 shot off in a bucket of water for quite some time before you're throwing them away, making sure they're nice and soaked before you throw those out. You need to also remember that children with sparklers, that those aren't necessarily safe either. What makes sparklers so dangerous for young children is that they burn at around 2,000 degrees. That's very hot. And they also remain hot even after they go out. So you need to make sure you're paying attention to children