Window Ornament Sun-Catchers

Here is a fun family craft that knows no age limit and isn’t messy. We each made our own ornament to display on our back door. The tree is window crayon, but you can completely skip that part if you prefer, and just “hang” your pretty ornaments or lights alone. These really took on a three-dimensional appearance, and they look pretty at night-time! This activity would also be fun to use on another holiday – think Easter eggs, shamrocks, hearts, stars, etc. And if you do all the prep work, this project would be perfect for very little children, and could make a great Sunday School project simply by adding a message about Christ or by making a cross.

• Clear Contact Paper
• Tissue paper of different colors (torn into pieces)
• Permanent Marker (for outlining)
• Window Crayon (to use on the window itself if desired)
• Scrap paper (for creating a template)
• Scissors

DECORATE YOUR ornament

Each family member made their own ornament. Even Landon decorated his own with very little help.

4) Peel the backing off your ornament shape and lay it face/front down with the sticky side up.
5) Place your highlights and top first, so they will show on the front of the finished ornament.
6) Lay the torn tissue paper to cover the ornament. Going over the edges is fine, in fact it’s good, because it will be trimmed off later. Crinkling/folding the paper even adds a nice touch, so don’t worry about being perfect.

• Wash off spots of the window crayon where you want the ornament to go, so the sun will still look pretty filtering through the ornament.
• An easier process, which we used for our small ornaments, is to make several at one time and wait until the end to add the top with a permanent marker.