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PLANET SUNCATCHERS

Level: Junior
Grades: 3-5 | Age: 8-11 | Written by: John Nystrom
[John is an art educator from Carter Lake Elementary in Washington.]

Summary:

Students can make planet-themed suncatchers using glue and food coloring.

What You Need:

White Glue
Food Coloring
A plastic lid for each student (example: tops of a margarine tub.)
Paper Cups (at least 8 oz.)
Popsicle sticks for stirring
optional: half full or empty white glue in their original bottles mixed with food coloring, glitter, colored pens.

What You Do:

Pour white glue into cups, add 4-7 drops of food coloring and mix with popsicle sticks. (Color will darken when sun catcher is dry).
Have students pour the color of their planet into lid. *Add glitter if you want.* open colored glue bottles and pour designs in wet glue with other colors.
Put in a safe place to dry (at least 1 week).
Color shapes - such as land - with markers.
Peel out sun catcher.
Hang in window.

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