Description
Create vibrant wax paper sun catchers with your kids, a fun and educational craft that brightens up any room.
Ingredients
- Wax paper sheets
- Colorful tissue paper or crepe paper
- Scissors
- White craft glue or a glue stick
- Iron (with adult supervision)
- Parchment paper or an old towel
- String or ribbon (optional for hanging)
Instructions
- Start by gathering all your materials on a clean, flat surface.
- Cut the tissue paper or crepe paper into fun shapes—squares, circles, or abstract designs.
- Lay the tissue paper shapes in a creative pattern on one half of the wax paper.
- Fold the other half of the wax paper over the colorful arrangement.
- Place the wax paper sandwich between sheets of parchment paper.
- Press the hot iron over it for a few seconds to fuse the layers together.
- Trim any excess wax paper and punch a hole for hanging if desired.
- Use string or ribbon to hang your sun catcher in a window.
Notes
For safe crafting, always supervise children with scissors and the iron. Use clear packing tape as an alternative if you don’t have an iron.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Craft
- Method: Crafting
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sun catcher
- Calories: 10
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg