Easy Window Clings Kid's Craft

Window clings were one of Evan's favourite crafts when he was little. I first published this post way back in 2011. He was 4 years old. It is hard to believe that he will be eleven at the end of this month. So many things have changed but he is still my smart, funny little boy.

Making crafts together is a fun way to keep your kids busy, teach them things and have fun. Evan and I hope you enjoy this craft as much as we did!

Evan loves watching Artzooka on CBC Kids.  His favorite part is the movies starring paper bag. He also loves watching all the different easy kid's crafts that Jeremie (the host) makes.  Yesterday, Jeremie made window clings and Evan thought that was the coolest craft ever.  So today we figured we would give it a try for ourselves.  It turned out AWESOME so I thought I would share it with you.

Easy Window Clings Craft

You will need:

A clear plastic sheet protector
White craft glue (like Elmer's)
Liquid food coloring
Liquid dish detergent
small paint brush

Either draw a picture and put it inside the plastic sheet protector or wing it (like we did).  Mix a couple of tablespoons of glue (eyeball it) with food coloring and a couple of drops of dish detergent until you get the color you like.

Paint on the sheet protector to make your picture.  Make sure to paint really thick because you want it to be sturdy when you peel it off later.  Make sure that different colors touch one another to make one solid painted piece.  Set aside to dry.

When the window clings are dry, carefully peel the window cling off the sheet protector and then stick it to a window.  You can then peel it off and restick it to another glass surface as much as you want.

I think we're going to do this again soon to make some homemade Halloween decorations.  Oh, one other hint....we made the paint yellow, painted the petals and then added blue food coloring to make the paint green.  This saved on glue and dishes to wash.  Since the glue is water soluble, just run hot water in the dish you use and clean up is a snap.

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