Angela Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I was thinking of letting the children make a stainglass design with a large sharpie outline thickly colored on the inside with crayons. But instead of using wax paper doing it on the inside page of a laminating pouch & then running it through the laminator. Do you think this would work? Has anyone ever tried this? Thanks! Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I have had my kiddos use tissue paper on a plastic transparency and then run it through our laminator. I use the black puff paint to go around the different colored tissue paper designs. That might be a little more work. My kids favorite one was, they smashed up colored lifesavers and made an outline with regular sugar cookie dough. Placed the smashed up lifesavers inside and we baked it until the hard candy melted. These looked just like stained glass, and they were edible too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Not stained glass but a related laminating craft: This fall when the leaves turn colors, you can laminate them, cut off excess plastic around the leaf, and stick a magnet on the back to make leafy refrigerator magnets. We did this one year and the kids sold them at a craft fair. Happy laminating! Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 I love this idea! What a great way do a leaf collection too. Did you press it & let it dry out first? Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogpond1 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 and drew black stained glass designs on it. Then we colored it in with colored sharpies and then I laminated it with 5 mil laminant. They came out great! They are firm like a placemat and can hang in a window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 My kids favorite one was, they smashed up colored lifesavers and made an outline with regular sugar cookie dough. Placed the smashed up lifesavers inside and we baked it until the hard candy melted. These looked just like stained glass, and they were edible too! ooooh, edible projects are my favorite! thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 This may be better suited for older children but the instructions in Meyerbroeker's Rose Window book produce amazing results using layers of tissue paper. I bought the book and kits of tissue and cardboard rings from Hearthsong years ago. The kit may not be available but the book remains in print. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I love this idea! What a great way do a leaf collection too. Did you press it & let it dry out first? Angela Good question. I don't think we pressed them - and they were pretty dry already. The lamination process presses them! I found a few of them a couple of years later and they still look good. -Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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