The Mom I Want to Be

 

It’s Fall. So, my kids are starting to spend more time indoors. That doesn’t mean you can’t let a little sunlight in. You can create this simple Pumpkin Sun Catcher craft with just a few supplies. Sun Catchers are a great way to let kids decorate windows and still let the light of day stream in!

 

Construction Paper (we chose black)

Pumpkin “Template”- you can freehand or trace it

Tissue Paper (in whatever color you desire)

Contact Paper

Pencil, Scissors, Tape

 

Cut or tear your tissue paper into pieces. Sort them by color, if you wish (this is a great impromptu learning activity for them!) I like using muffin tins to hold the kids craft supplies as they are working. I six-cup tin is the perfect size for each child to have their own “set” of supplies. 

 

 

Next, freehand draw or print out a “template” onto black construction paper. (You might want to do this first, ahead of time, for younger children with shorter attention spans, or do this while they are sorting). Using scissors, cut out the inside of your pumpkin. Helpful tip: Loosely fold your paper in half, making sure NOT to crease the page. Make a little snip with the scissors on the inside of the traced template to start the cutting. This prevents you from having to cut into the “frame” or outer part of the paper.

 

 

 

Next, cut out squares of contact paper, slightly smaller than your pumpkin frame. Peel off the paper backing from the contact paper. Lay it flat on the table, sticky side up. Let your children create a tissue paper masterpiece.Peel off the paper on another square of contact paper and carefully lay it over the first piece. Thereby, sandwiching the tissue paper between the two pieces of contact paper. Adhere the tissue paper creation to the contraction paper frame and then adhere that (I used scotch tape) to the window.