Arts &Crafts, How-To's, Upcycling & Repurposing

Looking for an easy craft project to do with kids, then you’ve found the right one!

This colorful sun catcher is the perfect project to do on a rainy day or on a day if the kids are bored.

Supplies needed:

• Glue – clear or white. (I used white glue only because I have a big giant jug of it).

• Food coloring or alcohol inks

• Cookie cutters – for the mold (ones you won’t want to use for baking) OR some people use plastic lids for the mold

• Tape – I used painters tape

• Paper plate or tray to work on

• Toothpick or end of a paintbrush

• Parchment paper

Step 1:

Start by getting your things ready. Line a paper plate or tray with parchment paper. You can tape the corners down to keep it from curling.

Step 2:

Take the tape and tape all the way around the bottom edges of the cookie cutter so it sticks to the parchment paper.

If you want this to be a fun fall project, you could use a leaf cookie cutter or pumpkins.

See image 👇

Step 3:

Pour your glue into the cookie cutters. You don’t want too little or too much. I made them 1/4” thick. See image above

The thicker the layer of glue, the longer it will take too dry.

• If the glue leaks out, no worries! You can cut it to whatever shape you want once dry.

Step 3:

Now the fun part! Add your colors to the glue. You can make it a solid color, or one color and swirl it around with a toothpick. You can do multiple colors.

You could even add glitter or confetti.

Now you just wait for it to dry.

Part 2

Supplies needed:

• String or ribbon

• Drill or something to make the hole to hang the sun catcher.

Step 4:

Once the sun catcher is dry, Gently move the plate a little and see if the glue moves. You can take a tooth pick also and poke it gently to see if it’s hard.

If your project is hard, remove the tape along the bottom of your cookie cutter.

It took mine 3 days to dry. It is chilly in my home though. Once I moved them upstairs where it’s a little warmer, it dried pretty quickly.

Gently lift the cookie cutter off your shape. You might need to give it a little push or tap.

Drill the hole in the top of it and add your string/ribbon.

That’s it, if you want to put a hole towards the top and attach a string. You can hang them in the windows or outside or you can use them as decor around the home.

Till next time,

~ Mel