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    Home » Crafts » Suncatcher Craft

    Suncatcher Craft

    Published: May 3, 2016 · Modified: Jun 17, 2022 by Vicky

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    The weather is starting to get warmer and in our family that means that we spend a lot more time outdoors. During the warmer months, we move lots of activities, such as eating and crafting, outdoors. We recently made a colorful kids Suncatcher Craft that not only looks pretty outdoors, but serves as a deterrent to any birds and small animals that might be trying to dig up your seeds and garden.

    This kids suncatcher craft looks great hanging outdoors and also serves as a deterrent to keep birds away from your seeds and plants.

    Suncatcher Craft

    You will need:

    • Gel Glue
    • CD
    • Jewels and gems in assorted colors
    • Invisible thread or fishing line

    For this craft, you can use a used CD or a new one. We had some old CD's lying around that we didn't need anymore, so we recycled them into a suncatcher. I prefer gel glue for this activity since it dries clearer than white glue.

    cd, jewels and glue

    Since we had our sunscreen on, we headed outdoors with our CD's, glue and colorful jewels. My daughters picked out the jewels they wanted to use and placed some glue on the back of each jewel. They then arranged the jewels on the back of the CD.

    child making a suncatcher craft

    The glue will take a few hours to dry, so kids can move the jewels about as they are creating their design until they have something they like.

    kids making a suncatcher craft

    When the glue had dried, I cut a 15 inch length of invisible thread. You can also use fishing line if you only have that on hand. Slip the thread through the hole in the center of the CD and tie. You can then hang these outdoors.

    suncatcher craft

    We hung our CD suncatchers over some seeds we had just planted. We had some hungry birds who kept trying to dig up our seeds but our suncatchers have stopped all that. The wind makes the CD spin and move and when the sun hits it, it creates lots of reflections. This suncatcher craft is not only eye catching, but it serves a very useful purpose when hung outdoors.

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    1. Robin Masshole Mommy

      May 03, 2016 at 5:49 am

      I could not love that suncatcher any more than I do! What a fun project and I LOVE how it came out.

    2. Vicky

      May 03, 2016 at 5:50 am

      Thank you so much Robin! They certainly brighten up our yard!

    3. GiGi Eats

      May 03, 2016 at 6:38 am

      Ohh! That looks like a fun spring activity!!

    4. Julie

      May 03, 2016 at 7:29 am

      Such a cute craft! I think I even have some gems in my craft stash, I'm going to make one of these with my youngest!

    5. Terri Steffes

      May 03, 2016 at 6:02 pm

      This is a clever use of a CD! The jewels will catch the sun nicely. I can see doing 8-10 of these at varying heights in my garden. Cute!

    6. Debra

      May 03, 2016 at 8:13 pm

      This is so much fun! We love to turn cds into little fish by adding a foam tail. I love how sparkly this is!

    7. Amanda Love

      May 03, 2016 at 10:08 pm

      That's a cool idea. We've done crafts with CD's before but not quite like this. I'll have to check out this sunscreen although I have a fave that I love using.

    8. tp keane

      May 04, 2016 at 8:04 am

      Love this little project. Love that it recycles too. And very important to remember the sunscreen.

    9. becca

      May 04, 2016 at 12:14 pm

      I've heard great things about that sunscreen! That looks like a really fun activity for kids!

    10. michele

      May 04, 2016 at 2:24 pm

      My mom uses CD's to get birds to not come swooping in to her deck... this would look so much better out there with all the pretty stone color reflections!

    11. Jesenia

      May 04, 2016 at 2:28 pm

      What a fun craft for the summer! I can even do this with my toddler.

    12. CourtneyLynne

      May 04, 2016 at 5:17 pm

      Omg how cute are these suncatchers!?! My daughter would love to make these. Definitely adding it to our to do list.

    13. HilLesha

      May 04, 2016 at 7:09 pm

      That suncatcher is gorgeous! I know that my kids would enjoy making something like this.

    14. Amber Nelson

      May 04, 2016 at 7:35 pm

      I love suncatchers. This looks like so much fun to make with the kids.

    15. Denea

      May 06, 2016 at 5:24 am

      I loved making this in school! So pretty and I cant wait to do stuff like with my daughter!

    16. Nikki

      May 06, 2016 at 3:52 pm

      Those turned out so pretty! This looks like a craft I could replicate with my kids, and they would love using jewels to decorate.

    17. Rebecca

      May 10, 2016 at 4:57 pm

      This looks like a real fun and easy craft! So pretty too!

    18. Mardene Carr

      May 10, 2016 at 9:05 pm

      Oh how cool. You guys are so innovative to come up with these things

    19. Marsha

      July 03, 2017 at 9:50 am

      You don't mention what glue you use but most Elmer's glues are not water-resistant so if you want to use it outside, clear silicon might be a better choice. Love the suncatcher and will share with friends at our park. Thank you.

    20. Vicky

      July 05, 2017 at 9:45 am

      Thanks for the great tip!

    21. Krystal

      March 30, 2018 at 11:04 am

      Where did you get your large container of jewels?

    22. Vicky

      April 20, 2018 at 11:22 am

      I got mine here: https://amzn.to/2K0uvlA This is an affiliate link.

    23. Reva Dimattei

      February 16, 2021 at 3:41 pm

      Do you do both sides

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