This Christmas suncatcher is a fun and frugal activity to enjoy with kids. It’s perfect for a DIY holiday project!
With just a few supplies and this easy to follow tutorial, your children can make a Christmas tree (or other holiday theme) to decorate your windows, walls, and more. This craft can be used with all ages (with a bit of prep work by you).
My boys and I have loved decorating our windows with our homemade suncatchers. I’m sharing my tips and ideas so you can create these delightful decorations, too!
Brighten Your Holidays with DIY Suncatchers
Are you looking for easy ways to take your holiday fun with kids to the next level? Or maybe you need to pinch pennies when it comes to enjoying a Christmas activity? Perhaps you’re looking for a creative engaging option for a holiday party or screen-free fun?
Well, this simple Christmas suncatcher craft is incredible for all of those things and many more!
As a mom of 5 boys with a 12 year age range, I always loved having a variety of festive activities that all ages could participate in. Often, I’d tweak a project or have the oldest help the youngest. When I could find a craft that everyone could work on and have a final product to be proud of, it felt like Christmas morning for mama!
This homemade suncatcher with Christmas themes can be adapted for even young learners to make. An adult or older sibling can help prepare the items that need to be cut out. Plus, it’s a pretty quick craft that can take only a few minutes (perfect for shorter attention spans).
Suggested Supplies for This Holiday Suncatcher Craft
This easy Christmas project uses only a few supplies.I encourage you to go through your craft materials and see if you already have them. If not, you can pick these affordable supplies up and be ready to go soon.
To make sure that you have all that you need, gather these materials so you’ll be all ready to get crafty:
- Red and Green Tissue Paper
- Contact Paper
- Black Cardstock
- Scissors
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Okay, now here’s the cool part: You can TOTALLY customize this craft!
Think outside the box and use different colors for your Christmas tree. For a modern look, go with white, pink, and purple. Or use a variety of colors for the ornaments and lights.
Instead of black cardstock, use a holiday pattern, gold, or silver.
How to Make This Christmas Suncatcher Craft
01
Prepare Christmas shape
Draw a Christmas tree (or other shape) on the black cardstock. The tree (or shape) should be almost the size of the paper.
02
Make suncatcher frame
Cut out the inside of the tree only (not the trunk), leaving about a one-inch border.
03
Prepare tissue paper
Cut several red circles and many green squares from the tissue paper.
04
Start with contact paper
Lay down the contact paper, sticky side up.
Lay the tree out on the paper. Press down to stick them together.
Lay the red circle ornaments down first.
05
Add all tissue paper and trim
Lay the green squares down to cover all available space inside the tree border.
Cut off the extra contact paper from around the tree.
Flip over and hang.
Ideas for Enjoying Your Christmas-Inspired Suncatchers
Get creative with your decorations. Stickers or sequins can work well. Or cut out different shapes of construction paper or tissue paper for variety.
A fun activity to do with your kids is to go around and count how many windows you have in a particular room (or classroom) or your entire house. Based on that number, how many DIY suncatchers could you make? It’s an excellent estimation exercise!
These homemade suncatchers can also look very cool on a mirror.
Don’t forget to make extra DIY Christmas trees to give to family and friends!
Not into the tree theme? No worries! Go with another holiday theme with shapes like an ornament, candy cane, present, reindeer, star, Ugly Christmas sweater, or more.
⭐ What are your ideas for making and enjoying this easy Christmas tree suncatcher craft for children? If you have any questions about the instructions, please let me know in the comments area at the bottom of this post!
