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Stained Glass Window Craft for Christmas and Advent

November 23, 2015 Maria Manore Gavin 11 Comments

The season of Advent is probably my favorite time of year in the classroom. I love slowing down with my students to talk about the birth of Jesus Christ and share the true meaning of Christmas. In my kindergarten classroom, we talk about Baby Jesus so much more than we share … [Read more...]

Art, Holiday, Religion, Tutorials Advent, Christmas, Holiday, stained glass, window decoration

Stained Glass Cross Lenten Craft for Kindergarten

March 14, 2015 Maria Manore Gavin 12 Comments

Lent may not be the most exciting time of year, but it is one of my favorites to teach about in my kindergarten classroom. I teach in a Catholic School and we spend a significant amount of time learning about the Stations of the Cross and "the sad story of what happened to Jesus" … [Read more...]

Holiday, Religion, Tutorials Catechism, Catholic School, christian, crafts, Easter, Lent, stained glass, window

Apple Stained Glass Window Decorations + Free Template

October 14, 2014 Maria Manore Gavin 40 Comments

During our apple study, my kindergarten students made the cutest apple window decorations with clear contact paper, tissue paper squares and a little construction paper. I make many of these "stained glass" decorations throughout the year and I love how festive they make my … [Read more...]

Art, Freebies, Tutorials apples, fall, FREEBIE, Kindergarten, stained glass, window decoration

Stained Glass Kite Decorations Made from Tissue Paper

March 23, 2014 Maria Manore Gavin 21 Comments

Spring has arrived and despite the abysmal weather (high temps for the week will only be in the mid-30s once again), I am determined to shake the winter blues from my classroom. I removed the oh-so-adorable stained glass mitten decorations that my students created in January and … [Read more...]

Tutorials art, crafts, Kindergarten, Spring, stained glass, tutorial, window decoration

Stained Glass Mitten Window Decor Tutorial

January 24, 2014 Maria Manore Gavin 52 Comments

With the cold, blustery weather in full-force this winter, I decided to bring some seasonal coziness into my classroom decor. Last week we made stained glass mittens to adorn the windows of my kindergarten classroom. By now you probably know of my great love affair with stained … [Read more...]

Art, Freebies, Tutorials art, Celebrate the Holidays, crafts, FREEBIE, Kindergarten, stained glass, window decoration, winter

Stained Glass Melted Crayon Butterflies

April 28, 2013 Maria Manore Gavin 8 Comments

I recently had two of my favorite sweetie-pies return to my classroom for a little visit and some butterfly fun! We worked on SEVERAL fun butterfly-themed projects... one of which was this set of  brightly "stained glass" decorations. I usually create window decorations with … [Read more...]

Art, Tutorials butterflies, crafts, interactive readers, Kindergarten, sight words, Spring, tutorial, window decoration

Pumpkin Window Decorations Tutorial

October 28, 2014 Maria Manore Gavin 5 Comments

Halloween is almost here and I have a super-simple craft you can create inside the classroom or at home with your little ones! The best part is that pumpkins are in-season all through the fall so this cute window decoration can stay up right through Thanksgiving. This post … [Read more...]

Art, Freebies, Tutorials crafts, fall, FREEBIE, Halloween, Kindergarten, stained glass

Earth Day Student Watercolor Painting Tutorial

April 15, 2014 Maria Manore Gavin 9 Comments

Integrate a little fine art into your Earth Day lesson plans with a simple (and sweet) watercolor painting. I completed this activity with my own kindergarten students last week and it was a huge hit. This blog post breaks the entire process down into small, easy steps that will … [Read more...]

Art, Holiday, Interactive Sight Word Readers, Reading, Religion, Tutorials art, Catholic School, Earth Day, interactive readers, Kindergarten, Painting, religion, tutorial

Tissue Paper Christmas Tree Craft Window Decorations

December 4, 2013 Maria Manore Gavin 26 Comments

The Christmas season is upon us and I am having such a BLAST getting into the holiday spirit! My students recently created the most adorable Christmas tree window decorations and they bring so much holiday cheer into my classroom. I just had to share a tutorial of my newest … [Read more...]

Art, Freebies, Holiday, Tutorials Celebrate the Holidays, Christmas, crafts, Holiday, Kindergarten, stained glass, tutorial, window decoration

Patriotic Craft Window Decorations: A Visual Tutorial

May 22, 2013 Maria Manore Gavin 16 Comments

With Memorial Day coming up next week, my students created patriotic "stained glass" window decorations in the colors of the American flag. We had SO much fun with this patriotic craft and the results are really quite stunning. This post contains affiliate links. I earn a … [Read more...]

Art, Holiday art, crafts, Hat, Holiday, Kindergarten, patriotic, stained glass, window decoration

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I'm Maria Gavin - a kindergarten teacher, curriculum developer, educational blogger and founder of Kinder Craze.

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