We are on a roll with our confetti crafts this week. We are getting prepared for oir New Years’ Celebration here with these toilet roll confetti poppers, but they are also perfect for weddings, 4th July or any other kind of party. They are super simple to make and the kids love them plus they make any party go with a bang!

How to make Toilet Roll Confetti Poppers

Materials

Cardboard tubes or toilet paper rolls
Duck Tape or other strong tape
Balloons
Scissors
Washi tape for decorating
Confetti

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These Toilet Roll Confetti Poppers are simple to make and such a fun craft and activity for kids. They are perfect for celebrations including New Year

How to Make DIY Confetti Poppers

I really do not have an issue using toilet roll tubes for crafting, but if you are you can buy cardboard tubes or reuse the ones from inside kitchen rolls or wrapping paper. The UK government states that as long as toilet rolls look clean then they are fine to use for crafting.

So let’s get making our party poppers! Knot the open end of each balloon like you would if you had blown it up with air and then cut each balloon in half using a pair of scissors. Place the cut end of the balloon over the end of the toilet roll,

Secure the balloon top of the toilet roll with strong tape, we used duck tape.

Next, decorate the tube with washi tape. I am a big fan of washi tape for children as it is perfect for small hands and being a type of paper masking tape it is very simple for kids to tear.

As you can see the boys decided to use a selection of the tapes we have but mostly gold. I keep my tapes on ribbon storage racks so that they are easy for the boys to pick and use. You could also cover them with scrapbook paper or even paint them or colour them with markers and stickers.

We filled our poppers with metallic confetti, but if you want to make less mess then you can use small pompoms, and tissue paper balls, or if you want to add some sparkles then you could add glitter! The fact is you can never have too much confetti and these are for a new years party.

These would also be a really great craft to do at a birthday party with the guests and each of them can have their own confetti popper.

I loved making these easy confetti poppers with the kids, it was so much fun. You could do something similar for a gender reveal at a baby shower, use them with paper confetti or rose petals at a wedding celebration or even fill them with year sprinkles for a graduation party. If you are using then at outdoor events then I recommend using biodegradable confetti or edible glitter and oats – they would make a really fun way to distribute the reindeer food on Christmas Eve.