Thursday, June 28, 2012

Catching the Sun


As part of our Summer Solstice celebrations last week Reece and I spent one afternoon making a couple of sun catchers for the kitchen window. It was a fun and easy craft I know we will do again.

The night before I created a sun stencil and then cut out four suns. I also prepared some contact paper, cutting four circles the same size as the circle in the center of our suns and cut up some tissue paper.


It was such a lovely day when we did this craft that we decided to do it outside on the back deck...fun!

I removed one side of paper from the contact paper and Reece got to creating his “stained glass” center. He really enjoyed this, even more so when he lifted it up and saw the finished circle.




I then handed over the glue and a paint brush and he got busy painting on the glue while I added the other circle of contact paper to the opposite side of the “stained glass”.


The “stained glass” went in the center, and the second sun on top, a little bit of pressure and voila we had our sun catchers.


To say he was impressed would be an understatement, he loved it!

Don’t they look lovely hanging in our kitchen window?


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28 comments:

  1. Happy Whimsical HeartsJune 28, 2012 at 6:31 AM

    So pretty ~ love seeing the light shine through them :-)

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  2. karenJune 28, 2012 at 8:18 AM

    very pretty and it would brighten up the cloudiest of days :)

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  3. Mama Gone GreenJune 28, 2012 at 8:42 AM

    Those look great! Finn and I made some egg ones for Easter a few years back. I should do it again, it was fun..

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    1. Kim June 28, 2012 at 10:36 PM

      Egg ones would be great for Easter, great idea!

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  4. naturally crafted mamaJune 28, 2012 at 8:45 AM

    yes they are quite lovely catching your kitchen sun! thanks for sharing this activity, i think we need some suncatchers around here too!

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    1. Kim June 28, 2012 at 10:36 PM

      Everyone needs a few sun catchers around :)

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  5. SaraJune 28, 2012 at 9:16 AM

    They are wonderful and such a fun craft for a kid. I'm kind of tempted to make some myself! :)

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  6. UnknownJune 28, 2012 at 10:13 AM

    Those turned out just perfect! We did some as well only with wax paper. You decorate one piece of the wax paper and then place the other piece on top and iron to make them stick together.

    Have a great day friend!

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    1. Kim June 28, 2012 at 10:37 PM

      Never thought of the wax paper, good idea. The contact paper worked well outside, there was a bit of a breeze so having it stick right away was a good thing :)

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  7. Gretchen Stuppy CarlsonJune 28, 2012 at 11:16 AM

    These are awesome. We're definitely going to keep them in mind for next years celebration.

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    1. Kim June 28, 2012 at 10:37 PM

      Thanks Gretchen, your little ones would love it!

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  8. AmberJune 28, 2012 at 12:01 PM

    They do. They look beautiful!

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  9. fjord girlJune 28, 2012 at 1:14 PM

    This is so pretty and creative- I think my foghorn would love to do this.

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  10. ~Kelly~June 28, 2012 at 2:52 PM

    Love this craft you and Reece shared together! I'm sure it's hard to pass by that window without smiling! Thanks for sharing this with us, Kim. :)

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    1. Kim June 28, 2012 at 10:38 PM

      I smile every time I walk by. The best part, my kitchen sink is right in front of that window...I get to stare at them while I do the dishes :)

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  11. Old Gates FarmJune 28, 2012 at 4:02 PM

    those are lovely!

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  12. aka JulesJune 28, 2012 at 11:49 PM

    I'm always inspired by the seasonal crafts that hang in your window. These are beautiful. I can't wait to try them with Avi sometime.

    hugs

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  13. MelissaJune 29, 2012 at 9:21 AM

    Very pretty!

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  14. Kathleen Shaw July 1, 2012 at 10:14 PM

    Lovely! I think I found our craft for this week. Thanks for sharing.

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  15. cpcableJuly 2, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    These are so beautiful!

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