Art project

The kids are home this week for Mid Winter break so I’ve been trying to find some fun crafts and things for us to do.

Yesterday we made some fun window art with some everyday stuff lying around the house.  All you need is tissue paper, cornstarch, and construction paper.

Here’s how it works:

1.  Cut a bunch of tissue paper into little pieces.  This is great and easy for the kids since they don’t need to be in any specific shape.

2.  Working on a sheet of wax paper, start layering the sheets using a very diluted solution of water and cornstarch so they adhere to each other.

You can put as many layers as you want, but note that light shines through better on just one or two layers. 

3.  After all is done, brush a light coat of the water/cornstarch solution over the entire thing and leave to dry overnight.

4.  When it’s completely dry, peel back from wax paper – should be in one solid piece. 

5. Cut shape from two pieces of paper to create a frame and glue the tissue paper insert between them.  Trim edges.

 

Viola!  A nice, bright window decoration.