Sticky Contact Paper Window Mural
A low-commitment art activity where toddlers peel and stick tissue paper or light objects onto a sheet of contact paper taped to a window or wall.
- Takes
- 20–30 min
- Your setup
- 5 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 2–3
- Mess
- No mess
- Cost
- $
- Where
- Indoors
How to do it
- 1Use painter's tape to secure the contact paper (sticky side facing out) to a window or wall at the child's height.
- 2Show the child how to press the tissue paper onto the sticky surface.
- 3Encourage them to cover the entire surface, naming the colors they use.
- 4If using a window, observe how the light shines through the collage afterward.
What they're practising
- Fine motor precision (peeling/placing)
- Texture exploration
- Light and color blending (if on a window)
- Vertical plane interaction