Create a work of art that gives the illusion of stained glass!

This activity sparks imaginations, stimulates creative thinking, and enhances spatial thinking skills… and it’s just plain fun!

What You Need:

• 7-1/2″ x 10″ White Drawing Paper (cut to size)


• 8-1/2″ x 11″ Sheet of Black Construction Paper (cut to size)


• Pencil


• Markers


• Scissor


• Ruler


• Glue Stick


• Stained Glass Illusion prepared grid (optional)

What You Do:

• Use a pencil to draw a picture onto a white sheet of paper. Try to make your picture large enough to cover the entire sheet of paper. NOTE: If you prefer, see the link below to download and print our prepared grid.


• Use markers to add color to your drawing. Try to leave very little white space on the paper.


• Using a ruler and pencil, create a grid of 1″ squares on the backside of your drawing. This grid will be used as the cut-lines for your project.


• Number the squares sequentially within the grid. This will allow you to reassemble your drawing in the correct order, after it has been cut apart.


• Use a scissors to carefully cut out each square within the grid.


• Use a glue stick to glue all the cut out squares onto a sheet of black construction paper. Use the numbers on the backside of each square to help you put the drawing back into the correct order. Make sure to leave a small gap between each glued square so that the black paper shows all around each square to form a frame between the squares – this makes your artwork look like stained glass!


• TIP: After you number the squares, arrange them back into their proper order, picture side up. Then, start gluing the squares onto the black paper, working from the middle outward in all directions. This will center the picture and allow you to visually keep the black borders even.

Variations:

• If you prefer, don’t number the back of each square; instead, let your kids reassemble their drawing like a puzzle.


• To make this project easier for young children, download and print our prepared grid at Stained Glass Illusion.

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