{"id":2807,"date":"2018-10-22T07:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T07:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/10\/22\/bonfire-night-rockets\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T13:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:11:00","slug":"bonfire-night-rockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/bonfire-night-rockets\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonfire Night Rockets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Create these sparkly rockets, decorated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/art-supplies\/paper-and-card\/tissue-paper\">tissue paper<\/a> flames for a fiery touch. Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-supplies\/craft-essentials\/glues-and-adhesives\/tape\">washi tape<\/a> to add colourful patterns and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/star\">stick-on stars<\/a> to give them a twinkling finish. Perfect for filling with surprise sweets and treats, these rockets make fantastic party favours, eye-catching decorations, or festive party crackers that bring extra excitement to your Bonfire Night celebrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Create these sparkly rockets, decorated with tissue paper flames for a fiery touch. Use washi tape to add colourful patterns and stick-on stars to give them a twinkling finish. Perfect for filling with surprise sweets and treats, these rockets make fantastic party favours, eye-catching decorations, or festive party crackers that bring extra excitement to your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,233,337,359,351,49,227,594,286],"tags":[634,685,710],"class_list":["post-2807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids","category-activity","category-bonfire-night","category-british-history","category-cardboard-tube","category-teachers","category-occasions","category-recycling","category-subjects","tag-bonfire-night","tag-cardboard-tube","tag-recycling"],"acf":{"age":["3-5","6-9","10+"],"skill-level":["Beginner"],"time-to-make":["30 mins"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"K361","time":"30 minutes + drying time for glue","skill_level":"Beginner","how_to_make":"","shopping_list":"Small cardboard tube 10-12 cm, A ruler, A stapler, A wooden stirring stick","shopping_list_2":"","top_tip":"Try adding cracker snaps to the rockets by glueing the ends inside the tube, leaving a section outside so it snaps as you pull it with the ribbons.","image_01":52974,"step_instruction_01":"Brush a small amount of glue inside a cardboard tube at both ends. 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