How to Make Fireworks in Minecraft

Knowing how to make fireworks in Minecraft should be at the top of your priorities when starting the game (right after learning how to score free Minecoins with Fetch). Why should you start looking up Minecraft firework recipes early on? Because fireworks in Minecraft can do three things for you:

• Create decorative explosions
• Boost flying with elytra wings
• Load into a crossbow as ammo

Fetch has the details you need on how to create fireworks in Minecraft, how to customize their effects, and how to use them with elytra below, as well as tons more hacks. And if you’re interested in making bank in Minecraft, be sure to download the Fetch app to start earning free gift cards for Minecoins.

How to get free Minecoins in Minecraft with Fetch

Did you know you can earn free gift cards by playing video games? Fetch Play rewards gamers as they play and complete tasks on popular mobile games. While Minecraft doesn’t earn Fetch Points, you can quickly and easily redeem points for gift cards for Minecoins.

Here’s how it works:

1. Open the Fetch app.
2. Tap the “Play” button in the top right corner.
3. Tap “Play Now” to see the different games that can earn you points.
4. Complete tasks in the game to earn points.

Once you’ve built up a pile of points, redeeming them for a gift card to Google Play, Apple, Xbox or Playstation takes just a few taps:

1. Tap your point total in the top right corner.
2. Search for the retailer you want to buy Minecoins from.
3. Redeem your points for a gift card.

Fetch Play is just one way to earn points. Be sure to download the app and sign up for Fetch to earn points on your everyday purchases like groceries and gas.

Alright, now onto our comprehensive list of tips and recipes for making fireworks in Minecraft!

How to craft fireworks in Minecraft

Crafting fireworks in Minecraft is pretty simple at first, though you can complicate it for more exciting designs and colors.

1. Gather your materials.
2. Craft a firework star.
3. Craft a firework rocket.

You don’t need to craft a firework star if you just want a rocket, but we’re going to focus on fireworks you can use for decoration (and for those, you’ll want a firework star).

What materials do you need for Minecraft firework recipes? We’re glad you asked.

Minecraft firework recipe ingredients

If you’re just getting started, the very first thing you’ll need isn’t technically a firework ingredient: a crafting table made from four wood planks. You’ll also want a furnace for customizing colors.

After you have those essentials, here’s what you’ll need for each firework you craft:

• 1 piece of paper
• 2 lumps of gunpowder
• 1 unit of dye

Each firework star is made of one lump of gunpowder and one unit of dye, while firework rockets are crafted with one piece of paper, one lump of gunpowder and one firework star.

Basic Minecraft fireworks crafting

Before we get into more complicated Minecraft firework recipes, let’s start with the basics. Here’s how to make simple fireworks in Minecraft:

• Combine paper and gunpowder for simple rockets.
• Combine paper and gunpowder with firework stars for explosive sounds and colors.

Minecraft firework recipes

Simple rockets

1. Add a piece of paper to an empty square on your grid.
2. Add a lump of gunpowder to an empty square on your grid.
3. Click your rocket to consume the ingredients and add it to your inventory.

Decorative fireworks

1. Start with an empty crafting grid to create a firework star.
2. Place one lump of gunpowder in your grid.
3. Place a unit of dye in an empty square of your grid.
4. Click the firework star to consume the ingredients and add it to your inventory.
5. Put your firework star back in the crafting grid.
6. Place a piece of paper and a lump of gunpowder into empty squares.
7. Click the firework rocket to add it to your inventory.

Multi-stage rockets

Now that you know how to craft fireworks in Minecraft, you’re probably wondering what you can do with those extra spots in your crafting grid. Make a multi-stage rocket: 

1. Add your lump of gunpowder, piece of paper and firework star to your grid.
2. Add one or two more lumps of gunpowder.
3. Craft a multi-stage rocket with longer flight time.

How to make colored fireworks in Minecraft

The firework star you create determines the color of your firework rockets when they explode. 

How Minecraft dyes affect firework colors

You might have already guessed that the dye in your Minecraft firework recipe has something to do with the color of the firework: a white dye leads to a white firework while a green dye gives you a green explosion.

• The initial explosion of your firework rocket will match the dye color of your firework star.
• Using multiple dyes creates a fading effect from one color to the next.

How to create multi-color fireworks

There are two different kinds of multi-color fireworks: fading colors and multiple explosions. For either, you will want to adjust your Minecraft firework recipe.

• Fading colors: either use multiple dyes in your firework star craft recipe or craft a firework star with a new dye color.
• Multiple explosions: use multiple firework stars when crafting your firework rocket. The different stars should explode at almost the same time.

Adding special effects

With nine spots in your crafting grid, there are nearly unlimited possibilities, and that’s before we add in special effects. Tossing one of these ingredients into your Minecraft fireworks recipe will add a different effect:

• Fire charge: large ball explosion with heavier sound
• Gold nugget: star-shaped explosion
• Head (any): creeper face explosion
• Feather: burst explosion
• Glowstone dust: twinkle with crackling sound
• Diamond: trail effect after the explosion

How to fly with fireworks in Minecraft

Fireworks are pretty and add a level of fun and celebration to Minecraft, but they’re also practical. Once you know how to fly with fireworks in Minecraft, you won’t look back. 

Here’s how to start soaring:

1. Equip your elytra wings.
2. Add simple rockets to your inventory.
3. Find a mountain or other high location to start gliding.
4. Run off the edge of your mountain and open your elytra wings to start gliding.
5. Use the simple rocket.
6. Fly fast and leave a trail of white firework effects in your wake.

Warning: Use simple rockets to fly. If you craft a firework rocket with a firework star, it will explode and damage you.

Minecraft tips for using fireworks

The best uses of fireworks in Minecraft will often depend on whether you’re in creative or survival mode, though everyone should follow these two:

1. Keep a stash of simple rockets on-hand for your elytra.
2. Automate the creation of your fireworks (you’ll need gunpowder and paper farms).

Creative firework tips

1. Combine different dyes to see how they affect rocket colors.
2. Mix and match other materials, like feathers or heads to see what happens.
3. Combine different firework stars in fun colors.
4. Create a fireworks display for friends by using dispensers connected with redstone to fire many different fireworks at once.

Survival firework tips

1. Try loading a firework rocket into your crossbow for explosive results. 
2. Use multi-stage rockets to increase the range of your crossbow.
3. Add multiple firework stars for bigger explosions.
4. Fire up to three rockets at a time with a multi-shot crossbow.

Top off your Minecoin balance with your Fetch Points

With nine squares in your crafting grid and so many ingredients in Minecraft fireworks recipes, there are nearly 30,000,000,000,000,000 combinations. Once you’ve crafted your favorite, be sure to share the recipe with us!

The firework fun doesn’t end there, though. Check out Firework Fiesta and other levels in Minecraft Marketplace for new explosions. Remember, you can open up the Fetch app and top off your Minecoin balance to get levels like these without spending a dime!