This is a semi-complicated craft that the kids love! It can also be done around any holiday with holiday-themed templates. It could be done with any grade level, but it is pretty complicated.
Materials
- Sharpies (Various colors, lots of black, at least the number of sharpies as you have kids unless you want to do this in stations)
- Plastic wrap (1 roll, any brand)
- Heavy duty aluminum foil (1 roll, any brand)
- Paper plates (just the basic cheap kind)
- Tape (any kind, really, it goes on the back.
- Stained glass or mandala templates printed on plain paper (see below)
Preparation
- Cut aluminum foil and plastic wrap in square or rectangular sheets that are big enough to cover the paper plates.
- Print mondala and/or stained glass templates on normal paper.
- Crinkle up aluminum foil into a ball (not too tight because you'll need to flatten it out!)
- Flatten out the aluminum foil.
- Cover the bottom of the paper plate with aluminum foil and tape the corners on the other side.
- Choose a stained glass template and wrap the plastic wrap tightly around the template. Tape it on the back of the template.
- Color the plastic wrap with colored sharpies, starting with the inner portions of the stained glass.
- Outline the colored portions in black sharpie.
- Remove the plastic from the template. (Template can be recycled)
- Cover the aluminum foil plate with the plastic wrap and tape on the same side as the aluminum foil was taped.
- Color in gentle, even strokes.
- Wait to outline until the very end so mistakes can be covered.
- Work from the center outward so the marker doesn't get on your hands or get smeared.
- Spread the plastic wrap gently with your fingers as you color to prevent wrinkles.
