AdventurerKatziHave you ever built a rocket? Build your own small rocket from a small PET bottle. This is a nice upcycle project with a plastic bottle, wool and paper residue, as well as a piece of aluminium foil or aluminium packaging waste. I'll show you how to do that now!
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First you need a small empty PET bottle.
You rinse them out and let them dry.
Then you put out your craft pad and prepare pens, scissors and glue.
Now you paint on a piece of clay paper the wings of the rocket!
In doing so, the straight side of the wing paints as long as the ribbed thin spot on your plastic bottle.
Then cut out the wings with the scissors (2 pieces).
Then fold the straight side half an inch.
At this fold you cut 2 times with the scissors and bend one fold backwards and the other forward.
Make sure you make two counterparts!
Now hold the finished wings to the bottle for trial. If they are too large, they will shorten something if necessary.
Before you stick the wings on, wrap the bottle centre with wool.
To do this, brush a strip with glue from top to bottom over the ribbed part of the bottle. Attention: a narrow adhesive tape is enough!
Then you press the beginning of the thread onto the glue.
Now wrap the bottle centre with wool.
When the whole center is wrapped, cut off the wool.
Just put the tail under the wrapped wool.
Now you stick the wings directly on the wool. For this you apply glue to the folded paper fold.
Tip: If it does not stick well, use wood glue or hot glue! (Attention when handling the hot glue - risk of injury!)
Now you paint a round window with a felt pen on the bottle.
Now follow the pre-drawn circle with the glue pen.
Now you stick a piece of wool on it.
If the circle is closed, cut off the wool appropriately..
The peephole or the bulleye is ready.
On the opposite side you can now also create a round window.
Tip: Alternatively, you can also cut out circles of clay paper and stick them on or paint the portholes with a foil pin.
Now you also wrap the bottle neck and half of the lid with wool.
For this you fix the beginning of the wool and the end with glue.
You can also stick the end of the thread on the bottle lid.
Now we're still making the top of the rocket.
For this you paint a circle (diameter about 8-9cm).
Tip: Uses a small bowl or a large glass for drawing.
Then cut out the circle and halve it in the middle.
Now you roll a half circle to a pointed hat.
For a shiny rocket tip you use aluminium foil in advance. Look at it in the next step!
For the shiny rocket tip, glue the semicircle to a piece of aluminium foil.
Then cut off the overhanging aluminium foil. Overhanging aluminium foil bends her backwards.
Now you roll the half circle to a hat.
Then glue the overlapping parts together.
Press the sticky spot tightly together.
The rocket tip is ready.
Now you put these over the bottle cap and stick them tight.
The bottle rocket is ready.
Have fun doing crafts and playing.
Maybe you'll come up with more design ideas!
Have fun with your rocket!
Materials
Directions
First you need a small empty PET bottle.
You rinse them out and let them dry.
Then you put out your craft pad and prepare pens, scissors and glue.
Now you paint on a piece of clay paper the wings of the rocket!
In doing so, the straight side of the wing paints as long as the ribbed thin spot on your plastic bottle.
Then cut out the wings with the scissors (2 pieces).
Then fold the straight side half an inch.
At this fold you cut 2 times with the scissors and bend one fold backwards and the other forward.
Make sure you make two counterparts!
Now hold the finished wings to the bottle for trial. If they are too large, they will shorten something if necessary.
Before you stick the wings on, wrap the bottle centre with wool.
To do this, brush a strip with glue from top to bottom over the ribbed part of the bottle. Attention: a narrow adhesive tape is enough!
Then you press the beginning of the thread onto the glue.
Now wrap the bottle centre with wool.
When the whole center is wrapped, cut off the wool.
Just put the tail under the wrapped wool.
Now you stick the wings directly on the wool. For this you apply glue to the folded paper fold.
Tip: If it does not stick well, use wood glue or hot glue! (Attention when handling the hot glue - risk of injury!)
Now you paint a round window with a felt pen on the bottle.
Now follow the pre-drawn circle with the glue pen.
Now you stick a piece of wool on it.
If the circle is closed, cut off the wool appropriately..
The peephole or the bulleye is ready.
On the opposite side you can now also create a round window.
Tip: Alternatively, you can also cut out circles of clay paper and stick them on or paint the portholes with a foil pin.
Now you also wrap the bottle neck and half of the lid with wool.
For this you fix the beginning of the wool and the end with glue.
You can also stick the end of the thread on the bottle lid.
Now we're still making the top of the rocket.
For this you paint a circle (diameter about 8-9cm).
Tip: Uses a small bowl or a large glass for drawing.
Then cut out the circle and halve it in the middle.
Now you roll a half circle to a pointed hat.
For a shiny rocket tip you use aluminium foil in advance. Look at it in the next step!
For the shiny rocket tip, glue the semicircle to a piece of aluminium foil.
Then cut off the overhanging aluminium foil. Overhanging aluminium foil bends her backwards.
Now you roll the half circle to a hat.
Then glue the overlapping parts together.
Press the sticky spot tightly together.
The rocket tip is ready.
Now you put these over the bottle cap and stick them tight.
The bottle rocket is ready.
Have fun doing crafts and playing.
Maybe you'll come up with more design ideas!
Have fun with your rocket!
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Hello, I made this rocket.
That worked out really well and looks great.?