Is there anyone who hasn’t shot the straw paper at their sibling, parent or friend in a restaurant to bother them? My brother and I grew up doing it to each other all the time. Fast forward to now. I don’t think it ever would have occurred to me to make my own “paper rockets” all colorful and pretty.
If making your own paper and straw rockets looks like a cute idea to you and would like to see more pop on over to the blog Whimsy Love and for the full instructions head on over to Curious Kangaroos. I bet this would be a fun 4th of July party craft.
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Paper Straw Rocket Launch Contest
Objective: Compete to see whose rocket flies the highest or farthest.
How to play: Have participants launch their paper rockets from the same starting point and measure how far each one travels. You can use a measuring tape or simply mark distances on the ground.
Learning: This activity introduces basic concepts of aerodynamics, gravity, and launch angles.
