This week, Tammy from Creative K Kids and Tammy from My Life Abundant have gone together to do a Spring/Easter Blog Hop! You can also link up your own Easter/Spring posts below and we will pin many of them to our Pintabulous Easter/Spring Pinterest Board, and then come back next week for another blog hop with our favorite recipes for Easter (or spring)!
Tissue paper suncatchers are very easy for any child to make with a little bit of supervision! They are a great craft to do for Easter as they have the pastel colors of tissue papers! It is also a great craft for the springtime as the bright sun shining through the suncatches is very beautiful
Here are the supplies that you need:
- different colors of tissue paper cut in squares about 1″ big
- glue mixture–1 portion of water to one portion of glue
- wax paper
- paintbrushes (we used 1″ foam brushes)
- construction or cardstock paper
- shapes to trace or freehand some shapes
How to make tissue paper suncatchers:
- Put some newspaper down on your table.
- Place a square of wax paper on the newspaper
- Take your shape pattern and cut it out or free hand a shape.
- Then trace that shape in marker on the wax paper. This will give the children an idea of where to glue the tissue paper.
- Have the kids start from the top down spreading glue on the waxed paper, then sticking tissue paper on the glue. Do small sections at a time.
- When the whole shape is done, go back over the tissue paper with the glue mixture to ensure edges are glued down.
- Let dry, then cut the shape out.
- You could stop here! They look pretty without a frame, but the frame makes your shape sturdier for hanging or easier to tape.
- To make a frame, place your shape on top of a piece of cardstock and cut the frame about 1/2″-1″ bigger than the shape.
- Carefully cut out the inside of the shape.
- I took a Q-tip with glue around the edges of the frame and glued the shape onto the frame.
- When it was dry, you can hang it! Either punch a hole in the frame and hang it or use tape on the back of the shape to stick it to the window.
Now you have beautiful Tissue Paper Suncatchers that even a preschooler can do (at least the glue and tissue paper part!)
If you want to print off these patterns, click on the shape!!
Here are the other posts that are part of this blog hop:
You can see Tammy’s post from My Abundant Life about Easter Note Card Printables HERE.
You can follow us on Pinterest HERE and link up your own Easter or spring posts below on the linky! Come back next week to read about some of our favorite Easter and spring recipes, and you can link up again! We’ll try to pin your posts to our board!
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This is a cool idea ๐ and it looks pretty too.
Thanks so much! They sure had fun making it.
These are so cute, Tammy! What a fun craft for kids. Thanks so much for the linkup :)!
You’re welcome! Easter is my favorite holiday as I reflect on what Christ did for me!
Cute crafts, bet my toddler would like these!
Mine sure did! It definitely was a craft that I helped my just-3-year-old with, by my 5 year old did great.
This is adorable, and a great idea! I will definitely make some sun catchers with the kiddos!
These look brilliant – and I just bought some tissue paper so I’m going to give them a try. I’m hosting an Easter linky too and I’d love it if you would stop by and share these. http://www.supermommyclub.com/25-family-friendly-easter-crafts-activities-recipes/
This is such a creative idea! I am sure my youngest would love to make them. Thanks for sharing & linking up at the Bloggers Brags Weekly Pinterst party ๐
This is such a cute project! They turned out looking so pretty!
I’m going to have to try this with the kids this weekend..I think we have everything already! Yay! Love your crafts!
Tammy,
I cannot believe how pretty these sun catchers come out. What a great project. Kids would love making these.
Blessings,
Diane Roark
recipesforourdailybread
These are super cute for the little ones. Thanks for linking up at Pintastic Pinteresting Party!
What a great idea, it looks like loads of fun! I am definitely going to have to try this out with the kiddies! Visiting from GTTuesday ๐
These are beautiful! I remember making sun catchers like this when I was little. Thank you so much for sharing on Hump Day Happenings!
This reminds me! I need to do this this week with the boys! They will love it!!! <3
I am sure they will. You’ll have to share a picture with me on Facebook or G+!