13 February 2012

Valentine craft for toddlers: Oil and paper "stained glass" window decoration

In: 1-3 Years, Fun Projects + Activities

Oil and Paper Window Garland

via childhoodlist.blogspot.com

Why should school-aged kids have all the Valentine's Day fun? Katie's simple heart window garland leaves plenty of room for free-form toddler play.

I love her description of the process:

When on the table this craft looks a little like you set some fries on your art project but when I hung them in the window Ta-Da! They look beautiful! The oil makes the paper translucent, letting the light through sort of like stained glass.

Read the full how-to at A Childhood List: Oil and Paper Window Garland

More: Valentine hacks!

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When I was in 3rd or 4th grade, we did something similar. We were all given printed pages that had a stained glass design on the, and we colored them in with crayons or markers (I forget which), and then we brushed oil over the entire page.

Posted by: Brigid Keely | 13 February 2012 at 02:10 PM

This is exactly what my daughter did.She hang their work art
in our window to let know our neighbors "love is in the air".

Posted by: Becca | 13 February 2012 at 05:48 PM

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