A paper cracker is one of the most fun and popular origami crafts, which will be useful for the New Year, and just in the company of friends. On this page we have collected the world's most popular videos and diagrams that will teach you how to make a paper cracker with your own hands.
A simple, double or super loud cracker will be great, albeit mischievous, entertainment for children especially school age. A slight wave of the hand and the person next to whom they are banging the firecracker suddenly jumps. Quick reload and the weapon is back in battle. The effect of surprise and a lot of fun is what is guaranteed to everyone who decides to make this paper craft.
How to make an origami paper cracker
In this video, a young man expertly tells how to make the most popular paper cracker in our country with his own hands - the favorite craft of all Russian schoolchildren. A little patience and you have a universal tool for scaring girls or classmates at school. A sharp wave of the hand and boom! Two seconds and the origami firecracker is recharged. A great toy and entertainment for the New Year.
Pair useful recommendations when assembling the firecracker. Firstly, it is best to make it from a double notebook sheet (and not from an A4 sheet or a thick landscape sheet). Secondly, the thinner the paper, the louder the pop will be. By the way, this model of paper cracker is a purely Russian invention. Foreigners use a different design.
How to make a double cracker out of paper
In this video clip you will learn how to make a double cracker out of paper. It is a development, or rather a refinement of the previous craft and, at first, the assembly proceeds the same. We still need the same double sheet from the notebook.
The principle of operation of a double clapper is the same: we take it by the tip and sharply wave our hand downwards. I won’t say that the double firecracker bangs much louder, but it definitely looks cooler and more technologically advanced. The boy in the video explains everything very clearly and in detail. You won't have any problems with assembly.
For assembly you will need: double notebook sheet.
How to make a super loud cracker out of paper
Unlike Russian developments, foreigners took a different path. This video shows a really simple, but cool firecracker. Her most important trait is that she is loud. Just super loud.
Even the most skilled person can assemble this model. Small child, but not everyone can use it. This subtlety is the main catch. If the usual origami firecracker (including the double one), familiar to every schoolchild, is recharged at once, then to put a super loud firecracker on alert you will have to practice. Moreover, it won’t be possible to knock it right away either. A little training is needed here. But it's worth it.
At first glance, the video may seem complicated: it is long and in English. In fact, assembly will take you less than a minute. And even a foreign language won’t hurt to cope with it. The assembly diagram is extremely elementary. The main thing is to look at the nuances: how to hold a super firecracker so that it bangs, and how to reload it correctly later. Learn and you will definitely be able to surprise your classmates. I guarantee it!
How to make a double Chinese super cracker out of paper
After watching the previous videos, you might think that it is simply impossible to make an even simpler cracker out of paper, but this is not so. The Chinese did it! This is probably why this double super cracker got the name “Chinese”.
Surprisingly, but true - there is even more simple circuit assembly, which will take you even less time. You only need to fold a sheet of paper three times and the cracker is in your hands. Like everything ingenious, the most main secret this origami craft in the correct charge. We pull out a piece of leaf from one end, grab the other and boom! The sharper the swing, the louder the sound.
The boy shows the assembly. The video is in English, but there is nothing really to explain. The whole secret is in proper charging. This double super clapper has only one drawback - during the banging process it opens almost completely. Therefore, recharging takes longer than for Russian models.
For assembly you will need: A4 sheet.
Double Chinese super cracker: option “2”
This video is not a new model of firecracker, but simply a variation on the theme of the double super firecracker from China. So to speak, “version 2”. I present this video only so that you understand that you have a lot of room for experimentation here. A little imagination and you can assemble your own Dima or Misha super cracker out of paper with your own hands.
The video is very clear, despite English language. Appearance The assembled firecracker is not for everyone. But theoretically, the volume of this origami model can be greater than all previous ones. Only one question remains: how hard and sharply can you wave your hand?
For assembly you will need: A4 sheet.
In this section we have collected best videos about how to make various origami firecrackers out of paper with your own hands: single, double, super loud. Detailed instructions and assembly diagrams in Russian and English.
Probably everyone remembers their childhood, those happy and very carefree days. How many different pranks, how much entertainment, how many funny and not so funny pranks everyone did. Do you remember those same paper crackers that scared us to the point of hiccups and shaking in our knees?
But making them is not so difficult, you just need to have a notebook or landscape sheet on hand. And there is no need to talk about a bad example, because many of today’s adults also made loud paper crackers in their childhood and frightened their peers with this.
So, the time has been found for a grandiose prank, the material is always at hand, and the desire to mischief is always present. We begin to figure out how to make a single-barreled or double-barreled paper firecracker with our own hands.
And of course, if you are already an adult and experienced person, then this will be a great opportunity for you to spend more time with your children, to establish close and trusting relationships with them.
Such pranks do not cause any physical harm, and the psychological effect does not exceed the permissible limits - therefore it is absolutely safe for both you and your child.
Step-by-step instruction
To begin with, you will need an ordinary notebook or landscape sheet. It must be bent in half along its length, try to do this as evenly as possible. Now, on one side, bend the corners to the middle with neat triangles, trying to make them equal.
To continue the master class, you need to repeat the same procedure on the other side. Now bend this sheet along the fold line that you prepared in advance. The folded corners must be inside the sheet, then the product will turn out really cool.
Let's bend the resulting product in half again, and then straighten it into reverse side. It is necessary to obtain a clear fold line, and then bend the resulting corners to this line and straighten them again.
Fold the workpiece along the fold lines so that you end up with a cracker. If you did everything very carefully, you will end up with a cute product that is well suited for a variety of friendly pranks.
How to use?
At a minimum, if your handicraft coincides with a photo of a paper cracker, which is on the Internet, then you also need to learn how to use it.
To get a bright, ringing and really loud sound, you need to grab it with your fingers by the free triangular ends. Due to the fact that the nested inner part flies out and produces bright and clean cotton.
Naturally, you must understand that if it is folded incorrectly, then the sound will be weak. And now some more small lifehacks for creating: use thicker paper, it sounds much louder. Pay also great attention clear fold lines to create a really cool product.
Well, and most importantly: you can direct your children’s energy in a more creative and positive direction. And such pranks a good option for a variety of holidays, birthdays, as well as ordinary get-togethers in a friendly company.
And this is true not only for very small children, but also for adults and serious people. Imagine how surprised your friends will be, and how fun it will be to remember your childhood, those carefree days and get a lot of positive and bright emotions.
Now just imagine what will happen if you make these crackers out of bright paper and put finely chopped leaves inside? This turns out to be real homemade confetti, which is suitable for organizing celebrations of any size. And you can not only create bright holidays, but also turn your favorite activity into a great idea for a start-up.
Also, you can suggest this idea to your child, because for teenagers and children it is very important to have their own pocket money, and such an easy opportunity to earn money for ice cream should turn the energy of even the most restless children into an exclusively positive and completely non-destructive direction. A paper cracker is simple, easy and fun for kids and adults!
Photo of paper crackers
It’s easy to make a cracker out of paper, a ball, a syringe, matches and other materials at home! We tell you how.
We usually associate festive New Year's fun with the smell of pine needles, tangerines and, of course, bright multi-colored firecrackers. An explosion of shiny confetti makes you forget about everything in the world and have fun from the heart. Of course, when we talk about firecrackers, we mean factory-made products, although it is quite possible to make them yourself from available materials.
DIY New Year's cracker: all the pros and cons
Firecrackers on New Year are quite important, like all pyrotechnics. They can be easily found on any counter, and they cost mere pennies, but they have big disadvantages. Firstly, the factory product has a small supply of gunpowder, which can be harmful to your health. Yes, there is negligible amount of it there, but the fact that it is there makes this pyrotechnics prohibited for children (who, however, regularly violate safety rules). Secondly, the same gunpowder produces a very loud sound when it explodes, so the product should not be exploded in a room where there are very small children (otherwise it could end in severe fright). Thirdly, the gunpowder may become damp and simply not explode, which will greatly disappoint you. There is a fourth reason why you should abandon factory pyrotechnics - increased fire hazard.
However, you can easily make a real holiday cracker with your own hands at home. At the same time, it will be completely safe and environmentally friendly. Today we will discuss how to make such a craft at home using improvised materials. We present to your attention the most creative life hacks for making New Year's pyrotechnics, which you can take to the garden or place in the children's room. The only disadvantage of such products is that you still have to clean them up after them.
How to make a paper cracker with your own hands?
You can make paper crafts from newspaper, cardboard tubes, wrapping paper and filler.
To make a homemade confetti popper that shoots, you will need:
- a tube made of thick cardboard. For the base, you can use a center of paper towels or toilet paper, as well as the body of previously used production firecrackers;
- wrapping paper (or any other) for decorating the top of the future product;
- a small piece of cardboard to form the bottom and top of the cracker;
- glue gun or PVA;
- toffee thread;
- confetti.
In order to form a cracker, you first need to work on the bottom of the product. To do this, cut out a circle; its diameter should be slightly larger than the hole in the base. Using a needle, pull the thread into the center and secure it with a knot. Glue the bottom to one end of the tube, sealing it tightly. At the same time, do not forget to glue the edges well - they should securely fix the bottom without the slightest crack (this can be checked quite easily by simply looking through an open hole at any light source).
The next stage is decoration. Wrap the cylinder out of cardboard wrapping paper, decorate with ribbons, beads, sparkles.
Using a regular funnel for liquids, pour confetti inside the future cracker and cover the tube with a paper cone. It also needs to be sealed well - the better you do this, the louder the cracker explodes. In order to activate the mechanism, you just need to sharply pull the string and release a light cloud of confetti (if desired, it can be supplemented or replaced with streamers).
Firecrackers made from a sheet of paper
To make a firecracker that shoots loudly, it is not at all necessary to build cunning structures for a long time - for this, an ordinary A4 landscape sheet or a simple notebook sheet is quite enough (this depends mainly on what you have on hand at the moment). On the Internet you can find a whole diagram on how to make a double cracker with your own hands. Step-by-step instruction it looks something like this:
- The sheet must first be bent horizontally, dividing it in half. This way you form an axis to which you need to bend all the corners of the leaf;
- Next, you should fold the leaf in half again and bend the corners so that they touch;
- bend the structure in the center and in a horizontal position;
- hide the corners inside and the cracker is ready.
By following all the instructions step by step, you will get a wonderful cracker with which you can play a prank on your friends or be the center of attention. If it is difficult for you to imagine the essence of what you read, step-by-step illustrations that are very easy to find on the Internet will come to the rescue.
If you like simple, but at the same time interesting products made of plain paper, then you definitely need to take a closer look at how you can make a cracker using the origami technique. This ancient Chinese art of paper crafts involves several forms of a rather loud product. It can be an intricate cube with the correct square shape, which real masters can do (or after long enough training), or you can do a simple frog, which makes a loud “fart” sound.
How to make a firecracker from a balloon?
The simplest and effective method make a loud cracker that explodes into a huge cloud of confetti - use a regular balloon. To do this, you need to use a funnel to fill it with small colored scales and inflate it properly. Further, during the New Year's holiday, you will only need one sharp pin so that the balloon bursts and throws a whole sheaf of airy confetti into the air. A similar method of preparing festive mini-fireworks has long been used by residents of Mexico. These are, of course, the familiar piñatas (papier-mâché figures filled with multi-colored sparkles and candies), which, although they are made without a ball, have a very similar operating principle.
How to make a firecracker from a syringe?
This type of firecracker is rightfully considered the most spectacular and effective. In order to make one such cracker with your own hands, you will need two large syringes, a glue gun, a balloon and paper for decoration. The assembly principle is quite simple:
- a base pipe for the future product is made from one syringe (to do this, it is cut off from the side of the main mechanism and the needle mount is completely removed);
- then both syringes are connected using hot glue, the cut syringe is filled with confetti and hermetically sealed with a rubber ball:
- the piston of the second syringe should be pulled out as much as possible;
- After minimal decoration, the firecracker is completely ready for use.
The principle of operation of this craft is the same as that of a conventional pneumatic cracker - by sharply pressing the syringe valve, you create powerful air pressure, which tears the balloon and releases confetti. A homemade firecracker made from plastic bottle, into which air is pumped using a regular car nipple. It is this that serves as the trigger for releasing the contents of the bottle.
How to make a firecracker from matches?
It’s hard to call such firecrackers either environmentally friendly or safe. The principle of operation is approximately this: matches are placed in a container according to the principle, the more the better (this only applies to match heads), then a fuse is made from a box of matches, which then need to be set on fire. But before you make such a firecracker, you need to think about the fact that one careless or slow movement, and this explosive mixture of wood and sulfur can explode in your hands. In addition to damage caused by the blast wave, you also risk getting burns to your hands and face. That is why you should think carefully when making pyrotechnics with your own hands. For the same reasons, you should not make a firecracker from firecrackers or gunpowder. Remember, not only your health is at stake, but also your life.
Firecrackers with gifts
You can surprise your guests with an original firecracker with small souvenir gifts. For the first time, similar products began to be produced for wedding celebrations - the bride’s garter used to be hidden in a small cracker. However, over time, it became fashionable to use such pyrotechnics for the New Year. You can make it yourself by making a small piñata-cracker with a rope, which you can pull to release the contents. When organizing children's party It’s better to fill such a cracker with candies.
Factory pyrotechnics are products increased danger, so there is a reason to replace them with simple and absolutely safe firecrackers that you can make at home.
New Year is an exciting and fantastic holiday. Every time I want to celebrate it in my own way, to add an original twist to the celebration of this day. To surprise and delight your children, you can purchase firecrackers in the store. However, their use is dangerous, and unforeseen situations can ruin the fun. Try to create simple and bright products yourself. It is very easy to do with your own hands. At the same time, it will definitely become an excellent holiday decoration.
What materials will be needed?
For the manufacture of beautiful crafts you need to prepare a cardboard roll, such as used toilet paper, colored and tissue paper, tape, glue, thread, rhinestones for decoration and confetti. As filling, you can use mugs of bright colored paper made with a hole punch, small candies or paper money. In general, whatever your imagination is enough for.
How to make a cracker out of paper?
1. You should start making crafts from the bottom cover of the cracker. To do this, you need to cut a circle out of cardboard so that it completely covers the pipe hole. Paste it on colored paper to then attach the remaining ends to the workpiece.
2. Now we pass the thread through the center of our cardboard circle and secure it inside with tape. This is the very part that you will need to pull so that a surprise will fall out of the craft.
3. To understand how to make a cracker out of paper, all that remains is to pour confetti into the pipe and make the top cover. Cut out a circle, cut it along the radius and connect it into a cone. This is the future cracker cap. All that remains is to glue it to the pipe.
4. Our double paper clapper will look original if you decorate it with colored or papyrus details on the outside. You can use rhinestones, ribbons or beads of various colors, sizes and textures. We attach all decorative details using glue or tape. Here's how to make your own paper cracker in just a few minutes.
How to use a cracker?
Once made, multi-colored firecrackers can be hung above your head on a rope, at a sufficient distance for the child to reach the string. This is why you should not use heavy elements for filling. If they explode, they can get into the eyes or respiratory tract. It is best to use light confetti. And then, pulling the rope, enjoy the charming sight of fluttering paper. You can purchase confetti for a surprise at the Stationery store or make it yourself using a regular hole punch.
Conclusion
Now you know, the manufacturing process will be more interesting if you create with the whole family. Children will be happy to make multi-colored confetti using an ordinary hole punch. Such a cracker can be made of any size: from miniature to huge, it all depends on what kind of pipe will be used at its base. If you do everything correctly, then the New Year's holiday will definitely be a success, and your guests and friends will be surprised and pleased.
On the eve of New Year's holidays When there is a cheerful bustle in the house, it will never be superfluous to find useful and most important exciting activity To attract children to it and relax a little yourself - make firecrackers with your own hands for the New Year. So, if you didn’t have time to go to the store for firecrackers, then you can launch colorful and bright paper firecrackers at midnight, made by the child himself with the help of his parents! There are a great many schemes and methods for making a confetti cracker at home. Let's look at the most basic, original and interesting ones.
Origami firecracker made from a sheet of paper
To make the most ordinary paper cracker, you only need to spend 5 minutes of time. For this you will need an A4 size sheet, someone takes a notebook sheet, but it is best to take a thick sheet of colored paper from the child so that the cracker turns out bright and beautiful. The procedure for folding paper for such a cracker is as follows:
- A sheet of paper is folded in half, pressed well so that the line is visible, and unfolded again.
- Toward the center line, we bend all four corners of the sheet, but so that they do not overlap each other, but touch at the edges.
- We bend the resulting workpiece in half, so that the bent corners are on the inside.
- We bend the sheet in half again, and then unbend it.
- It is necessary to bend the corners again to the resulting fold line, but in such a way that they are connected by edges exactly on it, after which we unbend the workpiece.
- We fold the sheet again, but now we fold it along the line that appeared in the previous step.
- We bend the corners again along the existing fold line so that a triangle emerges.
As you can see, making a paper cracker is very simple, the product is ready! All that remains is to take the resulting structure by the bottom and bring it into action with a sharp movement of the hand.
"Loud" cracker for boys
Young origami masters will be delighted with what they have made with my own hands paper toys, which also makes a loud sound. In order to make your own cracker for the game, just take a thick sheet of paper (since the finished toy will need to be shaken vigorously for the sound to appear, colored paper will not work, it is better to choose a standard landscape sheet, or even better - Whatman paper) and perform the following simple manipulations:
- Fold the sheet in half, then unbend and bend all four corners to the resulting line in the center.
- We lay the workpiece on its side and bend the two corners again to the middle.
- Fold the resulting figure in half so that the “wings separate.”
- To make the cracker sound, you need to take it by the protruding sharp tip and make a sharp movement from top to bottom. If everything was done correctly, the toy will make a loud sound.
New Year's paper cracker with confetti
An invariable attribute of name days and New Year's holidays are pyrotechnic products that scatter around them a rain of multi-colored streamers, shiny confetti and a shining rain of figured pieces of foil. But such products are not cheap, so you can please yourself and your guests at the holiday by making such a cracker at home. How to make a paper cracker with confetti? To do this you will need to prepare the following materials:
- a cardboard tube, which you can make from thick cardboard yourself, or take a ready-made one, for example, from under shoes, a set of towels or even a roll of toilet paper, it all depends on the desired size of the finished cracker;
- confetti, which you can independently cut out shiny figures with scissors from foil, cut into New Year's rain, or collect paper rounds from a hole punch, as well as sparkles and ready-made New Year's confetti can be found in the appropriate departments of the supermarket;
- sheet of cardboard;
- sheet of wrapping paper bright color;
- scotch;
- glue gun or just good glue for paper;
- stapler;
- scissors;
- ribbon (either twine or bright ribbon left over from last year’s gifts will do);
- decorations for the cracker (if desired, the body of the New Year's cracker can be decorated with sparkles and beads).
To make a confetti cracker with your own hands, you will need the following steps:
- First you need to cut out the launch door through which the cord will pass. To do this, place a pre-prepared cardboard tube on thick paper, trace the outline with a pencil and cut it out. A small hole is made in the middle with a needle or the tip of scissors. A cord is inserted into it. It must be tied in a knot on the inside to prevent it from falling out. The resulting circle is then glued to one of the open sides of the pipe.
- Now you can start decorating the future New Year's cracker. Here you should rely entirely on your imagination. Some will prefer to wrap the body in foil, some will choose colored paper layered in multi-colored layers, and some will stick on serpentine with wide gift ribbons. You can also apply glitter on top of the glue, for example, to create a composition from the numbers of the coming year.
- After decorating, the cracker must be filled with confetti. Please note that the pipe is not completely filled, but only half or three-quarters full. It should also be taken into account that the lighter and smaller the confetti, the more beautiful they will fly out and swirl around the room.
- Now you can start making a cone lid that will close the cracker on the other side, which remains open for now. To do this, another circle is cut out on cardboard, possibly with the same diameter as the launch door was made. Then a cut is made in the circle from the edge to the center, and the diverging edges are pulled together to form a cone. They can be glued or stapled.
- The tip is inserted and secured to the pipe, again with a stapler or glue. If the firecracker is suspended from the ceiling, then before connecting the parts of the firecracker, it is necessary to make a small hole in the top of the cone and stretch another ribbon through it, securing it from the inside.
Having made several of these New Year's crackers, you can hang them around the room where the celebration will take place. For the firecrackers to go off and shower guests with a sparkling rain of confetti, all you have to do is pull sharply on the dangling string.
Firecracker - balloon
Another original and fun way to entertain guests and delight children at the holiday is to make your own cracker out of balloon. Moreover, such homemade firecrackers will be an excellent addition and frame for competitions or holiday quizzes. Make a New Year's cracker in the form of hot air balloon won't be difficult. To do this, you only need to prepare a set of balloons, buy or cut up as much confetti as possible, and also find a plastic funnel with which to pour liquids. The further procedure is as follows:
- A funnel is inserted into the neck of the balloon and confetti is poured inside with its help. Please note that if in previous firecrackers it was possible to use serpentine with rain, here all the elements should be as small as possible.
- When the balloon is filled, you need to carefully inflate it. Do not inhale while inflating! Otherwise, you may choke on glitter and confetti. Therefore, adults should still entrust the inflation of filled balloons. By the way, if you don’t want to tie a balloon to a string and hang ready-made firecrackers around the room, you can inflate the balloons with helium and then they will fly around the room on their own.
- Please note that it is best to prepare such homemade firecrackers the day before the celebration and no later than a couple of hours before the guests arrive. Because if you make such crackers too early, the balloon will deflate, and if it’s too late, the confetti will not have time to be evenly distributed inside. When the balls are ready, they are tied with thread or rope and the room is decorated with them.
Well, in order for such a toy in the form of a balloon with a secret to work, it will need to burst. So the cracker will have both a sound effect and a visual one. A cheerful mood and confetti fluttering in the air are guaranteed for everyone!
