(affiliate link) to paint colorful panels. Ever since making that craft, I kept wondering if there was a way to adapt it for preschoolers. So I came up with this super easy kids glue sun catcher activity. It takes only 2 ingredients to make the "paint" and you probably already have all the materials on hand! Super Easy Glue Sun catcher Art with Kids
Before you start, definitely cover your work area!
To make the paint, we mixed a couple of drops of food coloring with plain old white glue. Then, we used toothpicks to mix the colors up.
Then, we taped on a piece of clear saran wrap (my "glass") to our work table. Then, we used a ton of brushes (one for each color, since I didn't want Chuck washing the brushes out and diluting the glue mixture) to paint our artwork onto the saran wrap.
As you can see, the colors are pretty vibrant and the "paint" is nice and thick.
After we finished our artwork, we covered our saran wrap art with another sheet of saran wrap. We then squished down on the colors, further mixing them. (This step was optional, but it was just so tempting and fun to do.)
Tada! Done! This easy and colorful artwork sticks so nicely to the windows because of the saran wrap.
Of course, I made some art too. As you can see, I used quite a bit of glue paint and it managed to run over the next day or so.
I hope you enjoy trying this fun activity out with your kids!
And here are other easy stained glass art and sun catcher crafts!
- Easy Cellophane Sun catcher Art
- Mod Podge Stained Glass Art
- Kids Window Stained Glass Art
- Aluminum Foil Stained Glass Art
- Sugar Skull Milk Jug Luminaries
- Day of the Dead Candles
- Sugar Skull Suncatchers
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