This is a very simple project to do, but with a long waiting time for completion (4-6 days). It is well worth the wait!!!! I was the one who had a more difficult time waiting! My daughter had the patience to wait and enjoyed observing the sun catchers drying each day. I got the idea from a facebook page called:
Casa Maria's Creative Learning Zone. Here is one of our finished Glue and Bead Sun Catchers:
To create a Glue and Bead Sun Catcher you will need a clear plastic lid with a rim.
Beads---(my collection since I was a child!), sequins, or anything else you want!
Take the white glue and pour it in to the top of the lid so it sits nicely in without running out. Don't fill it all the way to the top! Leave some room for the beads, but enough for them to sink in halfway or so.
Now, drop the beads and sequins in to the glue. This was the
FUN part! This could be done very randomly or placed very carefully in a
mandala design. If you are not sure what a mandala or radial design is click on the link and it will show you some examples. Older children could make a much more detailed design by starting in the middle and branching out to the edge of the lid.
Cassie
LOVED this part----choosing precious beads! Don't put out quite as many beads as me!! At least Cassie already had a day to explore these beads---it was a sensory bin in a tin! We tried stringing beads before I let her explore them, but she was more interested in just looking at the beads and feeling them!
Adding some glitter for a finishing touch!
After you are finished with making your sun catcher, the hard part is that you have to wait about 4 to 6 days for it to air dry. It may be shorter for you depending on your climate outside or inside your house. I checked on our sun catchers throughout the week and would add some more glue to air pockets that would form while it was drying. Here is Cassie loving the beads:
Here are our finished Glue and Bead Sun Catchers again. I just punched two holes on the edge of the lid and attached a piece of yarn for hanging.
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Cassie's Sun Catcher
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Mom's Sun Catcher
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What Do You Think?
What else could you add besides beads, sequins, and glitter ???
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and White
to look more like wintery snowflakes. For the beads, I chose icy colors (cool colors like blue, green, and purple) and
crystal clear beads
to add to the wintery effect!
