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25 Beautiful Stained Glass Crafts For Kids

October 28, 2015 Mary Malcolm

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Today we have easy and fun Stained Glass Crafts that will make both you and your child feeling like Leonardo Da Vinci making his first masterpiece.

Spark your kids’ creativity and liven up your living room with colorful stained glass art that’s easy to make for you and your kids. These 25 Beautiful Stained Glass Crafts for Kids will let you bring that beauty into your home and let your kids create their own mini masterpieces. Happy Crafting!

These 25 Stained Glass Crafts for Kids are a beautiful way to brighten your home no matter what the weather. Click now!
Easy and colorful ways to brighten your home and your kid’s day!

Beautiful, bright stained glass is something children are drawn to. The rainbow of broken colors and shapes are like puzzles of light. Truly a sight to behold.

From everyday household items like a bottle lid, some glue and glitters, we have a wide array of projects to keep your little ones entertained all season long and will be a wonderful bonding time with their parents.

So grab your creativity and your glitters, and get ready to craft some stained glass with your cutest little crafters!

Creative and Colorful Stained Glass Crafts for Kids to Make

1. Make a Bottle Lid Stained Glass Painting

This bottle lid stained glass by Happy Hooligans uses paint, bottle lids, and wax paper to create the perfect stained glass painting. It’s so easy to make that even preschoolers and toddlers can enjoy doing it.

Colorful Bottle Lid Stained Glass Painting
This looks like it came straight from my favorite alien movie. That’s so cool!

2. A Fun Butterfly Stained Glass Craft

This butterfly stained glass by Kids Activities Blog can be made with a fancy silhouette machine, or if you don’t have one, it’s easy to be cut by hand. There’s a free template that you can download so no need to worry about your art skills. Just cut, cut, cut!

colorful butterfly stained glass
Butterfly, fly away!

3. Stained Glass Fall Leaves

These stained glass fall leaves by Mom On Timeout uses glue, tissue paper, and wax paper to bring that spring feel into your home and it will make you “fall” in love.

fall (spring leaves) stained glass
Fall? That’s my favorite season!

4. Craft a Collage Using Stained Glass

This stained glass collage by Pink Stripy Socks uses an old frame, some glue, and craft paint to create the most awesome collage ever.

You won’t believe what they used to make these adorable and whimsical stained glass collage…I know I didn’t!

faux stained glass collage
Stained glass collage? Yes please!

5. Aquarium-themed Fish Stained Glass Craft

These little fish are here to brighten your day. Put them in your child’s bedroom and they’ll have something to look at anytime they need a pick-me-up.

2 fish stained glass
Let’s make some fish stained glass! I’m going to make Nemo!

6. Framed Stained Glass Pictures

These framed stained glass pictures by True Aim just needs a Kiwi Crate for this masterpiece. It’s cheap and easy, and it can be found on the link below.

colorful framed stained glass pictures
Your artwork can be framed and hung? What an honor!

7. Frankenstein Stained Glass Craft

This Frankenstein Stained Glass by From ABC’s to ACT’s uses green tissue paper and contact paper to recreate Frankenstein with your little monster at home.

Frankenstein Stained Glass Craft
It’s so cute that I forgot it’s supposed to be scary!

8. Stained Glass Sharpie Art

This stained glass sharpie by Happy Hooligans using only Sharpie markers and photo paper, you could make the easiest stained glass art that can be made even with your toddler.

sharpie marker stained glass
Making art with sharpies? How cool is that?

9. Create a Beautiful Mosaic Stained Glass Craft

This stained Glass Mosaic Lamp by All Free Kids Crafts uses glass stain and silver leading to create the coolest lamp ever! This is more suitable to make with older kids.

mosaic stained glass craft
This awesome lamp can be made at home? I want one!

10. Create Words Using Stained Glass Letters

These Stained Glass Name Designs by Teach Kids Art uses paper and water-based markers to take the mundane part of teaching your younglings how to spell their name.

How fun would it be to spell out your child’s name in stained glass?

ADAM - stained glass letters and words
These stained glass letters are so C-O-O-L.

11. A Hootin’-Tootin’ Stained Glass Owl

This stained glass owl by In The Playroom uses cellophane, scissors, and glue to make one of our favorite and cute wise birds for children of all ages.

owl stained glass craft
A stained glass owl? What a hoot!

12. Fluid Window Stained Glass Craft

This fluid Window Stained Glass by Sophie’s World uses glue and food coloring to make the dullest of windows look lively. It’s easy and perfect for kids of all ages.

fluid window stained glass made from glue and food coloring
It’s like a burst of colors!

13. Colorful Galaxy Stained Glass

Instead of food coloring, Galaxy Window Art by Smart Schoolhouse uses glitter glue to make your windows looking like a colorful trip to the stars and beyond for your kids to enjoy.

colorful galaxy stained glass made with glitter glue
If there was a galaxy made out of color, this would be it. Let’s make one!

14. Paper Plate Stained Glass

These stained glass paper plates by A Little Pinch of Perfect uses yarn, acrylic paint, and paper plates to create a layout for your kids to paint with. It’s perfect for your little toddlers who are just beginning to learn to control their hands (mess free!)

colorful paper plate stained glass
Crafting with plates makes me hungry. Let’s eat!

15. Lasagna Noodles Stained Glass

This lasagna Noodles Stained Glass by Babble Dabble Do uses uncooked lasagna noodles and watercolor. This is perfect for those who have leftover lasagna that they didn’t use for dinner. Try this with your kid now after eating a piece of that delicious lasagna!

colorful lasagna pasta stained glass
I love lasagna so much, you can already call me Garfield!

16. Tissue Paper Stained Glass

Tissue Paper Stained Glass by Crafts on Sea uses tissue and to create your young one’s first Jack-o’-Lantern with ease. It definitely doesn’t need to be Halloween for them to make this masterpiece.

colorful jack-o-'lantern halloween stained glass made with tissue paper
Let’s make an awesome Jack-o’-Lantern for Halloween!

17. Spooky Stained Glass Pumpkins

Stained glass pumpkins by Here Come The Girls uses contact paper, orange tissue paper, and googly eyes to make the spookiest and cutest decors this Halloween for you and your kids to make.

colorful jack-o-'lantern halloween stained glass made with tissue paper with googly eyes
So cute! It’s like a pumpkin family!

18. Stained Glass Rainbow Collage

Stained glass rainbow collages by Where Imagination Grows uses tissue paper, contact paper, and construction paper to make the most colorful rainbow inside your home. It’s perfect for teaching young kids different colors and their names.

colorful stained glass rainbow collage
You don’t need a pot of gold if you have this awesome rainbow collage!

19. Create a Stained Glass Ring Garland

Stained glass ring garland by Artful Parent uses colored ribbons to make the most festive DIY Christmas tree ornament that your kid can make. Perfect for all ages!

colorful stained glass ring garland
DIY Christmas ornaments? Count me in!

20. A Highlighter Stained Glass Craft

Highlighter Stained Glass Craft by Buggy and Buddy uses highlighters and inkjet transparencies (might sound complicated but it’s easy to get one) to create a fun and easy coloring activity for your young kids.

colorful highlighter stained glass craft
Make this and it’ll be the HIGHLIGHT of your day! Get it?

21. Tumbling Stained Glass Tumblers

Stained glass tumblers by Happy Hooligans uses sharpie markers and a glass jar to make the easiest colorful paperweight for your kids. If you have a lot of empty jars of jam lying around, this is the perfect project to upcycle them.

colorful stained glass tumbler
Step up your water drinking game with colorful jars!

22. Sugar Cookie Stained Glass

Sugar Cookie Stained Glass by Kids Activities Blog uses sugar cookie dough and jolly ranchers to make the sweetest stained glass craft. If you and your little kids love baking desserts, this project is perfect for you.

colorful stained glass sugar cookies
These stained glass Christmas ornaments are made from sugar cookies. How sweet is that!?!

23. Tissue Paper Stained Glass

This awesome tissue paper stained glass by The Artful Parents uses colored tissue paper, wax paper, and liquid starch. It’s easy to make that it looks good even when messed up. The color looks fun without any pattern. Look!

colorful tissue paper stained glass
Stained glass made out of paper? That’s awesome!

24. Toilet Paper Roll Stained Glass Craft

This toilet paper roll stained glass by Powerful Mothering uses toilet paper roll and water paint. After you use up all of your toilet paper, what more fun way to upcycle them than doing this easy activity with you little kids. Everyone can do it as long as they have their own roll (or they can share!)

colorful stained glass artwork made with toilet paper roll
I’m on a ROLL!

25. Stained Glass Votive? I Definitely Vote For That

This stained glass votive by All Thumbs Crafts uses alcohol ink and a glass to make this nightlight that will bring you and your kids to that 70’s vibe. If you have any unused glasses, this is definitely the activity for you and your kid.

colorful stained glass votive
This looks exactly like my dream!

More Kids Craft & Fun from Play Ideas

  • Check out Easter themed crafts for the holidays.
  • More stained glass crafts for the family here.
  • More cute and colorful rainbow crafts here.
  • These tissue paper crafts are way too easy!
  • Here are some snake crafts that are oh so adorable!
  • Some creative and playful ways to recycle plastic bottles with your kids here.
  • Get creative with popsicles with these popsicle crafts!
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