Stained Glass Fall Leaves – This easy and stunning craft is a perfect Fall craft for the kids.
Fall is in the air…well, not quite yet – but here’s to wishful thinking! Fall is my favorite time of year with the beautiful multi-colored leaves and the fresh, crisp air. Today’s craft is all about celebrating the beauty of this marvelous and colorful season. I love this craft because children of all ages can help construct their own leaves. A few small helping hands can turn this project into a memory-making event.

Glue
Tissue Paper (fall colors)
waxed paper
popsicle stick for spreading glue (or your favorite tool)
Fall Leaves Template #1 (or draw your own)
Fall Leaves Template #2
Craft knife
Paper (green, red, yellow, or orange)
Directions:
Have your children help you tear the tissue paper into small pieces – the smaller the better. This is loads of fun for the little ones and frees you to print out the template and cut out the leaves.

Tear off a piece of waxed paper that is double the width of your leaf template (so roughly 18″ long).
Apply glue to a small area of the waxed paper and then layer the tissue paper pieces on top, one at a time. It’s okay if they overlap a little – the goal is to cover all the glue.
Continue working until half of the waxed paper is covered in tissue paper.

Now spread a thin layer of glue on the remaining half of the waxed paper on the opposite side.

Fold the waxed paper over and lightly smooth the surface making sure that the glue is fully in contact with the tissue paper. Let dry.
There are a couple of ways to enjoy the Stained Glass Fall Leaves. You can simply tape the dried stained glass behind the cut-out template and hang it on a window…
OR
..you can individually cut out the leaf shapes, gluing the border of the leaf to the top of the stained glass. Stick them to a window using tape, or hang them from a suction cup. Make sure the window gets some sunlight so you can enjoy the stained glass effect.

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Meredith says
I love these stained glass leaves! Thanks so much for sharing your idea. I’m including them in my Kids Thanksgiving Paper Craft Round-up!
http://www.thepaperycraftery.com/paper-craft/12-thanksgiving-paper-crafts-for-kids/
Sara Ella says
I love this! Featured it on my Blog today @ http://saraella.com/2013/10/fall-projects-for-kids-make-fall-book.html. Come on over and link up 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you so much for the feature!
Jessi @ Practically Functional says
How cool, I love it! Thanks for sharing at The Fun In Functional!
Bonita says
Just letting you know that I linked to this post in a unit study I wrote about autumn leaves: http://www.zujava.com/leaf-study
Donna says
These are cute for a fall project. Thanks for sharing!
Bingo Buttercup Crafts says
What a lovely blog you have my dear! I found you via Love Bakes Good Cakes’ Fall Linky Party. I can’t wait to come back and see more of your goodies! Following! 🙂
BeanBugCrafts says
This looks like such a fun craft to do! I’m stopping by from the Lil luna linky party, can’t wait to come back and see more! Thanks for sharing.
Mama Jodi says
Very cute. What a great fall craft.
Christina at I Gotta Create! says
These are just so sweet. Perfect kid-friendly craft.
<3 Christina at I Gotta Create!
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Kimberlee, The Spunky Diva says
I am so keeping this link for next fall when my two will be old enough to ‘help’ with this type of craft project.
~Kimberlee, The Spunky Diva
cheapcraftymama says
So cute, thanks for sharing!
ladywiththeredrocker says
These turned out so cute! I know my kids would really enjoy making them! Thanks for sharing!
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