Pony Bead Suncatcher Craft
Kids can make this colorful Pony Bead Suncatcher Craft to catch the sunlight and brighten up a window. This is an easy craft for kids using just pipe cleaners, translucent pony beads, fishing line, and a suction cup. It is a cheerful project for winter days, rainy afternoons, classrooms, or anytime kids want to add a little sparkle to the room.
Fun Facts About the Sun
The Sun helps make life on Earth possible. It gives us light and warmth, helps plants grow, and plays a big part in our weather, seasons, ocean currents, and climate. That makes this sunny window craft a fun way to talk with kids about light, color, and the natural world.
Supplies
- Shimmer pipe cleaner
- 42 translucent pony beads
- Monofilament or fishing line
- Suction cup
Instructions
- String the translucent pony beads onto the shimmer pipe cleaner.
- Bend the beaded pipe cleaner into a fun shape. Try a spiral, heart, circle, star, or wavy sunburst design.
- Tie a piece of monofilament or fishing line to the top of the suncatcher.
- Attach the other end of the line to a suction cup and hang it in a sunny window.
- Watch how the light shines through the beads and brightens the room.
Craft Tips
Translucent pony beads work best because sunlight can shine through them.
You can use one color, make a rainbow pattern, or let kids create their own bead design.
For younger children, an adult can help bend the pipe cleaner into shape and tie the fishing line.
Patterns, Templates and Printables
No printable template is needed for this pony bead craft. Kids can create their own shapes by bending the pipe cleaner into any design they like.
Teacher Friendly Educational Extension
Use this Pony Bead Suncatcher Craft as part of a simple science lesson about sunlight, color, and shadows. After kids hang their suncatchers in a window, ask them to observe how the light changes during the day.
Have students draw what their suncatcher looks like in the morning and again in the afternoon. Talk about how the Sun appears to move across the sky and how sunlight can shine through transparent or translucent materials. This also makes a colorful classroom activity for winter, spring, or a weather-themed lesson.
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Contributor
These projects are created by Terri, Betty, Jamie or one of the talented staff members at MakingFriends.com. They have been created exclusively for publication on FreeKidsCrafts.com with supplies you'll be able to find around your house.
