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Simple Summer Sun-Catchers

April 19, 2013 By jbmumofone 23 Comments

Hooray, it appears that spring may have finally sprung. ย At last we have some sunshine.

In celebration of this the boy and I decided to make some sun-catchers.

This came about from an amalgamation of ideas combining simple collage techniques inspired by A Mummy Too and some beautiful milk container sun-catchers made by My Little 3 and Me.

For this however we used shapes cut from those thin plastic sheets that you find separating slices of some cheese, ours was Bavarian smoked applewood slices from Aldi, but any clear plastic would do.

You will also need:

  • Scissors
  • Mod Podge glue or similar
  • Glue spreader/paintbrush
  • Scraps of coloured tissue paper
  • Ribbon or string
  • Sticky tape

First I cut the sheets into some simple shapes. ย We used this to practice some more shape recognition as we crafted.

Simple sun-catcher toddler craft

Next W painted one side of a shape with Mod Podge and then stuck on scraps of coloured tissue paper until covered.

We actually did this over several sessions, a little bit at a time, until all shapes were covered. It kept us going for a week or so!

Simple sun-catchers, toddler craft

Don’t worry about any scruffy edges. Once dry these can be trimmed back with scissors.

Simple summer sun catchers, toddler craft

Finally, we attached each shape to a length of ribbon using sticky tape and hung up in the window to catch some lovely sunshine!

Toddler craft, sun-catchers

For more ideas of simple crafts to do with your little ones why not check out my page and pinterest boards?

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Comments

  1. Jenny @ The Brick Castle says

    April 19, 2013 at 13:07

    They really are beautiful, and I love the idea of using those otherwise useless bits of plastic from cheese! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      April 19, 2013 at 13:12

      I had hung on to them for ages thinking I MUST be able to find something to make with these LOL! Thanks for stopping by ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  2. Emma (My Little 3 and Me) says

    April 19, 2013 at 16:13

    Thanks for linking to our craft. These are so pretty, I love how you’ve strung a few together.

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      May 27, 2013 at 08:07

      Thanks Emma. Yours were so pretty I had to give it a go ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  3. 1978rebecca says

    April 28, 2013 at 09:32

    Oh they are very pretty. Thanks for linking to the Sunday showcase. I’ve pinned to our board.

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      April 28, 2013 at 15:18

      Thanks Rebecca x

      Reply
  4. Cat (Yellow Days) says

    May 4, 2013 at 19:40

    Just catching up from last week and so chuffed I found this. What a lovely idea especially now we seem to have some sun.

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      May 27, 2013 at 08:08

      Fingers crossed they will get some use ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  5. Notmyyearoff says

    May 27, 2013 at 07:46

    Those are really cool and bet he loved looking at the sun catcher at work later.

    Visiting from the Pinterest pin it linky! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      May 27, 2013 at 08:09

      He did ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks for linking up to the pin it party. I have followed on pinterest ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  6. Lynn @ More4mums says

    May 27, 2013 at 10:51

    These are lovely, my daughter will have fun doing this later.
    Visiting from the Pinterest linky – you can find me on pinterest @more4mums

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    • jbmumofone says

      May 27, 2013 at 19:06

      Thanks Lynn. Will pop over and find you know. Thanks for taking part in the Pin It Party ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  7. Mary Catherine says

    May 27, 2013 at 12:57

    What lovely sun catchers! ๐Ÿ™‚ I like how you went with basic shapes as the outline. I found this through the Parenting Pin-It party . . . off to pin now (pinterest ID is grok78).

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    • jbmumofone says

      May 28, 2013 at 19:09

      Yes, we used as a chance to practice a bit of shape recognition too. Thanks for popping by and am off to find your boards on pinterest now ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  8. Karen bell says

    May 27, 2013 at 13:32

    These look great.
    I have pinned

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      May 27, 2013 at 19:08

      Thanks Karen ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  9. Tara from The Magnolia Barn says

    May 28, 2013 at 01:37

    I love crafts that are easy, fun and inexpensive. This is perfect and I have everything on hand. Pinning for future use, thanks!

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      May 28, 2013 at 19:06

      Hope your little ones enjoy it ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  10. Kara brown says

    August 16, 2013 at 16:08

    Would wax paper work? I’m not sure what kind of clear paper to use :/

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      August 19, 2013 at 20:51

      I think wax paper would work for a bit but may curl up at the edges after a while. I haven’t tried it though so not too sure.

      Reply

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