"Well, how about we make you your own sparkler," suggested Lizzie. "I'm sure we could make something which is much safer and less frightening for you. And you can use it indoors if it's still raining," she added as she looked out the window.
"OK. That sounds good," replied Harry. "But how are we going to make one?"
Lizzie winked at Harry. "I'll just go and get some things from our craft box," she said, "I won't be long." And soon she was back with a whole pile of interesting items.
She had brought some aluminium foil, several sheets of coloured tissue paper, a roll of sticky tape, some scissors and some straws. The other teddy bears gathered around her to see what she was making. First of all she took two short pieces of aluminium foil and cut one edge on each into lots of strips. Then she did the same with 2 pieces of yellow tissue paper, and then the same with some red tissue paper. Then she alternately stuck the uncut edges of each piece around one of the straws. She started with one of the red tissue lengths, then one of aluminium foil, then the yellow, then another red, then finally the second aluminium foil.