbon long enough to double knot and curl just a bit - about six inches - and tie one end closed.
Now you are ready to fill them. I got some small toys and treats from the dollar store to fill mine with. Once they are filled you will need to tie up the final end. You can add embellishments to the outside if you want also or use patterned scrapbook paper instead of plain.
Here's the final product.
They would be a fun addition to any party.
Have fun being crafty!
