DIY Confetti Poppers For New Years

Our DIY New Year’s poppers make celebrating New Years super fun! Make your own poppers and get into the spirit of New Year’s Eve with a few activities that will make the night extra festive.

DIY Confetti Poppers

💡 TIP: If you’re having a group of kids over, make these easy confetti poppers and set up a DIY confetti poppers creation station with all the supplies set out!

The main supplies for confetti poppers are paper tubes from toilet paper, paper towels, wrapping paper, or canisters. These are similar to our pom pom shooters and indoor snowball launcher!

We tested different lengths of confetti poppers and had different results for each, but each size still had a fun pop of confetti! The toilet paper tube size might be best for small kids.

Supplies:

• Balloons
• Tape of various sizes for securing the balloon and for decorating if you wish
• Colored paper for decorating {optional}
• Stickers {optional}
• Confetti! Not optional.

Instructions:

TIP: Confetti poppers are easy to make but may require adult help cutting and securing the balloons with scissors and tape.

STEP 1. First, you want to cut the tip off the balloon, as shown below.

Then, you want to knot the other end of the balloon. Place the balloon on the paper tube, as shown below, and secure it well with tape.

STEP 2. Decorate your confetti poppers with colored paper or scrap book paper. We have a book of glittery paper that we used. Even basic white computer paper will work!

Alternatively or in addition to the paper, you can use colored tape or washi tape to decorate the outside. Small stickers and markers can also be used to decorate the party poppers.

STEP 3. Fill your confetti poppers with a scoop or two of confetti. Pull down on the balloon end and let it pop!

We also used the same confetti for our New Years Eve baking soda science eruptions.

How Confetti Poppers Work

There’s a little bit of science even in New Year’s poppers! Newton’s Third Law of Motion says that for every action, there is an equal or opposite reaction.

That means you build up stored (potential) energy when you pull down on the balloon. When you release the balloon, the stored energy forces the confetti up and out of the tube. There you go!

💡 Learn more about potential and kinetic energy here.

Enjoy New Years Confetti Poppers

Depending on the amount of glitter in the confetti poppers, you may have to pop it a few times to get it all out! My son could shoot off our confetti poppers over and over again.

Be prepared, confetti poppers will make a mess, but it’s a party right! New Year’s Eve is all about the confetti!

Check out the awesome pop of sparkling confetti! Enjoy your poppers inside or outside depending on the weather. Ring in the New Year with burst of confetti and a fun New Years craft.

Make a sparkling, glittering shower of confetti! There’s something about making an intentional mess that all kids love!

More Fun New Year Activities For Kids

• Play New Years Eve bingo with these free printable bingo cards.

• Make these awesome confetti eruptions with baking soda.

• Sparkly glittery slime is a must try activity.

• Make this New Years handprint craft.

• Create fireworks in a jar.

• Printable New Years Eve coloring pages are fun for all!

Check out all our New Years Eve activities for the best kid friendly party around!

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