Since making Sticky Autumn Collages a couple weeks ago, we’ve been addicted to contact paper. And thank goodness for that because I needed some serious validation for buying seventy-five feet of the stuff!! Despite the semi-gloomy weather, we could not be stopped from making art with the word “sun” in it…this is a strong activity for even a rainy day. In fact, it’s a good indoor project that may even thrive with a side of hot apple cider and pumpkin bread.
Inspiration: Suncatcher Collage, created by visitors to the Children’s Discovery Museum (San Jose, CA), 2010
Materials:
- Clear Contact Paper
- Painters tape, Paper Tape, or Masking Tape
- Pre-cut pieces of Tissue Paper
I cut a large piece of clear contact paper and taped it securely to the floor. N didn’t need a lot of encouragement to walk on it because this is just inherently fun and feels weird. Lots of giggles or gasps. I credit MaryAnn Kohl with this idea.
Then we stuck the tissue shapes to the contact paper. The contact paper is super-sticky, so once the tissue is down, it didn’t come back up again. For reals.
N got into this, and especially enjoyed folding and crumpling the tissue before placing it on the sticky paper.
While I finished adding all of the pieces, N took a yoga break. Of course. Then we removed the tape and stuck the contact paper directly to a window. So pretty.
When the Suncatcher was done, I got a request for “Contact Paper and Play Dough.” How could I refuse?
Turns out the play dough doesn’t stick. And then, N wanted to know what would happen if she sat on the contact paper. She came up too. Whew!
Somehow, this all morphed into making play dough snowmen with “many teeny-tiny heads.” I love the stream of conscious that guides children from one moment to another. You never know where you’re going to end up.
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stunning! can’t wait! where do I but content paper?
I ordered it from Discount School Supply, but you can find it in the hardware store or drugstore. It’s shelf liner.
http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?product=16955&keyword=contact%20paper&scategoryid=0&CategorySearch=&Brand=&Price=
This is pretty great, I really like the pictures.
I was thinking that this piece can be use on very clean windows to avoid birds crashing on them. Thanks for sharing about this project.
Thanks Cristina. What a great idea — gussy up a window while keeping the birds safe.
TY for the useful information! I wouldn’t have discovered this by myself!
Me too, thanks for posting this..
Fantastic idea. we did it yesterday but was not sure how easily it came off the windows so i laid another sheet of contact over after we where done. it is know the window for the play house.
we used Fabric Scraps (we have a lots left over from my Etsy store Trundle Bug.) and cut up rapping paper form Christmas.
Good idea to sandwich the papers together. I just peeled our contact paper off the window (2+ months later), and it came off clean. Look forward to checking out your etsy store!
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