A celebration is just around the corner, but you can make confetti any time of year to use at kids’ birthday parties. Materials needed: · Sheets of newspaper to cover your work area· Several sheets of newspaper or grocery bags for confetti· Scissors· Tempera paint (assorted colors)· Paintbrush· Small plastic sandwich bags (optional) · Decorative bowl (optional)· Glitter (optional) Step One: Lay newspaper over your entire work area in case of spills. Step Two: Paint an entire sheet of newspaper or a cut-up grocery bag. You can use one solid color or a mix of colors. Use as many sheets of paper as you’d like. Make your confetti shine by sprinkling glitter over the wet paint. Step Three: Let the paint dry completely. Step Four: Turn each sheet of newspaper over to paint the remaining sides. Step Five: To make the pieces of confetti, first cut the paper into 1 inch-wide strips. Step Six: Then cut small squares out of each strip. (Hint: Don’t make the squares too small – they’ll be hard to clean up!) Step Seven: When you have cut the amount of confetti you need, put a handful into a plastic bag for each party guest. Or, you may choose to put all of the confetti in a decorative bowl to pass around just before the ball drops.
