A Guide to Creating a Stained Glass Window with Your Kid

Education Based Projects Children Develap Life Pkills through Art Activities - Problem Fine Motor Skills have Solving Skills YBUG Kindergarten First Grade Self Expression and Creativity Social and Emotional Skills Second Grade Third Grade Communication Skills sub- ed Fourth Grade Tap Ten Craft Segments by Household Participation Drawing 21.1 million Scrapbooking & Memory Crafts 18.4 million Crocheting 174 million Woodworking/Wood Crafts 16.8 million Jewelry Making Card Making 14.7 million 14.0 million Floral Decorating 13.6 million Cross-Stitch 13.3 million Knitting 13.0 million Wreath Making 11.6 million Create a Stained, Glass Windols, What You Need: What You Do; 2 Sheets of Black construction paper (11" x 17") Using a compass, draw a large circle in the center of one of the sheets of paper. Cut out the circle with a pair of scissors. ----. Trace this circle onto the other black sheet of paper. Cut the second circle out with scissors. Compass On the scrap black paper that the circles were cut from, create four basic shapes. Cut out one of each shape. Scissors 4 On one black circle, create re- peating patterns by tracing around each shape until the entire circle is filled up. 5. Pencil Place the circle with the drawn out design on top of the blank black circle. Use the X-acto knife to cut out the shapes so the blade goes through both sheets of paper. X-acto cutter Now set the bottom circle aside, and the circle that had the pencil shapes drawn on it is now in front of you. ----- Colored tissue Use scissors to cut up pieces of tissue paper to glue into the cut windows of your black circle. Glue them down until all spaces are filled. paper 8. Carefully take the other black circle and glue it down onto the tissue papered circle. This will hide any me: excess glue. Glue stick tissue paper or 9. Finally Laminate your masterpiece! Laminator Sources: http://www.education.com/activity http://craftandhobby.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/cha-announces-2010-craft-industry-statistics/ http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/maryann-kohl-importance-of-art/379002442/ Laminator.com Your Low Price Laminating and Binding Specialists INFOGRAPHIC DESIGNED BY NationalPositions Profitable Internet Marketing ----