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Nature sun catchers

Arrange large, safe leaves in a translucent paper window and see how daylight changes their colours.

  • 20 min total
  • Low mess
  • Ages 3–5*
  • Indoors
  • Any season
Let's do this

*Illustrative age guidance. Your child's development and circumstances matter more than a number.

A tiny plan for your day

Estimated time: 6 min to prepare · 11 min to explore · 3 min to tidy. It's fine to stop early.

Before you start

What you’ll need

  • Large, clean, identified safe leaves
  • Clear self-adhesive contact paper prepared by an adult
  • Large card frame prepared by an adult

Let's begin

Three simple steps

That's the whole activity. Tick each step off as you go, and stop whenever you like.

  1. Grown-up job

    An adult cuts and fixes the adhesive paper to a wide cardboard frame.

  2. Little one leads

    Invite your child to arrange large leaves on the sticky surface, then seal with another sheet.

  3. Hold it near a securely closed window and notice the colours and shadows.

All done!

That's every step. However it went, you made a little moment together.

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