Are you looking for a great sun catcher craft? This glass sun catcher is beautiful! Kids of all ages will love making this glass sun catcher, and the best part is, both younger children and older children can make this craft. A sun catcher is a great way to make a beautiful window decoration and bring some color and light into a room. This suncatcher craft is a great way to recycle some items in your home and is totally budget-friendly. You can make this sun catcher at home or in the classroom.

Sun Catcher Craft

If you’ve never made a sun catcher you may be wondering what it is. A sun catcher is a reflective ornament that you hang in your window. It helps collect natural light, bringing light and color into a room. Plus, you can make a sun catcher to match any decoration and season.

Glass Gem Suncatcher Craft

It’s beautiful and sunny outside! You can also take advantage of all that sunshine with pretty homemade sun catchers. If you’re not familiar with what a suncatcher is, it is a see through material turned into a decoration that disperses the suns rays throughout a room. And here’s an easy way to make a unique glass gem sun catcher from materials you may already have around your house.

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Supplies You Need To Make Glass Gem Suncatchers:

• Plastic Yogurt container lid
• Clear Elmer’s Glue (cloudy will work too, but will dry a little opaque)
• String or Thread
• Suction cup window hooks (optional- you can just tie the string to the window latch instead)
• Glass vase gems

Sun Catcher Craft- How To Make a Glass Gem Suncatcher:

Step 1

Fill the Yogurt container lid with glue.  

Sun Catcher Craft Notes:

You’ll probably want to put in more than you think you need because the glue shrinks significantly as it dries. (Good thing kids like to squeeze out glue!)

Step 2

Arrange the glass gems in the lid. Encourage your kids to fill the whole space; it looks prettier.

Step 3

Squeeze a bit more glue on top. (This will help the gems stay in and not fall out after it dries)

Step 4

Allow the glue to dry for 3-4 days. Peel out of container.

Step 5

Find a section of the sun catcher near the edge where the glue is relatively thick.  

Step 6

Push a threaded needle through that area. Figure out how low you want the sun catcher to hang and tie a knot there.

Step 7

Hang your new sun catcher on a window that gets lots of sun or in a dim room that needs brightening up!

Sun Catcher Craft Notes:

**Remember, this is not a good craft for children under three without adult supervision because the glass vase gems are choking hazards.

Why We Love This Sun Catcher Craft

My kids love rainbows. And this sun catcher brought so many fun colors into the room when there was sun shine. My kids love seeing how the sunlight transform a colorful craft into a prism. And since it is hung by a hook, we can always make new ones.

We’ve actually started making a sun catcher for every season like: winter, fall, spring, and summer. And it’s a great way for us to all spend time together. The best part is, you can also introduce some science into this sun catcher craft as well.

More Glass Gem Crafts From Kids Activities Blog

For more projects with glass gems, beads and marbles, check out these posts from the other Quirky Mommas:

• Coloring Activities
• Play Dough Candy Store
• Toddler Activities: Scooping Marbles
• Oh so many fun perler beads ideas

More Suncatcher Crafts From Kids Activities Blog

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How did you glass suncatcher turn out? What colors did you add to your sun catcher? We’d love to hear from you!