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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 was ready for a replacement decoration that said “Spring is Welcome here!” After a lengthy debate, I eventually decided that kites would be the perfect decoration for our classroom windows.

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kite "stained glass" window craft made with tissue paper and clear contact paper
Like all my stained glass art projects, this craft required only 3 materials: construction paper, tissue paper squares, and clear contact paper. Students will also need scissors at the end of the project.

I wanted the kites to be BIG and make a bold statement in my classroom windows, so I cut the 1/2″ frame for each kite from a 12×18″ sheet of black construction paper. While the class was at library, I peeled a 12×18″ sheet of clear contact paper, placed it sticky-side-up on each student’s desk and gently set a black frame on top of each sheet of contact paper.

When students returned from the library, I was ready for them! Each child was given verbal instructions for the project (a task that was easy because we have already made several stained glass decorations this year) as well as also cut 1/2″ strips that were 18″ and 12″ to complete the inside of the frame. The children laid the two strips in a perpendicular way to connect opposite corners.

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Once the perpendicular strips were in place, the students filled in the four kite areas with tissue paper squares. I wanted to have a unified look of some type with their kites, so the class was given instructions to use only two colors. Matching colors were to be used in opposite sections of the kite. Although the directions were simple, it was intriguing to see the variety of ways my students interpreted the instructions. The completed projects offered such a beautiful variety of colors.

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Once the kites were completely filled with tissue paper squares a second sheet of clear contact paper was added to “seal in” all the pieces and prevent the loss of stray tissue papers.

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Each student then used scissors to trim the excess plastic from around their kites.

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The completed kites were attached in my classroom windows with clear tape.

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I LOVE how perfect these kites fit with my classroom decor and the decorations on display above each window.
adorable kindergarten classroom decorations

Watch the Stained Glass Kite Tutorial Video

If you need a little extra information about this project, you definitely want to check out the video tutorial I created for these stained glass kites. It provides in-depth, step by step instructions!

There’s also a high-speed version if you’re in a hurry. Enjoy!

 

Tutorial for creating tissue paper kites with contact paper. A great spring craft for the kindergarten classroom.
So now the big question:
Do you think these new decorations will finally bring spring weather to Michigan?

More Stained Glass Window Decorations

Looking for more window decoration projects? Click any of the links below to see my other stained glass creations that I’ve made with my kinders. They look beautiful on the windows and are very fun to make!

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Comments

  1. traci527 says

    March 23, 2014 at 5:40 pm

    I was looking at your beautiful room and I was wondering if you have your color words available for sale with a white background? Thanks! Traci

    Reply
  2. Marsha McGuire says

    March 24, 2014 at 3:30 pm

    These are darling.
    Marsha
    A Differentiated Kindergarten

    Reply
  3. Mrs Cupcake says

    March 24, 2014 at 6:02 pm

    I always love these projects! 🙂
    ❤Teri
    A Cupcake for the Teacher

    Reply
  4. Linda says

    March 26, 2014 at 9:22 am

    These are adorable!!

    Linda
    Down the Learning Road

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  5. vicky1970 says

    March 28, 2014 at 2:04 pm

    I love this idea…thanks for sharing Maria.
    <3 Vicky
    Teaching and Much Moore

    Reply
  6. Joanna says

    March 20, 2016 at 11:14 am

    Very nice:)

    Reply
  7. Bev Covell says

    June 9, 2016 at 5:02 pm

    love this kite idea

    Reply
  8. Inano says

    June 1, 2017 at 10:13 pm

    Hi there
    Where do I get some clear contact paper from?
    Thanks
    Inano from New Zealand

    Reply
    • Maria Manore Gavin says

      June 1, 2017 at 11:05 pm

      Is Amazon.com an option for you? I sometimes order from there. Otherwise, you may need to do a google search.

      Reply
  9. Kara says

    April 3, 2018 at 6:52 pm

    These are awesome! Do you remember how many rolls of contact paper you went through?
    Just want to make sure I have enough.
    Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Maria Manore Gavin says

      April 4, 2018 at 12:15 pm

      I usually buy a REALLY big roll like this one: https://amzn.to/2uJ3zn2 (affiliate link) and I can often make 2 sets of classroom “stained glass” projects with a big roll. I hope that helps!

      Reply
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