We recently came across Ora paper towels and were instantly drawn to them because of the unusual rocket shape. Then we found out that the round shape saves a lot of wasted paper as people don't usually use the corners and it doesn't need an inner tube so saving even more paper. Plus a round towel means it works brilliantly for making a cone for a rocket, fits perfectly in a funnel as a filter AND it's a lot cheaper than filter paper to use for chromatography. What's not to love??
Here at Science Sparks we try to use materials people already have around the house for our activities and kitchen towel is something we use a lot. I asked my children what they thought we could use Ora for and their current favourite use is to use as a cone to carry an apple to school in! However, I looked at it and thought it would make the perfect rocket mouse!
How to make a Rocket Mouse
We made the Ora into a rocket rather than a mouse, but the process is the same.
All you need to do it place an Ora towel on top of the milk bottle and give the milk bottle a big squeeze. The Ora should shoot up into the air. We tried this using a sheet of Ora on its own, a sheet or Ora held together with paperclips and the plastic top of the packet too. All of them worked brilliantly.
Which do you think flew the highest?
We're really excited to hear that Ora have partnered with Penguin Random House UK - the No 1 children’s publisher in the UK, for an exclusive on pack promotion a free audiobook of Goodnight Spaceman with every purchase or Ora!
The Goodnight Spaceman limited-edition Ora will be available at Tesco and Asda as well as on-line on Ocado. The single stack Ora retails at £1.90.
Goodnight Spaceman a recent collaboration for the publisher with the European Space Agency and UK astronaut Tim Peake. The book is about two space-mad little boys who are whisked away into space on an adventure beyond their wildest dreams. We can't wait to read it.
If you liked our activity why not try these Ora paper towel planets on the Penguin website.
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Last Updated on October 11, 2017 by Emma Vanstone
laura banks says
i would use it for mopping up the mess in the kitchen and probably for cleaning my glasses
melanie stirling says
I would use it for absorbing spills.
Claudia H says
i would use it while making arts and crafts, getting a towel off with one hand sounds convenient while trying to hold something down at the same time.
Natalie says
I would absolutely use the Ora for the science experience and I would save them until I found as many science experiments as I could. My children would love it! Thank you
Audrey Stewart says
I would use for cleaning up spills and cat messes.
irvan hermawanto says
nice information bro
Kim Neville says
Cleaning up my kid's mess on the table and floor and polishing my mirrors
kim plant says
cleaning up after my kids x
Jo Young says
I would use it to line my biscuit tin
Naila M says
I would use Ora for cleaning up spills, but it looks so cool how you made it into a rocket 🙂
Tracy Nixon says
For wiping surfaces, mopping up spills etc!
Maria P says
fruit cups when my daughter's friend would come over for an afternoon playtime
Lauren Pilkington says
perfect for mopping up spills but also makes a great plate for on the go - to put sandwiches on if out and about or at work
sam macaree says
clearing up cooking mess
Tammy Westrup says
I would use it for cleaning up after the kids!
Jo Carroll says
Sounds perfect for crafting and for cleaning up all those little 'accident' spills around the home. x
Lucy says
To clean up all the spills!
bondoc amy says
its great for cleaning up the kids spills!
Sharon Mead says
crafting fun!
Cat Williams says
For tidying up paint and water spillages by my 'art' obsessed toddler
lorraine kirk says
Apart from flying to the moon, I would use it to for winter colds and blowing noses!
Jean T says
I put a sheet in a packet of watercress to stop the watercress going soggy.
emma walters says
cleaning up after my little girl.....shes so messy!!
Nicola Biven says
I love using it in the bathroom, it doesn't leave any smears and mess !
Suzanne Jackson says
for cleaning up after the kids
Dale Dow says
cleaning up spills in the kitchen x
Debbie W says
To make snowflakes to hang in the windows at Christmas. Round ones are much prettier than square ones. I suppose I might have to do practical things with them too but snowflakes would be more fun. Off to get the glitter out now...
Jan Kirk says
I use it all the time for so many things - mopping up spills, drying chips before frying etc etc
STUART HARGREAVES says
THE KIDS ARE VERY CLUMSY ALWAYS SPILLING THINGS, WILL USE THEM TO CLEAN UP
Sarah Mackay says
To clean up after my husbands cooking
Simone Lee says
l would use to mop up spills and anythink else that has spilled
Fiona says
Mopping up mess!
Clare H says
cleaning up after my messy kids
Yolande Smith says
So multi purpose - would you for cleaning surfaces and dirty faces, mopping spills probably even an emergancy tissue and then when finished lots of craft fun
Anne Barrie says
Oooh, my great granddaughter would love this. I must give her mother your blog address so she can see it.
Laura Ashton says
Cleaning up after my 2 little monkeys
Jean Cassell says
Cleaning up in the kitchen
Rich Tyler says
Cleaning up after my messy 2 boys!
Tina Hewitt says
Besides mopping up spills I think I would try making flowers
Steven S says
Mopping up baked beans, milk, sauce, water, juice or whatever the next thing that makes it's way onto the floor first is 🙂
leanne weir says
Mopping up after the boys
Deborah Bentley says
Make paper flowers
Lauren L says
Cleaning up after I cook, always a huge mess!
Jo Richards says
Moping up behind my messy kids!
Solange says
I would use it for mopping up spills.
lisa evans says
Cleaning the windows, after the kids and dog!
Maggie Coates says
I would use it for mopping up spills.
Sarah Rees says
I would use for cleaning up spillages
Anthony Harrington says
moping up all the spillages caused by humans and animals!
Sidrah Ahmed says
I would use it to clean any mess on tables or floor
michelle chapman says
for cleaning away the mucky mess my boys make in the kitchen and at the table
Susan Peart says
I would use it for lots of things, cleaning windows, mopping up spills, mopping our dog Bess 🙂
Lee Ritson says
For cleaning up after my little monster
Amy Wright says
It's great to clean spills, to clean mirrors and glass, soaking up spills on the carpet, and we always use the empty cardboard roll for crafts i.e. making an octopus
Sanam Ali says
I would use it to clean spills and to dry the plates
Jennifer Ball says
Cleaning up spills after my son gets carried away!
Sarah Lee says
I would use it for mopping up spills and cleaning up after the children
Heather Hibbert says
For mopping up bolognese spills from the table
Susan Hoggett says
kitchen mishaps!
Dean T says
Muddy cat prints from them walking around the garden
claire glace says
For all those little accidents! Oh, and my glass table.....
Allison Sherwood says
I'm quite a messy baker so would use Ora to clean up after myself
Jade Hewlett says
I'd use it to clean up spillages
Yolanda Davis says
i would use it for cleaning up spills
Keri Jones says
I would use ora for cleaning, drying and wiping x
Fozia Akhtar says
, mopping up spills etc!
Philippa Turner says
Clearing up after my kids and dog in the kitchen.
Bernadette Blundell says
mopping up my kids many spills
katie w says
mopping up spills
Paula Phillips says
I'd use it for cleaning up spills and soaking up fat. I think my children would use it for making rockets and ghosts.
Sarah Morris says
I would use it for cleaning up spillages, both those caused by the kids and the cat... never seem to stop making a mess!!
steph lovatt says
cleaning up the spills my children make
francis lee says
this would be perfect for cleaning up any spillages
Emma Smith says
This is great for cleaning windows, leaving them smear free.
Caroline H says
Persuading my husband to clean up after himself! He'd love this (and probably make them into lots of things too!).
Michelle Moore says
They're great for using as a snack holder, easier portion control of nuts etc.
Jane H Shaw says
I would use it all over the house but mainly the kitchen for cleaning up all those cooking spills thanks
Laura Avery says
For everything..3 messy boys!!
Geraldine says
Adventures with my grandson.
Kat Allinson says
I would use it for mopping up spills
Emma Davison says
For keeping kitchen worksurfaces clean
Cathy O says
Cleaning up after my dogs
BECCI CLEARY says
making a Christmas Hat for the dog 🙂
Gill Mitchell says
Wiping hands, wiping up spills, and I;d try some of the fab craft ideas too!
jamie Millard says
i like to put a sheet of towel on a plate that has a hot sandwich, toastie, toast or pancakes to top them getting soggy. Love that Ora is circular for this.
SHAZZ says
use it for wiping away spills.
Diana says
For spillages 🙂
louise payne says
cleaning up after a painting session with the children.
Karen Weedon says
I use it when eating very juicy nectarines
Antonia Richardson says
cleaning down the sides in the kitchen
Lisa Young says
To clear up after my husband.
Chirag Patel says
mopping up spills
Andrea Smith says
I'd use it for all the little spills in the kitchen when I'm cooking
Cerys John says
For spillages around the house 🙂
Sheena Read says
Mopping up after the cat and dog.
Claire Little says
cleaning
Alisa Moore says
I’d use it to clean up spillages around the home
ellie spider says
We'd use it to clean up after painting and messy crafts
Sofielafée says
Uur first mobile game Rocket Mouse by Sofielafée was inspired by this activity, the little one loves it