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Father's Day Gift Ideas: Stain Glass Sun Catcher Kids Can Make

Adult Supervised Father's Day Craft Kids Can Make

By SkyeDanzer, published Mar 26, 2007
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Stain glass sun catchers are not real stain glass. These stain glass sun catchers are made from wax paper but they are attractive and look great. Stain glass sun catchers are a terrific Father's Day gift idea because each day Dad will think about the precious gift as it beautifully hangs in the window. Stain glass sun catchers will need adult assistance and supervision when making. This is also an excellent craft project for teens to make.

The stain glass sun catchers project costs approximately $2.50 per child to make. It takes on average about twenty minutes to complete.

Stain Glass Sun Catchers Supplies Needed:

  • Wax paper
  • Crayons that will be melted in the project
  • Crayon sharpeners or pencil sharpeners
  • Scissors
  • Any flat objects such as (glitter, leaves, flower petals, stickers, paper scraps, pictures from magazines, etc)
  • Iron with ironing board
  • Single Hole Puncher
  • White thread or thin yarn
  • Newspaper
  • Transparent tape


Stain Glass Sun Catchers Prep:

  1. Make sure that there are plenty of different color crayons to use for the stain glass sun catchers.
  2. Have plenty of magazines and other flat objects for the children to use with the stain glass sun catchers.
  3. Keep iron away from the children to prevent injuries and accidents.
  4. Talk to the children about Father'sDay and discuss things that Dad does with them or for them. Explain to the children that the stain glass sun catchers will be a Father'sDay present.


Stain Glass Sun Catchers Instructions:

Takeaways
  • Stain glass sun catchers will need adult assistance.
  • Craft costs approximately $2.50 per child.
  • Project takes approximately twenty minutes to complete.
Did You Know?
Hang stain glass sun catchers in kitchen and living room windows year round or add to scrap book collections.
Resources
  • Enchanted Learning
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Cool idea.

Posted on 03/27/2007 at 3:03:00 PM

 
I remember doing things similar to this when I was a kid. Another great article!

Posted on 03/27/2007 at 11:03:00 AM

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