Valentine’s Day Suncatcher

Suncatcher crafts are fun for kids to create any time of the year. Turn them into a heart shape and they make a fantastic heart art project!

We love to pass out hand made valentines, and when they can be candy-free, that’s even better.

Plus we use simple supplies, so it’s an easy craft to create with larger groups of kids.

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No time to make this Sunday School heart craft now? Pin it for later!

If you can’t make this Sunday school heart craft now, pin it to your kids’ crafts ideas board on Pinterest and it’ll be here for when you’re ready.

Tips for making these heart suncatchers.

• Roll out a larger sheet of hearts for multiple kids to create or to make more hearts with one kid.
• The washable marker can be removed once the hearts are cut out by rubbing with a paper towel.
• This project can get messy! We recommend creating outdoors or in a space where the mess will not be an issue.

How to make a heart shaped suncatcher

Below is our step by step tutorial for creating this heart shaped suncatcher craft. Feel free to print it for easy reference.

Yield: 1 Suncatcher

Colorful Heart Suncatchers

Print

Create these fun and easy heart shaped suncatchers. Perfect for Valentine's Day!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 10 minutes

Additional Time 5 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Materials

• Contact Paper
• Ink Pad
• Yarn/String (optional)

Tools

• Pencils with New Erasers
• Washable Marker
• Tape
• Scissors
• Hole Punch (optional)

Instructions

1. Roll out a piece of contact paper and draw your hearts on the clear side of the paper. You can do one large heart, a few small hearts, or a combination of both!
2. Peel off the backing of your contact paper and lay it sticky side up on your work surface. Use tape to secure it down.
3. Using the eraser side of your pencils dab from the ink pad onto the contact paper. Use a different eraser with each color if possible to keep your colors from mixing on the pad.
4. Encourage them to fill up the hearts as much as they can even going over the edges a bit with the dots.
5. Once the hearts are filled place the second sheet of contact paper on top of your design, sticky sides together.
6. Press out any bubbles and cut out your hearts.
7. You can leave them just like this or punch a hole and hang with yarn/string.

More Valentine’s Day projects you will love!

• 3D Valentine’s Day Paper Tree – You’ll love how easy it is to make this tree really pop!
• Rainbow Heart Mobile – Perfect for decorating a playroom or classroom.
• Homemade Valentine’s Day Gifts – Get inspiration for some amazing homemade V-Day gifts.

When to make this heart suncatcher craft

Sometimes you see a craft and think, oh that’s cute! But then you don’t know when you will make it. Here are some ideas for this fun art project!

• Create these suncatchers during your Valentine’s day party.
• Let kids make them for mother’s day, father’s day, grandparent’s day, and more!
• Use them to decorate your classroom or playroom.
• Place them on the sliding glass door in your home.
• Use them to help teach your Sunday school class about love.

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Cross Suncatcher Craft

Having children with an age gap can make crafting together difficult. Crafts can be too hard for one child, or just too simple for the other. This craft, however, was a hit with both! It’s a beautiful cross suncatcher craft that you will be proud to display in your home or give to a loved one.

Since it’s such a versatile craft, it’s a perfect VBS craft or Sunday School craft. Plus the supplies and instructions are easily adaptable to larger groups.

And what’s better? Suncatcher crafts make fantastic decorations. So parents will enjoy them too!

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No time to make this art project now? Pin it for later!

If you can’t make this now, pin it to your kids’ crafts ideas board on Pinterest and it’ll be here for when you’re ready.

Tips for making a dotted suncatcher

• If you’re creating with a large group of kids, you can roll the contact paper across the workspace. Then cut smaller top pieces and put each child’s name on them before cutting them out.
• Use the grid on the back of the contact paper to help you draw the cross shape.
• When choosing ink colors, make sure to use colors that work well together. This will help any overlapping colors from looking brown.
• Punch a hole in the top of the cross and use them for bookmarks too!

How to make this easy cross craft

Below is our step by step tutorial for creating this cross sun catcher craft. Feel free to print them for easy reference!

Yield: 1 Suncatcher

Cross Sun Catcher Craft

Print

This simple cross suncatcher craft is great to do with 1 or 100 kids!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Active Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Materials

• Contact Paper
• Pencils
• Ink Pads

Tools

• Sharpie
• Scissors

Instructions

1. Start by drawing a cross onto the clear side of your contact paper.
2. Peel off the backing of the contact paper
3. Tape it down to your surface, sticky side up.
4. Press the pencil eraser onto the ink pad and then onto the cross. Have the kids aim for the inside of the cross shape.
5. Change between colors until your cross is full. Make sure that they go all the way out to the edges.
6. Place a second piece of contact paper on top. Sticky side to sticky side.
7. Press the pieces together to remove any air bubbles.
8. Finish up by cutting out your cross suncatcher craft!

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