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Back in the old days of my blog, I wrote frequently about homeschooling, crafts, and activities to do with your kids. In the past couple of years, I have pivoted somewhat and now write much more on physical and mental health, but that does not mean I no longer homeschool (I do) or craft (I do) or do lots of fun activities with my kids (I do that too). It just means that I haven't been talking about it as much here.

Last year, in the spring, I made these fun sun catchers with the girls on Easter weekend, took photos, and wrote and scheduled blog posts for this spring. A whole year ahead of time. Craziness!

So here is the first of the posts, even though I don't share this kind of thing so much anymore. I hope you enjoy it because there is another one coming next week.

I have an affinity for washi tape. It's perhaps a bit of a problem, as you can see from my washi stash below. I have a lot of rolls that I've never even used. I tried to open and use as many as I could for the projects I've been working on.

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Washi Tape Cross Suncatcher Craft

Materials

This could not be easier.

• Cardstock
• Washi tape
• Scissors
• Circle cutter - This is the one I have and like, from EK Tools which is a scrapbooking company.

Instructions

First, cut out a circle from your piece of paper. I used my circle cutter to make an 8-inch circle with a 6-inch circle inside. If I were making this again, I would have made the inner circle 6.5 inches so the frame was a little thinner.

Next, fold the leftover cut out in half and draw half of a cross. I made my crosswise piece a little too skinny and ended up supplementing it below. Cut out the cross.

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Here's where I added extra width to the crosswise piece. I thought it looked better with that part thicker.

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Next, lay the cross on top of the circle. You could really put it anywhere, not necessarily connected to the circle, but I wanted mine at the bottom.

You don't have to attach the cross to the circle because the tape will hold it together.

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Cover the whole thing with your pretty washi tape.

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Next, peel the whole thing up and trim off the tape that sticks over the edge. Be careful when peeling it up so that you don't rip your circle.

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This is what it looks like when it's all trimmed up:

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Last, stick the sun catcher to a sunny window. All done!

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I have now done several of these washi tape suncatchers, so enjoy:

Washi tape Easter egg suncatcher (actually, I think this one will publish next week, so the link may not work yet)

Washi tape heart suncatcher

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