11 Stained Glass Nativity Craft For Kids

11 Stained Glass Nativity Craft For Kids

There are so many fun kids’ crafts that can be made with simple supplies. Stained glass crafts are a great way to keep your children entertained and inspired during the holiday season. 

I love the stained glass nativity window idea because it’s beautiful and easy to make! You’ll find lots of other stained glass projects in this list as well, each featuring fun ways for kids to express their creativity during the holidays or any time of year.

Nativity Stained Glass Window Craft

Use a window pane and paint. Make sure that the glass is clean and free of dirt, grime, or fingerprints. 

If you have multiple pieces of glass to use, be sure they are identical in size and shape so they fit together correctly when glued together later on.

Using a paintbrush or sponge brush, apply your chosen primary color(s) over the entire pane of glass (or panes). The more coats you add to your stained-glass project the darker it will become!

We recommend doing 3–4 coats for each color in order to achieve deep saturation in your finished product! The key here is patience—it may take some time for each coat to fully dry before adding another layer; this ensures even distribution of color across all parts of the surface area as well as smoothness throughout the entire piece when finished! 

It’s important not to rush through this step—good things come from taking time with craft projects like these ones!

Tissue Paper Nativity Craft Idea

Tissue paper is a great medium for making stained glass windows. 

Tissue paper is inexpensive and lightweight, making it easy to work with. It’s also easy to store and clean up, so you don’t have to worry about using more than one sheet at a time.

Stained Glass Nativity Banner Craft

You will need.

• A sheet of colored construction paper or cardboard, cut into a square or rectangle (depending on how big you want it)
• A sharp craft knife or scissors to cut the shape out of your material
• Craft glue (optional)

How to make it

This can be as simple as cutting out a perfect square and gluing the pieces together in any order that you like. 

You can add some extra details by cutting out stars, hearts, and other shapes to create your own stained glass effect on top of the basic design. 

Alternatively

if you want you can use tape instead of glue to hold everything together during assembly and then remove it when it’s dry so that your finished product is more durable. 

If using tape, just double-check that all edges line up before removing so there aren’t any gaps between pieces once assembled!

Handprint Stained Glass Cross Craft

This is a great craft for kids to do with their own hands! To make this stained glass Nativity cross, you will need.

• Various-colored construction paper (you can use white)
• Black marker
• Scissors

A piece of window screen or mesh that’s large enough to fit across the window. If you don’t have a window screen, a piece of cardboard will work just fine. 

Just make sure it’s sturdy enough to hold up with whatever weight is put on it so that it doesn’t bend or break under pressure. You may want to reinforce it with duct tape as well if needed!

Simple Coffee Filter Stained Glass Cross Craft Idea

This is a fun and easy stained glass craft for kids.

To make this project, you will need coffee filters, a glue stick, a craft knife, a pencil, a paintbrush, and a ruler (optional).

Cut out a cross shape on the coffee filters with your craft knife. Cut into strips if you want to make it thicker. The length of these strips should be roughly 3 times longer than their width.

Fold each strip in half lengthwise and cut slits along the edge so it can bend easily when rolled into circles or tubes later on (this is optional). If you are using the strips for something else like making a small table runner then skip this step!

Using pencils as templates draw crosses onto all four sides of one coffee filter piece at once so that they form an intersecting pattern when stacked together later on (see picture below). 

You can also draw some designs onto either side before cutting out your actual shapes if desired – just remember not to mix up which side has what design because this will affect how well everything fits together later!

Paper Plate Stained Glass Rainbow Craft Idea

Materials needed.

• One paper plate
• Tissue paper in the colors of your choice (red, yellow, orange)
• Craft glue
• Two googly eyes per window (optional)

Paper Plate Stained Glass Sun Craft

Use a paper plate. Draw a large circle with a black marker on the paper plate. If you don’t have a black marker, you can use crayons to color in the sun shape.

Cut out the circle using an adult’s glass cutter or scissors and place it aside for later use.

Using an old paintbrush (or something similar), apply glue generously on one side of your glass art piece and carefully place it into the center of your paper plate, which will act as its ‘frame’. Let dry overnight before hanging up for display!

Coffee Filter Paper Starburst Stained Glass Art Project

What you need.

• A coffee filter paper starburst stained glass art project.
• A foam board or cardboard.
• Clear tape.

How to make this craft

Cut a circle out of the coffee filter paper, making sure it is bigger than your foam board or cardboard (about 1 inch larger all around). 

Tape the circle onto your piece of foam board with clear tape and then put another piece of clear tape around the edge so that you create a ring shape that is about an inch wider than your original circle.

Using a pencil, trace around each feather on your starburst pattern and cut out these shapes using scissors or another cutting tool such as an x-acto knife or craft knife used for cutting plastic materials such as felt fabric sheets used by crafters who make handmade gifts during winter holidays like Hanukkah/Christmas time period depending upon where one lives inside USA (USA = United States Of America).

Cotton Ball Sun Catcher Craft Idea For Kids

If you’re looking to make a neat and easy stained glass decoration, this sun catcher is a great place to start! All you need is a few cotton balls and some glue. 

The project itself is as simple as it gets: roll the cotton balls into little balls and drop them into place on the paper plate. Let dry overnight and add some string or ribbon through holes poked into the middle of each ball for hanging purposes!

If you want to make it brighter, just add more balls! You can do this by simply adding more layers of cotton or by rolling one large ball of cotton instead. 

If your kids are old enough (or patient enough) they can try adding glitter glue onto their cotton ball before drying for an even shinier effect!

Heart-shaped Stained Glass Window Kid Craft

What you’ll need to make the heart-stained glass window. Aleene’s Tacky Glue or your favorite glue (Elmer’s or Mod Podge would work, too)

Stained glass Christmas ornament or small piece of colored glass (we found ours at Michael’s in the wedding section)

Small piece of paper towel, toilet paper roll cardboard, or scrapbooking paper tube to trace your design onto. You want this to be much larger than what you’re tracing so that when it dries and shrinks it will fit inside your project easily. 

We used a toilet paper roll cardboard because our son has been saving them since he was two years old! He loves recycling! 😉

How To Make A Heart-shaped Stained Glass Window Kid Craft

First, trace out your design onto your tracing tool with a pencil then cut it out with scissors; use dull/blunt ends so that they don’t scratch up any part of your project as you cut through it.

Next, lay down some newspaper on a table and spray some adhesive onto one side of the tracing tool then place it face down on top of another sheet of newspaper; let dry for 30 minutes before flipping over and spraying more adhesive on this side as well. 

Make sure both sides are completely covered because if there is an area where no glue has been applied then when you stick together two pieces, later on, those spots will not adhere properly together leaving gaps between them that look terrible! To avoid this situation entirely by making sure every inch gets covered thoroughly!

Now take one heart shape off from its backing sheet and lay flat against another one; apply pressure across both pieces until they stick together firmly enough that they won’t fall apart while working but aren’t too tight either ). 

This process takes practice so don’t worry if yours doesn’t look perfect right away — just keep trying until u get better at knowing how much pressure works best for each kind/size

Coffee Filter Lily Pad Crafts For Kids

Materials.

• Coffee filters (10 or so)
• Construction paper shapes in different colors (hearts, circles, squares, rectangles) and sizes (large and small) for the lily pads. You can also use toilet paper rolls!
• Glue stick or tape for attaching the lily pad shapes to the coffee filters.

Instructions. 

Cut out 10-15 large round shapes from construction paper in various colors and glue them onto each coffee filter. 

Tear a piece of white tissue paper into several small pieces that are slightly larger than your finger; some may be bigger while others smaller depending on how much space you want between your fingers when holding these together! 

Fold each piece into quarters then tear off one end so that it is slightly frayed with tiny pieces sticking up at an angle (like a fan). 

Fold over another corner about ¼ inch long and press down firmly where it meets this new edge so there is more room inside when making your loops–this will help keep everything secure during assembly later on! 

Holding onto both ends of one looped piece gently twist until tight enough that no air pockets remain inside but not too tightly either because if they do break while handling them later on they won’t stay connected well enough anymore once back outside again!”

Easter Egg Sun Catcher Kid Craft Idea

Use a hole punch to make a hole in the top of the egg.

Use a toothpick to poke a hole in the bottom of the egg.

Use a needle to thread a piece of yarn through the hole in the top of the egg, and tie it securely on both ends so that there will be no way for your toddler’s little fingers to accidentally get caught near or underneath any sharp ends.

These Arts And Crafts Projects Are Fun To Make And Can Be Used As Decorations

These stained glass art projects are easy to make and can be used as decorations. They also make great gifts, party favors, classroom decor, and even business decorations.

The stained glass nativity set is made from wood, paper and glue or tape. To get started on this project you need.

• Wood strips  

You can buy these at your local craft store. The width of the wood will depend on the size of your child’s hand so choose accordingly.* Construction paper or card stock – 

You’ll need a couple of sheets of each color (red, green, and blue).

• Glue or tape 

Use whichever material you prefer for your particular application but if possible use glue because it will last longer than tape which tends to peel off after a few months.

• Ruler 

This will help with measuring out equal sections for each piece of construction paper.* Scissors

Conclusion

These stained glass crafts are fun to make and will make great decorations for your home. You can use them as Christmas ornaments or hang them up as a display year-round. They also make great gifts for friends and family members who love stained glass items!