Contact Paper Sun Catchers
A simple creative project using tissue paper placed onto sticky contact paper on a window, creating vibrant light filtering art and practicing pincer grasp.
- Takes
- 20 min
- Your setup
- 5 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 1–2
- Mess
- No mess
- Cost
- $
- Where
- Indoors
How to do it
- 1Cut a piece of contact paper and secure it sticky-side-out onto a window frame using painter's tape.
- 2Present the pieces of torn tissue paper to the child.
- 3Encourage the child to pick up the pieces and stick them randomly onto the contact paper.
- 4Once finished, cover the art with another sheet of contact paper or leave it open for texture.
What they're practising
- Pincer Grasp Development
- Color Recognition
- Visual Aesthetics
- Focused Handwork