Wednesday, March 14, 2012

How to make sun catchers and/or necklaces using contact paper

We recently did an art class at our local museum, the kids made sun catchers.

Materials needed:
contact paper
tissue paper squares
yarn
scissors
hole puncher

The kids were given a square of contact paper, with 1/2 the size still stuck to the backing. The 1/2 that wasn't stuck the backing the kids placed colorful tissue paper squares on the contact paper.


Once the contact paper is full then unstick the backing and fold over.


The child can cut out any shape they want after both sticky sides are touching and the tissue paper is sandwiched in between. Then once shape is cut out, punch a hold in it and loop yarn through it for hanging or wearing!


Once they are hung in a window with the lighting shinning through them - they are really pretty!
Or you can make a necklace instead of a sun catcher!


We have never used contact paper before in our crafting. I definitely will have to pick some up and add to our art supply cabinet!


Linking this homeschool post up to Homeschool Creations, Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers1+1+1=1 and delicate Construction this week!


20 comments:

  1. I love the necklaces! Great idea! Super easy too!

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  2. Your children are so creative. I love all of their artwork.

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  3. That's a fun project! They came out great!

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  4. These are so great! I pinned it!

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  5. You have the best crafts, I wanna go to school in your home!! (and I made a little prayer for you, noticed you were hoping for #5) :)

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  6. How cute!! I need to pin this, I really need more easy crafts for my son.

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  7. What a fun idea! You are always so creative!

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  8. Wow - these are awesome - I have to do this with my son - he would love that. Thanks for sharing!
    Carrie

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  9. What a fun project :O) this is a great idea!

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  10. We used to make these with wax paper when I was little, and a grownup would iron them after we put the colors in. This lets them do it without a grownup - much better! :)

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  11. They look great! This is always a fun activity!

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  12. What a great craft! My son would love doing this.

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  13. LMAO there you go again being so crafty. You should open up a teaching craft shop or something to use your talents. Very creative :)

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  14. Book perhaps? Ebook?

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  15. oh, these look like so much fun! Thank you for sharing

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  16. These are so cool! Look like they will be lots of fun w/my 6yr old. Thank you so much for sharing!

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  17. How cute and so simple to make, thanks

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  18. This looks like fun for a child. I love sun catchers. I think they are pretty cool.

    2dogs5catscrew@att.net

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