If you’re looking for an easy and affordable craft, this is it. Sun catchers are great for any age.
You’ll need:
- paper plate
- clear contact paper or clear packing tape
- scissors
- tissue paper
- hole punch
- yarn or ribbon
- crayons, markers, stickers (optional)
Instructions:
- Cut center out of paper plate. If child is old enough, they could cut it themselves.
- Cover the hole in the plate with clear contact paper or strips of clear packing tape.
- Give child tissue paper (crumpled up used paper works great too).
- Put tissue paper pieces (just tear them up) over sticky part of contact paper.
- Cover with another sheet of contact paper
- (optional) Decorate outside of plate with crayons, markers, stickers, etc.
- Punch a hole in the top of the plate.
- Tie the yarn or ribbon through the hole so it can be hung on the window.
If you want to get fancy, you could cut out a shape in the middle instead of the whole circle. A heart or cross would be cute and easy enough.
What a cute idea for a craft. I bet my boys would love to make those.
That is an adorable craft. Looks like so much fun.
That is a great craft idea.I think my kiddies would enjoy this.
My youngest child made one of these in school last week, he has it home and I need to find a window to put it in. Such an easy to do fun craft for kids this Summer!
What a fun activity for little ones. I’m sharing this now with my friends who have little ones.
This is a great craft! Excellent for dexterity and learning about light and colors. 🙂
I have to make these with my kids. Looks like so much fun!
Cute craft idea!! Works for the summer too!
What acute idea! And your son looks adorable as he is hard at work!
Mitch
Very cute and look at him having fun. Our girls did something like this at VBS last week.
very cute. This looks like something my kids would love to make. Thanks for the instructions.
I really love this because there’s no wrong way to do it. Kids can be totally creative!
What a cute idea! I do crafts with my class all the time….totally going to try this one next school year. It’s perfect for fall with fall leaf colors!
What a fun idea. Great to do during the summer when it is too hot to go outside.
This is such a fun craft! I need to try this with my son!
Aww, what a great idea. My 5 year old would love to make one of these!
How clever to use the clear contact paper. I love that it’s virtually mess-less not having to use any glue!
What a cute craft! This would be great for a rainy summer day. My boys love arts and crafts.
I feel like I’ve made this before… maybe elementary school? It’s a cute craft!
What a fun and colorful craft project! And so easy to do! – Jenn @ The Rebel Chick
Really? I never thought of using paper plate as a sun catcher! You sure have a very creative and imaginative mind Christina. 🙂
This is such a cute project….the project can be for all ages! Fun rainy day activity!
We love sun catchers here! I save up my scraps now for these projects!
What a cute project. It’s nice to see kids doing crafts and this one is good for a lot of ages.
What a cute fun project. I want to do this at our house!
How cute! I never even would have thought to make a sun catcher out of paper! Brilliant!
Love this! What a great, easy craft…but so pretty too!
What a fun craft! We have rain on the schedule for this weekend so we may have to try this – thanks!
What a fun little craft! I bet my girls would love to do something like this.
That is precious. I love crafts that don’t need to be “perfect” because kids really don’t care how something is supposed to look – only how they want it to look.
i love tissue paper crafts. this looks so simple too
Cute. What a fun summer project!! Adding this to the list of things to do!
We made one of these last summer. My daughter loves getting crafty!
Aah what a little cutie. What a fun craft project. He looks very thrilled with what he made. My boys loved crafts when they were young.
This is a cool craft. I can do it with my grandkids.
What a fun craft! Perfect to do with the kids on a rainy day!
This is a classic!! I remember doing it as a kid, and both boys have made one!! Your little is pretty cute!
Now this is a cool, easy craft! Great for those summer rainy days indoors!
What a neat and easy craft. I will have to do this with my toddler.
What a great craft! I bet my daughter would love doing this.
What a great craft idea. I’m going to do this with the kids for sure.
I have seen a thousand projects with contact paper but I’ve never ever seen this! Such a great, easy idea for the little ones. thanks for sharing!
Great craft. Especially for spring and summer when there is so much sun shine.
Very cute, I haven’t done tissue paper crafts with my little grandson yet. This is neat and a great reminder to this old former teacher. Thanks
this is really cute! we love doing crafts and now we have a new one to make.