The Ultimate Surprise: Creating a Glitter Bomb Card

A Glitter Bomb Card is a great STEAM craft to do with your kids, and it makes for a harmless (albeit messy) prank!
Use it for a birthday, Christmas, or any other special occasion. Here's a quick rundown of the steps:
1. Fold your cardstock paper in half.
2. Decorate the front of your card.
3. Cut a small rectangle of tissue paper.
4. Run the glue stick across the long edges of your tissue paper rectangle.
5. Fold the tissue paper to make a pouch.
6. Pour glitter into the pouch.
7. Run the glue stick across the open end of the pouch and fold over to close securely.
8. Put Elmer’s glue around the outer edge’s of your tissue paper/glitter pouch.
9. Press the pouch onto the inside of the card. Make sure you are near the outer edge of the card, but not so close that the pouch will be visible.
10. Put glue on around the remaining edge’s of your pouch.
11. Press the top of the card onto the pouch.
12. Wait 24 for the glue to dry completely.
13. Give your card to someone you love and watch!
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