This simple snowflake suncatcher craft is a great winter craft idea for younger kids and older kids alike!
These pretty snowflake suncatchers can be made in a variety of beautiful colors and are an easy way to have some screen free fun during the winter season.
Snowflake Suncatcher Craft
We love creating diy suncatchers.
They’re such a fun little projects for children of all ages.
They’re an easy craft for kids that are not only so much fun to make but they work on really great things like fine motor skills!
Today, we’re excited to add this simple paper snowflake craft to our growing collection of suncatcher crafts for kids.
A snowflake shape is attached to sticky piece of contact paper that children decorate with colorful squares of tissue paper to create a beautiful stained glass snowflake.
The best part? Children will proudly want to display their snowflake crafts in the window so they can reflect winter sunlight!
Craft Supplies
- Construction paper in a variety of different colors. You can use green, yellow, purple, blue, orange, pink, red or black construction paper.
- Scissors
- Pencil or marker
- Tissue paper in a variety of different colors – you’ll need to cut this into small squares or triangles
- Contact paper
- Self-adhesive gems (optional)
- Glue dots or double-sided tape for displaying your snowflake suncatcher craft
Instructions
Step 1: Create your snowflake design by following the series of visual instructions we’ve included above.
This step can be a little challenging for younger children so plan to give young kiddos some help when they are creating their snowflake templates.
Step 2: Make tissue paper pieces by cutting tissue paper in your choice of colors into small pieces.
We cut our pieces of tissue paper into squares and triangles to give our finished Snowflake suncatcher craft some visual interest.
Step 3: Using tape stick your contact paper down on your work surface with the sticky side facing up.
Place your snowflake template on the contact paper.
Use your fingers to smooth down all edges of the construction paper snowflake template.
We used a couple of pieces of painters tape to keep the contact paper from moving while we worked.
Step 4: Start sticking small pieces of tissue paper to the sticky surface of the contact paper inside the snowflake until all the sticky parts are covered.
You do not need to cover the outside of the snowflake since that excess strip will get cut off.
Step 5: Trim off the excess contact paper on the outside of your snowflake.
You may have to help especially young children complete this step.
We found it was easier to trim off the excess strip around the snowflake by putting the sticky side face down.
Decorate your snowflake suncatcher craft with self-adhesive gems to make it glitter in winter sunlight!
Step 6: Proudly display your snowflake suncatcher craft in a window by putting a glue dot or piece of double-sided tape on the top of the suncatcher.
Recommended Reading
We love to read!
And, winter time is the perfect time of year to read some new books!
Reading is one of our favorite screen free activities.
It’s so much fun and a great way to encourage children to learn about the world around them by building on language and critical thinking skills. Plus, it encourages them to develop a love of books!
We make it a point to pair all our screen free activities with books!
From free printables and games to winter themed crafts – we do our very best to recommend some fun books to our readers that make screen free play even more engaging.
Here are some of our favorite top winter themed books that pair wonderfully with our Snowflake suncatcher craft:
More Screen Free Activities For Kids
Christmas tree suncatcher craft – use our free printable template to create your own colorful Christmas tree sun catcher.
Printable penguin craft – this little project is so much fun to make with younger and older children who love penguins.
Easy snowman craft for kids – create an adorable snowman using our free printable snowman template.
Toilet paper polar bear craft – recycle toilet paper rolls into adorable polar bears!
Paper tube penguin craft – a must for kids who are fascinated by penguins!
Winter bingo game – a fun screen free activity for kids and adults alike. Download our free game and play with up to 12 players!
Printable rocket craft – create your own rocket using our precut templates and construction paper.
Printable tic tac toe game – a great screen free activity when you’re looking for some low prep last minute fun.
Let’s Keep In Touch
This simple snowflake suncatcher craft was so much fun to make!
It was the perfect activity for encouraging some screen free creativity on a cold winter afternoon.
Are you planning to make this snowflake suncatcher craft with the kids in your life? We’d love to see your completed snowflake when you are done!
So, snap a photo of your finished snowflake suncatcher craft and reach out to us on our Facebook page to show us!
We love sharing our reader creations with our followers!
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