Fun and Easy Stained Glass Art

At this time of the year, survival mode kicks in and we are all looking for fun AND easy activities to get through each day. This week, I've pulled out an old standby that I used to use every year with my fifth grade students - Christmas stained glass.

The students in my current 2/3 class absolutely LOVE the final result, so we've actually done this a couple of days now in preparation for next week's holiday gathering with families.

This is really very easy.

• Begin with any seasonal coloring page. I have a set of pages with nice heavy lines like stained glass that I've had tucked away for years. (Please note that I'm unable to share these pages with you. I did not create them and do not have the right or permission to share them. You can easily find pages in an online search.)
• Students should color the pages using heavy wax crayon.

• Flip the page upside-down on some newspaper and squirt with a little baby oil.

• Spread the oil across the entire page until all white spots disappear.

• Wipe off excess oil and display!

Hope you have some fun with this!

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