Patriotic Rocket Wind Catcher

While I was out shopping the other day I saw the really cool metal rocket for the 4^th of July.  And I thought hey we could make something like that.  So I started thinking about it and decided we would make a Patriotic Rocket Wind Catcher to hang on our front porch. 

When I told my daughter we were going to make a rocket she was so excited to play with it that I decided we needed to make two so I could hang one up for decoration and she had one to play with. This ended up working out great for us both. 

Supplies

Paper Towel Roll

Red, White, & Blue Paint

Painters Tape

Cone Printout

Card Stock

Red, White, & Blue Streamers

Glue

String (I used fishing line because it is what I had on hand)

Directions

Start by painting your paper towel roll white (may have to apply 2^nd coat of paint)

 While that is drying print out your cone print pattern on card stock and cut out

 Cut a line from one side of the circle to the middle of the circle

 Paint your circle Red (NOTE: You can print this out on red paper or even trace it out on red paper and cut it out instead of painting, we just love to paint)

 Cut your painters tape into strips 

Place the strips of painters tape around your paper towel roll

 Paint the showing stripes red & blue (may have to apply 2^nd coat of paint)

 Once the paint is dry remove the tape

 Cut pieces of your streamers any length you want.  We cut two red, two white, & two blue for each rocket.

 Now cut your streamers down the middle to make them thinner.

 Apply glue just inside one end of your roll and then

Place your streamers on the glue all the way around the roll

 Apply glue onto your red circle in a triangle next to your cut

 Fold your circle with one end on top of the glue to form a cone, hold until glue is semi dry

 Place glue on the end of your roll without streamers.  

 Then place the cone on top of the glue, hold till glue is dry.

Using scissors poke two holes in your tube (you want it to be on the top half of your rocket)

 Thread your string through the holes and tie in a knot.

 Now find a place to hang your rocket and let it fly!