Art Project #19: Stained Glass Made Easy Kits
We had a busy day planned yesterday so I told the boys we wouldn't be doing any art. I figured we had finished up two more projects for our 100 Days of Art Challenge and I wasn't going to worry about skipping a day or trying to add in an art project and make our morning more stressful than it needed to be.
Imagine my surprise when Evan asked if they could use the Stained Glass Made Easy kits that we had bought last week.
It was the perfect solution. They still got to be crafty and the kits are easy enough for the boys to all do independently. These kits were also quick enough for them all to finish in one sitting so they had beautiful stained glass windows to hang up before we headed out for our day.
My middle son got a few of these kits for his birthday and has loved them so much that I think we have a stained glass picture in just about every room of the house! My other two sons never had a chance to work with these kits though and I could tell that they were interested by the way they always watched Alec and asked all kinds of questions.
The only problem we had was that most of the stained glass kits have "girly" themes (or so my other two boys claim). They didn't want anything with flowers, rainbows, butterflies, or the color pink.... I knew when I found these dragon kits that they would be perfect! Evan was so excited that I had found yet another dragon craft for him.
The kits come with a clear plastic sheet with a design drawn in black. Some designs are raised while others are flat. There is also some colorful cording and a suction cup to hang the completed craft in the window.
To add color to the clear plastic you use the accompanying sheet of stickers. The best way I can think of to describe the stickers is that they are thick, flexible, see through plastic. We have found that the kits either have a guide to follow and assemble
Like this kit:
Click here to purchase Safari stained glass kit
Or else the kits some with a sticker set where the stickers already look like the finished piece and then it's just a matter of lining up the picture and working from one corner to the next.
Like this:
The three kits we worked with yesterday did not have a number guide; they were all the kits that used the pre-assembled stickers so we lined up our outline board with the stickers and then moved the board off to the side. Peeling up stickers one at a time the boys lined them up with where they go.
They always look so nice and colorful hanging in the windows!
Imagine my surprise when Evan asked if they could use the Stained Glass Made Easy kits that we had bought last week.
It was the perfect solution. They still got to be crafty and the kits are easy enough for the boys to all do independently. These kits were also quick enough for them all to finish in one sitting so they had beautiful stained glass windows to hang up before we headed out for our day.
My middle son got a few of these kits for his birthday and has loved them so much that I think we have a stained glass picture in just about every room of the house! My other two sons never had a chance to work with these kits though and I could tell that they were interested by the way they always watched Alec and asked all kinds of questions.
The only problem we had was that most of the stained glass kits have "girly" themes (or so my other two boys claim). They didn't want anything with flowers, rainbows, butterflies, or the color pink.... I knew when I found these dragon kits that they would be perfect! Evan was so excited that I had found yet another dragon craft for him.
The kits come with a clear plastic sheet with a design drawn in black. Some designs are raised while others are flat. There is also some colorful cording and a suction cup to hang the completed craft in the window.
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| Like this |
To add color to the clear plastic you use the accompanying sheet of stickers. The best way I can think of to describe the stickers is that they are thick, flexible, see through plastic. We have found that the kits either have a guide to follow and assemble
Like this kit:
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| Each sticker has a number guide that you match them up with |
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| and the frame has a paper with a number guide |
Or else the kits some with a sticker set where the stickers already look like the finished piece and then it's just a matter of lining up the picture and working from one corner to the next.
Like this:
You can purchase this Melissa and Doug Dolphin kit here.
The three kits we worked with yesterday did not have a number guide; they were all the kits that used the pre-assembled stickers so we lined up our outline board with the stickers and then moved the board off to the side. Peeling up stickers one at a time the boys lined them up with where they go.
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| Lining up the stickers with the outlines |
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| Peeling off one sticker at a time |
Others in this series:
Project 3: Star Wars Crafts
Project 4: Watercolor compass circles
Project 5: Floral pens
Project 6: Watercolor outlines
Project 7: Scratch art jellyfish
Project 8: Oil pastel flowers
Project 9: Fingerprint dandelions
Project 10: Beaded Sun Catchers
Project 11: Bird crafts and snacks
Project 12: Symmetrical, color mixing, butterflies
Project 9: Fingerprint dandelions
Project 10: Beaded Sun Catchers
Project 11: Bird crafts and snacks
Project 12: Symmetrical, color mixing, butterflies
Project 13: Water gun art
Project 14: Watercolor Kits
Project 15: Dragonfly Silhouettes
Project 16: Painting pet rocks
Project 17: Spray Paint Resist
Project 18: Water bottle windsock
Project 19: Stained glass made easy crafting kit
Project 20: Tin can windsock
Project 21: Firework glue art
Project 22: Qixel art kit
Project 22: Qixel art kit
Project 23: Makit Bakit Kits
Project 24: Wood burning cutting board
Project 24: Wood burning cutting board
Project 25: Making our own rafts
Project 26: Spray Painted Canvas
Project 27: Paper bowl jellyfish
Project 28: Tin Foil Art
Project 29: Oil Pastel Bubbles
Project 30: Chalk Pastel painting
Project 31: Washi Tape Votive holders
Project 32: Drip Painted Pots
Project 33: Sun Art
Project 34: Tissue paper transfer
Project 35: Stained Glass dragonfly
Project 36: Art Museum field trip.
Project 37: Taking a Family Art Class
Project 38: Painting Minecraft T-Shirts
Project 39: Painting Pikachu
Project 40: How to Draw Books
Project 41: Wax resist Watercolors
Project 42: Splatter Paint Canvas
Project 43: Fine line fall leaves
Project 44: Fairy Village field trip
Project 45: Oil Pastel Resist Leaves
Project 46: Tissue Paper Leaf Art
Project 47: Bat Silhouette Painting
Project 48: Beginner Photography
Project 49: Making Harry Potter Wands
Project 50: Drawing Cat Faces
Project 51: Making Homemade cards
Project 52: Learning the Art of Zentangle
Project 53: 3-D printing
Project 54: Gingerbread Train
Project 55: Paint Swirled Ornaments
Project 56: Loom band ornaments and bracelets
Project 57: Candy trees
Project 58: Strand of light chalk drawings
Projects 59-64: Christmas Crafting Kits from Oriental Trading
Project 65: Painting Ceramic Village Pieces
Project 66: Washi Tape Cookie Cutter Ornaments
Project 67: Learning Origami
Project 68: Art Books and Artist Study
Project 69: Playing Go Fish Art
Project 70: Edible Chocolate Art
Project 71: Geometric Hearts
Project 72: Marble Swirled Hearts
Project 73: Solid Tempera Paint Drawings
Project 74: Qixels 3-D Maker
Project 75: Making Cupcakes
Project 76: Window Marker Art
Project 77: Shamrock Zentangles on Scratch Paper
Project 78: Painted Pandas
Project 79: Minecraft Digital Art
Project 80: Charcoal Drawings
Project 81: Chalk Pastel Lighthouse Drawings
Project 82: Dying Easter Eggs With Bleeding Tissue Paper
Project 83: Painting Pottery
Project 84: Drawing En Plein Air
Project 85: African Savannah Paintings
Project 86: Woven CD Garden Decoration
Project 87: Working with Clay
Project 88: Art Lessons with Art Academy
Project 89: Melted Bead Wind Chimes
Project 90: Perler Bead Projects
Project 91: Ivory Soap Carvings
Project 92: Ice Cube Tie Dye
Project 93: String Art
Project 94: Multimedia Ocean Paintings
Project 95: Balloon Splatter Painting
Project 96: Making Mosaic Stepping Stones
Project 97: Glass Bead and Glue Sun Catchers
Project 98: Coloring Book Art
Project 99: Metal Stamped Bookmarks
Project 67: Learning Origami
Project 68: Art Books and Artist Study
Project 69: Playing Go Fish Art
Project 70: Edible Chocolate Art
Project 71: Geometric Hearts
Project 72: Marble Swirled Hearts
Project 73: Solid Tempera Paint Drawings
Project 74: Qixels 3-D Maker
Project 75: Making Cupcakes
Project 76: Window Marker Art
Project 77: Shamrock Zentangles on Scratch Paper
Project 78: Painted Pandas
Project 79: Minecraft Digital Art
Project 80: Charcoal Drawings
Project 81: Chalk Pastel Lighthouse Drawings
Project 82: Dying Easter Eggs With Bleeding Tissue Paper
Project 83: Painting Pottery
Project 84: Drawing En Plein Air
Project 85: African Savannah Paintings
Project 86: Woven CD Garden Decoration
Project 87: Working with Clay
Project 88: Art Lessons with Art Academy
Project 89: Melted Bead Wind Chimes
Project 90: Perler Bead Projects
Project 91: Ivory Soap Carvings
Project 92: Ice Cube Tie Dye
Project 93: String Art
Project 94: Multimedia Ocean Paintings
Project 95: Balloon Splatter Painting
Project 96: Making Mosaic Stepping Stones
Project 97: Glass Bead and Glue Sun Catchers
Project 98: Coloring Book Art
Project 99: Metal Stamped Bookmarks
Project 100: Water Balloon Art
They did such a great job! These are beautiful and it looks like they had so much fun! Thanks for sharing with #SocialButterflySunday! Hope to see you link up again this week :)
ReplyDeleteThey always come out so nice and my boys loved them.
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