Inside: Work on fine motor skills with this no-mess star suncatcher craft. Use the free printable template and hang in the window during the holidays!
It’s a busy time of year and you are looking for something quick and easy the children can put together during your Christmas theme.
Even better if it’s no mess so they can take it home the next day.
Well, we’ve got something for you: a colorful star suncatcher that looks gorgeous in the window.
And we’ve made it even easier to put together by providing a free printable star template.
Download it today and get busy making these with your toddlers and preschoolers!
Colorful Star Suncatcher {with Printable Template}
We love making sun catchers with our toddlers and preschoolers. You might recall these favorites:
Each one is easy and fun and creates a colorful window display.
Since we prefer to decorate our classroom with items the children have made, we love including our windows. And sun catchers are a great art activity just for that!
What you will need:
- Assorted tissue paper squares
- Contact (sticky) paper
- Yellow construction paper
- Star printable template (scroll down to find the link to download)
Preparing this star craft:
After printing the star template, attach to the front of a sheet of yellow construction paper (I staple a couple of the corners), and then cut around black line, creating a star.
(If doing multiple stars, trace around the printable that has already been cut out. You can see some of my pencil marks in the photo below.)
Next, cut a piece of Contact paper so that it’s slightly larger than the star cut out.
Press it on one side of the paper so that the entire star is sticky on the opposite side.
Putting together this star suncatcher:
Place the star paper sticky side up on a flat surface and provide colored tissue paper squares.
Invite your child to press the squares inside the star where it is sticky.
After the tissue paper squares have been added to the star, cover the exposed area with another sheet of Contact paper so that there are no sticky parts.
Then trim around the star leaving a bit of a yellow edge.
Punch a hole in the top of the star and hang in the window for some instant color!
We added one of our stars above our gingerbread banner, too!
More Christmas activities:
16 Christmas Science Activities
Preschool Christmas Themed Classroom Lesson Plans
Explore the symbols and traditions of Christmas and incorporate reading, math, science and more in this 169-page preschool secular Christmas lesson plan set.
- Recommended Book List
- 1-Page Weekly Lesson Plan Grid with Activity Ideas for Whole Group, Literacy, Math, and Science each day
- Alternate Weekly Grids for 4-day, 3-day, and 2-day programs
- 5 Daily Lesson Plan Sheets with Activity Directions and Materials List
- 2-Page Center Descriptions
- Related Printables
Click here for more information: Preschool Christmas Lesson Plans
Click on the photo below to download the digital pdf:
