bang snaps

Toss-and-pop noisemakers

Bang snaps are small novelty fireworks that pop when thrown against a hard surface.

Each consists of a tiny amount of explosive compound wrapped in paper with gravel or sand.

They're sold as toys, legal in most places, and popular with children: The kids threw bang snaps on the sidewalk all afternoon.

Also called pop-its, snappers, or throwdowns.

Related

booms · tissue paper · party poppers · party favors · amusements · fireworks · pyrotechnics · fulminates · percussion · disposable · flashbangs · cellulose nitrate · oxidizers · gravel · silly string · pops · stabilizers · pops

Opposites
firework intensity/danger

bang snapsM-80

Powerful cylindrical firecracker

cherry bomb · dynamite · mortars · firecrackers · bottle rockets

firework sensory output

bang snapssparklers

Handheld burning wands

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sensory output type

bang snapssparklers

Handheld burning wands

glow sticks · smoke bombs

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G