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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Robin Masshole Mommy
I could not love that suncatcher any more than I do! What a fun project and I LOVE how it came out.
Vicky
Thank you so much Robin! They certainly brighten up our yard!
GiGi Eats
Ohh! That looks like a fun spring activity!!
Julie
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!
Terri Steffes
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!
Debra
This is so much fun! We love to turn cds into little fish by adding a foam tail. I love how sparkly this is!
Amanda Love
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.
tp keane
Love this little project. Love that it recycles too. And very important to remember the sunscreen.
becca
I've heard great things about that sunscreen! That looks like a really fun activity for kids!
michele
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!
Jesenia
What a fun craft for the summer! I can even do this with my toddler.
CourtneyLynne
Omg how cute are these suncatchers!?! My daughter would love to make these. Definitely adding it to our to do list.
HilLesha
That suncatcher is gorgeous! I know that my kids would enjoy making something like this.
Amber Nelson
I love suncatchers. This looks like so much fun to make with the kids.
Denea
I loved making this in school! So pretty and I cant wait to do stuff like with my daughter!
Nikki
Those turned out so pretty! This looks like a craft I could replicate with my kids, and they would love using jewels to decorate.
Rebecca
This looks like a real fun and easy craft! So pretty too!
Mardene Carr
Oh how cool. You guys are so innovative to come up with these things
Marsha
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.
Vicky
Thanks for the great tip!
Krystal
Where did you get your large container of jewels?
Vicky
I got mine here: https://amzn.to/2K0uvlA This is an affiliate link.
Reva Dimattei
Do you do both sides