Fun "Stained-Glass" Window Hangings

Do you like those wonderful stained-glass windows that you see in really old houses? Aren't they so beautiful? Well, here is an easy craft for you to make with your children that will mimic the colors of the stained-glass window and still let the light through.

Supplies:
Construction Paper
Scissors
Clear Contact Paper
various colors of tissue paper, cut into small 0.5" pieces


To start, figure out what design you want your Stained-glass window to be. Once you figure this out, draw the picture out on the construction paper and cut out. This should only be the outline of the picture (no details) as you are going to cut out the middle of this as well, leaving a thin frame of the image (see diagram below).

When you have the outline cut out, cut the clear contact paper into a square about 1-2 inches larger than the outline image. Peel back the paper coating and lay the image outline on the sticky side.

Now you are ready to create your masterpiece. Fill the inside of your image with the colored tissue paper (see diagram below). Once you are finished, simply stick the "stained-glass" hanging directly on the window. After it looses it's stickiness, you can "laminate" the hanging with another sheet of contact paper (basically sandwiching the tissue paper/frame between two pieces of contact paper). You can then punch a hole and hang it in front of the window or in the yard.


You can use this for fun decorations for every season. Use a leaf with yellows, browns and orange tissue paper for a fall decor. Use a black snowman outline with white tissue paper for winter. Use a pumpkin with orange tissue paper and black eyes, nose and mouth for a Halloween jack-o-lantern. The uses are endless!!! This is really easy and very little mess. Just keep non-used tissue paper squares in a Ziploc bag for future use!!