Create these fun cardboard roll rocket art projects that fly through the sky! Both at home or in the classroom, this is a great project for kids between the ages of 4 and 8 for creativity and fun. Making this art project takes about half an hour and the kids will have so much fun playing with their rockets when they are done!
Fun flying rocket art project
Cardboard roll rockets are a super fun art project that kids love to make and play with! Using a few easy materials you can make this art project to get kids creative and keep them busy for a while. The steps to make it are really simple and easy for kids to understand on their own, and there are many ways to modify this art project to fit your needs.
Related: Create constellations with this free printout and a flashlight for a fun background to play with your rockets when you are done!
The best part of this art project is that it can be used in other art projects, or for a fun craft to play with. Kids love taking it outside at night to fly around in the stars, or playing with them inside in the dark with flashlights. Being able to customize their rockets for their own unique art project makes it extra fun to play with. They love how the streamers on their cardboard roll rockets fly around in the air!
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What is needed to make this art project?
How to make this rocket art project
First: Cover the cardboard roll in paper
First cover paper with glue then wrap it around the cardboard rolls so that you can decorate it. If you prefer you can also paint the cardboard roll, or leave it as is.
Then: Cut out some decorations
Now use the leftover paper and any other decorations you want. Create windows, aliens, astronauts, and the tip of the rocket. This step you can be really creative and do whatever you want!
Next: Glue on decorations and color it
Once the decorations are ready, glue them onto the rocket, then use crayons, markers, or paint to add any final touches to your rockets.
Finally: Add streamers then youre ready for takeoff!
The last part of this art project is to add some streamers to the ends of the rockets as fire or fuel. You can use tape or glue, and place them either on the outside or inside of the rocket, both ways will work!
This is our rocket art projects
These are our art projects! We had so much fun making these! The kids decided to add pipe cleaners around the center of it as handles so that they flew around better. They also all had a lot of fun counting down for takeoff and flying around with their rockets when they finished their art projects. This was one of their favorite projects this summer camp!
Prep Time
1 minute
Active Time
30 minutes
Total Time
31 minutes
Difficulty
easy
Estimated Cost
$1
Materials
- – Streamers
- – Cardboard rolls
- – Colored paper
Tools
- – Markers
- – Scissors
- – Glue
Instructions
- Cover the cardboard roll with paper.
- Cut out decorations for the rocket.
- Glue on the decorations and color the rocket.
- Glue streamers to the back of the rocket.
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