when it’s time to celebrate with fireworks you could just buy them or you
fireworks you could just buy them or you
fireworks you could just buy them or you could improvise and make your own in
could improvise and make your own in
could improvise and make your own in this project we’re making these handheld
this project we’re making these handheld
this project we’re making these handheld sparklers that will burn for up to a
sparklers that will burn for up to a
sparklers that will burn for up to a minute and cost less than a penny each
for this project make sure you have some
for this project make sure you have some clothes pins some safety goggles and a
clothes pins some safety goggles and a
clothes pins some safety goggles and a thick pair of gloves we’re going to be
thick pair of gloves we’re going to be
thick pair of gloves we’re going to be making some simple handheld sparklers
making some simple handheld sparklers
making some simple handheld sparklers that are just dangerous enough to add a
that are just dangerous enough to add a
that are just dangerous enough to add a little pyrotechnic thrill to your next
little pyrotechnic thrill to your next
little pyrotechnic thrill to your next celebration
celebration
celebration you may notice these sparkle sticks are
you may notice these sparkle sticks are
you may notice these sparkle sticks are almost exactly the same as the
almost exactly the same as the
almost exactly the same as the slow-burning fuses that we made in a
slow-burning fuses that we made in a
slow-burning fuses that we made in a different project we use those to ignite
different project we use those to ignite
different project we use those to ignite some homemade smoke flares which you can
some homemade smoke flares which you can
some homemade smoke flares which you can see in another project video alright to
see in another project video alright to
see in another project video alright to get started let’s pour 60 milliliters of
get started let’s pour 60 milliliters of
get started let’s pour 60 milliliters of water into a pan set on medium heat this
water into a pan set on medium heat this
water into a pan set on medium heat this white powder is a mixture of thirty six
white powder is a mixture of thirty six
white powder is a mixture of thirty six grams potassium nitrate and twenty four
grams potassium nitrate and twenty four
grams potassium nitrate and twenty four grams of white table sugar with hot
grams of white table sugar with hot
grams of white table sugar with hot water and a little bit of mixing the
water and a little bit of mixing the
water and a little bit of mixing the powder should dissolve completely
powder should dissolve completely
powder should dissolve completely next we can mix in a few drops of food
next we can mix in a few drops of food
next we can mix in a few drops of food coloring and I chose to use seven drops
coloring and I chose to use seven drops
coloring and I chose to use seven drops of red at this point we’re ready to add
of red at this point we’re ready to add
of red at this point we’re ready to add around 12 feet of 100% cotton yarn and
around 12 feet of 100% cotton yarn and
around 12 feet of 100% cotton yarn and this will need a couple of minutes to
this will need a couple of minutes to
this will need a couple of minutes to soak up the liquid when the yarn is
soak up the liquid when the yarn is
soak up the liquid when the yarn is supersaturated let’s transfer it to a
supersaturated let’s transfer it to a
supersaturated let’s transfer it to a cookie sheet in a zig-zag pattern so
cookie sheet in a zig-zag pattern so
cookie sheet in a zig-zag pattern so it’s all evenly spaced now this goes in
it’s all evenly spaced now this goes in
it’s all evenly spaced now this goes in an oven set to 150 degrees Celsius for
an oven set to 150 degrees Celsius for
an oven set to 150 degrees Celsius for about 20 minutes at the ten minute mark
about 20 minutes at the ten minute mark
about 20 minutes at the ten minute mark it’s a good idea to slide a spatula
it’s a good idea to slide a spatula
it’s a good idea to slide a spatula under the yarn to lift it up and help
under the yarn to lift it up and help
under the yarn to lift it up and help prevent it from baking to the cookie
prevent it from baking to the cookie
prevent it from baking to the cookie sheet remember that this is extremely
sheet remember that this is extremely
sheet remember that this is extremely flammable very dangerous so make sure
flammable very dangerous so make sure
flammable very dangerous so make sure you use extreme caution and have a fire
you use extreme caution and have a fire
you use extreme caution and have a fire extinguisher closeby alright our time is
extinguisher closeby alright our time is
extinguisher closeby alright our time is up so we can remove the tray from the
up so we can remove the tray from the
up so we can remove the tray from the oven and leave it to cool for another
oven and leave it to cool for another
oven and leave it to cool for another five to ten minutes you can see that
five to ten minutes you can see that
five to ten minutes you can see that when the yarn is cooled it’s fairly
when the yarn is cooled it’s fairly
when the yarn is cooled it’s fairly stiff and holds its shape to finish
stiff and holds its shape to finish
stiff and holds its shape to finish these up all we need to do is snip the
these up all we need to do is snip the
these up all we need to do is snip the ends with a pair of scissors and these
ends with a pair of scissors and these
ends with a pair of scissors and these sparklers are ready to use I went ahead
sparklers are ready to use I went ahead
sparklers are ready to use I went ahead and made a couple more batches in
and made a couple more batches in
and made a couple more batches in festive colors just for fun let’s test
festive colors just for fun let’s test
festive colors just for fun let’s test this one out by placing it in the end of
this one out by placing it in the end of
this one out by placing it in the end of a clothespin just like this when you
a clothespin just like this when you
a clothespin just like this when you light your sparkler you’ll see it smoke
light your sparkler you’ll see it smoke
light your sparkler you’ll see it smoke quite a bit and throw off a beautifully
quite a bit and throw off a beautifully
quite a bit and throw off a beautifully dangerous array of sparks the sparks are
dangerous array of sparks the sparks are
dangerous array of sparks the sparks are pretty hot and they can burn you so make
pretty hot and they can burn you so make
pretty hot and they can burn you so make sure this is done with adult supervision
sure this is done with adult supervision
sure this is done with adult supervision you can use one Sparkle stick to light
you can use one Sparkle stick to light
you can use one Sparkle stick to light another very quickly and of course your
another very quickly and of course your
another very quickly and of course your clothes penholders can be used over and
clothes penholders can be used over and
clothes penholders can be used over and over again in my experience this is a
over again in my experience this is a
over again in my experience this is a cheap and gratifying way to share a
cheap and gratifying way to share a
cheap and gratifying way to share a little excitement and wonder on these
little excitement and wonder on these
little excitement and wonder on these special occasions the best part is you
special occasions the best part is you
special occasions the best part is you can make hundreds of them for just a few
can make hundreds of them for just a few
can make hundreds of them for just a few dollars
dollars
dollars well there’s how to make some improvised
well there’s how to make some improvised
well there’s how to make some improvised handheld fireworks for your next
handheld fireworks for your next
handheld fireworks for your next celebration if you like this project
celebration if you like this project
celebration if you like this project perhaps you’ll like some of my others
perhaps you’ll like some of my others
perhaps you’ll like some of my others check them out at the king of random
check them out at the king of random
check them out at the king of random calm
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