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Sunday, January 15, 2012

DIY Soda Bottle Rocket

My best friend's 3 year old decided a week before Christmas that Santa was bringing him a rocket!  Unfortunately for T and her husband, no rockets were to be found in our small mountain town.  On Christmas Eve, I took it upon myself to make sure his faith in Santa did not falter. 

 
 I dried out one 2 liter soda bottle and one 16-20 oz. bottle.  I cut the top off the smaller bottle and hot glued it on top of the 2 liter bottle to make the rocket's nose.  I then cut two even sections of a wrapping paper tube.  I spray painted the bottle white and the tubes black.  Make sure you let these dry completely before moving onto the next steps.


 Next I cut several strips of tulle in orange and yellow.  I hot glued these into one end of the tubes for flames.  The tubes were then hot glued to the bottom of the 2 liter bottle.  Keep in mind that you are hot gluing on plastic and the bottle might buckle a little.


We just happened to have silver glitter foam board in our craft room which worked perfectly for the rocket's wings.  I used a straightedge as a guide to cut a triangle and then used that triangle to cut an identical one (in mirror image).  Attach the foam board to the sides of the bottle and you have rocket wings!   


I added some legos and a bottle cap to spice it up a little.  I also found a "Made in U.S.A." sticker on a present I was wrapping for my grandpa so I peeled it off and attached it to the rocket for a finishing touch. 

Christmas morning, Santa pulled through and the little man loved his new rocket.  T said she cringed every time he threw it across the living room but it held up! 

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