Contact Paper Suncatchers
Make easy and beautiful suncatchers with simple materials.
For ages 18 months and up
Materials
· Colored tissue paper
· Clear contact paper
· Feathers, flowers, natural items, and ribbon (optional)
· Masking tape
Instructions
1. Tear or cut the tissue paper into small pieces.
2. Cut the contact paper into a square or whatever shape and size you want your suncatcher to be. This is the base of the suncatcher.
3. Tape the contact paper down, backing side up, on the table. Use small curls of tape on the clear side of the contact sheet.
4. Pull off the protective paper cover.
5. Stick pieces of colored tissue paper to the sticky contact paper. Add natural items, feathers, or ribbon, or use them instead of the tissue paper, if desired.
6. When you’re satisfied with your design, cut another piece of contact paper to cover the first. Peel off the backing and lay it on top, sticky side to sticky side.
7. Trim the edges and add a masking tape frame, if desired.
8. Hang in the window and let the light shine through your suncatcher!
Variations
· Use a paper plate with the center cut out as a frame for your suncatcher.
· Try making seasonal suncatchers: flower petals are gorgeous in spring or summer; autumn leaves are spectacular in fall.
· Make suncatchers directly on the window by taping your clear contact paper to the window, sticky side out, and work standing up.
· Draw a picture on the contact paper with markers then fill it in with different colors of tissue paper.
From The Artful Parent, by Jean Van’t Hul, © 2013 by Jean Van’t Hul. Reprinted by arrangement with Roost Books, an imprint of Shambhala Publications Inc., Boston, MA. www.roostbooks.com
