Paper Towel Snowman Suncatcher

I know that it’s almost Easter but it’s technically still winter, and I guess some areas even still have snow. So, plenty of time for sneaking in one final snowman activity for this winter: A super quick and simple Paper Towel Snowman Suncatcher!

(E was 4 years and 4 months old.)

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Materials for a Paper Towel Snowman Suncatcher:

• Decorated paper towel. {The one I used for this suncatcher had been used to soak up extra paint from our Coffee Filter Hearts activity, so the colors were a bit more muted. I made a similar suncatcher here and used a paper towel E had previously decorated with very vibrant liquid watercolors.}
• Construction paper.
• Scissors.
• Glue.
• Sticky tape.

Similar to the story behind the Paper Towel Stained Glass Heart, I had some construction paper with shapes cut out of it and a paper towel with some pretty colors on it. But this time, I saved these items for a while, knowing I wanted to turn them into a snowman suncatcher but not really getting around to it for a few weeks.

The wait does not correlate with the difficulty of this project, though – it’s really really simple.

First, I checked the left-over construction paper from our Resist Art Snowmen against the paper towel to find the best positioning.

Because of the little snowman that took up some space on the side of the bigger snowman that I’d earmarked for this suncatcher, I cut just outside the edge and ended up with a fairly narrow frame.

I roughly cut out the paper towel and put glue all over the construction paper frame – this time, I succeeded in not using too much. I actually had to add a tiny bit in a few spots after I’d positioned the paper towel.

After I’d placed the paper towel in the glue and made sure it was smooth, I finished the craft by trimming the edges of the paper towel to hide them when looking at the snowman from the front.

Here it is, hanging in the window with the help of some sticky tape.

Easy peasy, and I love how the muted colors almost glow with the light shining through.

Have you tried making a suncatcher with a paper towel? Or a snowman suncatcher? Leave a comment below, I’d love to hear from you!

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