I love this paper mosaic sun craft! It’s so easy to do, colorful, and budget-friendly. Kids of all ages: toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarten kids, will all enjoy doing this easy mosaic sun craft. This colorful mosaic sun craft is perfect for at home or in the classroom.

mosaic sun craft - mosaic sun craft- with yellow popsicle sticks in a sun shape with rays with tissue paper of purple, pink, blue, and yellow against a white backdrop- kids activities blog
This mosaic sun is so lovely! I love all the fun colors!

Mosaic Sun Craft For Kids

This adorable Popsicle Stick Mosaic Sun Craft  is a fun activity for kids. You can set out the supplies and let them create on their own, strengthening hand-eye coordination by building with the sticks.

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Popsicle stick crafts are awesome because the sky is really the limit when it comes to creating. Kids can build practically anything with wooden craft sticks! And then add the versatility of colorful tissue paper and you have a kids craft with unlimited possibilities. We love the way this tissue paper mosaic sun craft turns out for any age artist.

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Supplies Needed For Mosaic Sun Craft

How To Make This Super Cute and Colorful Mosaic Sun Craft

Steps for paper mosaic sun collage- Mosaic sun craft- supplies: paint, paintbrush, tissue paper, tacky glue, tissue paper, and yarn- step 1 glue yellow popsicle sticks into a hexagon and then glue on the sun rays- glue on tissue paper to the wax paper and glue the wax paper on the back of your popsicle stick hexagon- kids activities blog
These are the supplies and steps to make your own mosaic sun craft.

Step 1

Paint the popsicle sticks yellow first and allow them time to dry.

Notes: You can skip this step by using colored popsicle sticks if you have them.

Step 2

Arrange the sticks into a “circle” which will actually be more like a hexagon since the sticks can not bend! Glue them together.

Step 3

Add another stick on the middle of each of the sticks already glued together (the “rays” of the sun)

Step 4

Cut a circle from the wax paper that will fit over the opening of your sun (the hexagon). Cover the wax paper circle with glue.

Step 5

Rip various sizes, shapes and colors of tissue paper and stick to the wax paper circle.

Step 6

Glue the wax paper circle onto the back of the sun.

Step 7

mosaic sun craft- with yellow popsicle sticks in a sun shape with rays with tissue paper of purple, pink, blue, and yellow against a white backdrop- kids activities blog
Your mosaic sun craft is finished! How beautiful!

Tie yarn around of the sticks to hang!

Popsicle Stick Mosaic Sun Craft

mosaic sun craft

These mosaic sun craft is so great, colorful, easy to do, and budget-friendly. This mosaic sun craft is perfect for kids of all ages!

Materials

  • 12 popsicle sticks
  • yellow craft paint
  • paint brush
  • wax paper
  • colored tissue paper
  • glue
  • yarn for hanging

Tools

  • scissors

Instructions

  1. Paint the popsicle sticks yellow first and allow them time to dry.
  2. Arrange the sticks into a “circle” which will actually be more like a hexagon since the sticks can not bend! 
  3. Glue them together.
  4. Add another stick on the middle of each of the sticks already glued together (the “rays” of the sun)
  5. Cut a circle from the wax paper that will fit over the opening of your sun (the hexagon).
  6. Cover the wax paper circle with glue.
  7. Rip various sizes, shapes and colors of tissue paper and stick to the wax paper circle.
  8. Glue the wax paper circle onto the back of the sun.
  9. Tie yarn around of the sticks to hang!

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How did your popsicle stick mosaic craft turn out?



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