Star of David Craft, Stained-Glass

Star of David Craft Materials:

§ Popsicle Sticks ~ 6 popsicle sticks for each ornament. § Tissue Paper ~ Various colors cut into strips and squares. § Bottle Glue § Water § Paintbrushes § Colorful Ribbon ~ cut into 7 inch pieces

Assemble The Star Frames After gathering your materials, you will create the star frames out of popsicle sticks. Each ornament uses six popsicle sticks. Glue three popsicle sticks together to make an equilateral triangle. Repeat until you have two triangles for each ornament you will be making. Let the triangles dry separately for about 10-15 minutes. Once they are dry, place the triangles on top of one another facing opposite directions to see where they will connect. Add a few dots of glue and press the triangles together until they stick on their own. Set the star frame(s) aside to dry. Thin some glue by putting it in a little bowl and mixing it with some water. This way, you can paint the strips of tissue paper onto the star and the paintbrush does all the work! Just a little bit of glue is all you need to make the tissue paper stick. You might want to show your kids how to lay the strips of tissue paper over the popsicle sticks and paint the glue mixture on, starting where the paper touches the popsicle sticks. The glue mixture will soak through the tissue paper and, when it dries, all the tissue paper pieces will be permently attached to the star frame!

The Final Steps After each child has finished adding the tissue paper to their star, you (or another adult) can touch up the stars before letting them dry. Use a paintbrush dipped in the water/glue solution and smooth out the edges of the tissue paper pieces. Fill in any gaps with a little extra tissue paper and just kinda touch them up a little bit, only if you want and the kids don’t mind! You may also prefer to leave them as they are. Place the completed Star of David ornaments aside and let them dry for 30 minutes to an hour. Some kids may go overboard with the glue water so those may take a little bit longer to dry!

Another thing to do once the paper is dry is poke a little hole through the tissue paper near the inside of the top point on the star using a well- sharpened pencil. Thread a piece of ribbon or string through the hole and tie it in a loop so it can hang in a window, or anywhere the sunlight can shine through!