Holy smokes, these candy-poppin’ bottle rockets are gonna rock your 4th

2. Fill the straws with Pop Rocks

Poke small pieces of a Life Savers Gummy into the bottoms of the straws to keep the Pop Rocks from spilling out. Using a small funnel or paper cone, fill the straws with Pop Rocks.

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“Cork” the straws with a Life Savers Gummy so that the Pop Rocks don’t spill out.

3. Thread Life Savers onto the straws

Stack assorted red, white and blue Life Savers on the straws. (I used red and blue Life Savers Gummies and white wintergreen Life Savers for mine.)

Next up: Add the finishing touch