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Colorful Star Suncatcher {with Printable Template}

December 6, 2019 by Sheryl Cooper

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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}

Colorful Star Suncatcher {with Printable Template}

We love making sun catchers with our toddlers and preschoolers. You might recall these favorites:

  • Rainbow Suncatchers
  • Heart Suncatchers
  • Leaf Suncatchers
  • Ladybug Suncatchers

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)

Colorful Star Suncatcher {with Printable Template}

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.)

Colorful Star Suncatcher {with Printable Template}

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.

Colorful Star Suncatcher {with Printable Template}

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.

Colorful Star Suncatcher {with Printable Template}

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.

Colorful Star Suncatcher {with Printable Template}

Colorful Star Suncatcher {with Printable Template}

Colorful Star Suncatcher {with Printable Template}

Punch a hole in the top of the star and hang in the window for some instant color!

Colorful Star Suncatcher {with Printable Template}

We added one of our stars above our gingerbread banner, too!

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Colorful Star Suncatcher {with Printable Template}

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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.

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  • 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

preschool Christmas lesson plans

 

Click on the photo below to download the digital pdf:

Free star printable template

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About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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